[The Phantom FReeper]

You got that right. In many "civilized countries" the medical and pharmaceutical industries take a terrible toll. The US and Australia had something like 1 in 9 or 1 in 11 of all deaths due directly to the actions of a doctor, nurse, pharmacist or related fields. That is many times the deaths due to guns, cars, telemarketers combined.

Could you perhaps provide some links to studies supporting such a claim?

[Geritol]

in post 92:
"Could you perhaps provide some links to studies supporting such a claim?"

I am feeling a tad sheepish. I saw 2 or 3 articles about these statistics somewhere 1 to 3 years ago, and now I can not find a reference anywhere.