The number of injuries caused by drug errors is not surprising -- I've reported before the statistics on how the modern health care system is the leading cause of death -- but they are still alarming.

Medical errors like these are a major reason why the current fatally flawed conventional medical paradigm is in such desperate need of transformation.

You know the system needs changing when the majority of health care workers observe mistakes made by their peers but rarely do anything to challenge them. And consider what it means when the death rate actually decreases when doctors go on strike.

The conventional medical system, not heart disease or cancer, is the leading cause of death in this country. But in all fairness, it is not the physicians themselves who are the primary cause of this; they are under the pernicious influence of the multi-national drug companies, who use their money and power to dictate the nature of the medical system.

Because of that influence, the United States is spending $2 trillion every year  for a system based on disease management -- that is to say, prescribing continuous drugs and surgery to suppress symptoms, while never actually addressing the underlying causes of disease.

Our return on this investment is profoundly poor. The bottom line is that the system is crumbling before your eyes. The very economic stability of the United States is threatened by this abuse. The good news is that the expense and misery can be powerful motivating factors to change.

In the meantime, if you personally want to take a giant step toward better health for you and your family, as well as eliminate your dependence on the dishonest and harmful health care system, please consider following my Total Health Program, which encompasses all of the proven health strategies I discuss on my Web site and use in my practice -- and life -- every day.