"With conventional medicine now the third leading cause of death killing 225,000 people each and every year as recognized by the Journal of the American Medical Association and half of doctors routinely prescribing drugs they know won’t work, learning to stand up for yourself in any sort of medical situation and not take advice blindly can be a lifesaving skill. An informed patient is no doubt a doctor’s worst customer."

Two gems from the lengthy list of 101 examples submitted by readers:

“Don’t use toothpaste containing fluoride for the baby, but here’s a prescription for fluoride pills to give her.”

“my daughter was given fluoride at her dentist appt, so I called the office and expressed my my disappointment. I asked the secretary to put a note on my children's charts so no one would make that mistake again, and she said, “is that because they don’t like the taste or because it’s poison?”"