Rhematologist / Integrative Medicine practitioner

Hi, I'm Ming Li- a mother of two grown up children, wife, acupuncturist, herbalist and pharmacist. I enjoy working with patients to restore health, replenish emotional and physical energy and revitalize life. My acupuncture clinic in Newton MA provides acupuncture, herbal medicine and medical diet consultation services. My philosophy is rooted in harmonizing and restoring balance with the focus on preventative care. Based on my knowledge, experience and sense, I help patients by stimulating the body's natural healing ability to restore and promote the natural balance of well-being.

Rheumatology; Integrative Medicine

Studies conducted on hospitalized patient populations have placed much higher estimates on the overall incidence of serious ADRs. These studies estimate that 6.7% of hospitalized patients have a serious adverse drug reaction with a fatality rate of 0.32%. If these estimates are correct, then there are more than 2,216,000 serious ADRs in hospitalized patients, causing over 106,000 deaths annually. If true, then ADRs are the 4th leading cause of death—ahead of pulmonary disease, diabetes, AIDS, pneumonia, accidents, and automobile deaths. These statistics do not include the number of ADRs that occur in ambulatory settings. Also, it is estimated that over 350,000 ADRs occur in U.S. nursing homes each year. The exact number of ADRs is not certain and is limited by methodological considerations. However, whatever the true number is, ADRs represent a significant public health problem that is, for the most part, preventable." There are numerous references to ADRs being the 4th leading cause of death from credible sources, one example is from Harvard University's Center for Ethics (http://ethics.harvard.edu/blog/new-prescription-drugs-major-health-risk-few-offsettingadvantages): "Few know that systematic reviews of hospital charts found that even properly prescribed drugs (aside from mis-prescribing, overdosing, or self-prescribing) cause about 1.9 million hospitalizations a year. Another 840,000 hospitalized patients are given drugs that cause serious adverse reactions for a total of 2.74 million serious adverse drug reactions. About 128,000 people die from drugs prescribed to them. This makes prescription drugs a major health risk, ranking 4th with stroke as a leading cause of death.

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