Health Impact News in 2013 – The Year in Review

A review of the most-read stories at Health Impact News in 2013 will reveal a much different list than what one will see as the top stories for 2013 on mainstream media news websites. For example, the terrorist attack during the Boston Marathon is ranked as one of the top stories in 2013, if not the single most important story of 2013. While this was certainly a major story in 2013, let's look at some perspective in terms of its significance. The terrorist attacks in the Boston Marathon reportedly killed 3 people, and injured 264 others. It was a tragic event, to be sure, affecting the lives of hundreds of people. But in terms of deaths or lives affected by injuries, is it the top story of 2013? Probably not. Here are a few other stories that actually were covered in the mainstream media, with far more people affected, but will probably get no mention on the last day of 2013 in the mainstream media: 1. Deaths by hospital errors now the 3rd leading cause of death in the U.S. 2. Over-the-counter Ibuprofen is Killing and Injuring Thousands of Americans 3. U.S. Ranks First in Healthcare Spending – Last in Life Expectancy Of course the one story that affects many thousands of American's lives and gets virtually NO mainstream media coverage, is the issue of injuries and deaths due to vaccines. This is the one subject that is taboo in the mainstream media, and could easily be the top story in 2013. A search in the U.S. VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reports) database for 2013 on the last day of the year returns the following results: 1,582 serious adverse vaccine reactions, and 107 deaths, with 72 of those deaths under the age of 3. Headline news for 2013, but completely censored in the mainstream media. Read More.