Jack Shapiro: How Americans Die -- Latest Update on Leading Causes of Death

Released on = May 19, 2005, 1:13 am

Press Release Author = Jack M. Shapiro

Industry = Healthcare

Press Release Summary = Fifteen leading causes of death account for 83% of American mortalities each year. Chief amongst these are heart disease and cancer. Many of these causes of death are a reflection of the aging of our population.

Press Release Body = JACK M. SHAPIRO:
HOW AMERICANS DIE -- LATEST UPDATE ON LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH


P.O. BOX 1025
Maywood, NJ 07607
Phone: 201-441-9815
e-mail: JSHEALTH@AOL.COM
Website: www.JackShapiro.com

“Based on the latest data available for 2003, heart disease and cancer remain the leading causes of death in the United States,” says Jack Shapiro, healthcare marketing consultant, futurist, broadcast journalist and public speaker.

Fifteen leading causes of death account for 83% of American mortalities each year.
These include:

1) Diseases of the heart;
2) Malignant neoplasms;
3) Cerebrovascular diseases;
4) Chronic lower respiratory diseases;
5) Accidents (unintentional injuries);
6) Diabetes mellitus;
7) Influenza and pneumonia;
8) Alzheimer’s Disease;
9) Nephritis and related diseases;
10) Septicemia;
11) Suicide;
12) Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis;
13) Essential primary hypertension and hypertensive renal disease;
14) Parkinson’s Disease;
15) Pneumonitis

Shapiro points out that many of these causes of death are a reflection of the aging of our population. Parkinson’s Disease, for example, appears on this list for the first time as one of the fifteen leading causes of death in the U.S. in 2003. Interestingly, homicide dropped out of the 15 leading causes of death in that year.

To arrange an interview with Jack regarding this fascinating and vital subject, contact him at:

JACK M. SHAPIRO
P.O. BOX 1025
Maywood, NJ 07607
Phone: (201) 441-9815
e-mail: JSHEALTH@AOL.COM
Website: www.JackShapiro.com

ARRANGE AN INTERVIEW, SPEAKING APPEARANCE, OR AN ARTICLE FROM JACK SHAPIRO ON THESE
TOPICS:

. What’s the future of American healthcare?

. Who are the uninsured and the underinsured?

. What’s driving up the cost of healthcare?

. What can people do to save on healthcare costs?

. How important is healthcare as an issue in the next election?

. Why is ours the “Healthcare Economy?”

. What’s the future for employer provided healthcare?

. Tomorrow’s breakthroughs in biotechnology and surgery: will we be able to afford them?

. Why are so many people turning to “alternative” healthcare?

THIS MAN KNOWS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE

Jack M. Shapiro is a healthcare marketing consultant, futurist, broadcast journalist and public speaker. He includes among his clients major pharmaceutical and insurance companies, advertising agencies, hospitals and manufacturers of medical equipment supplies and devices. Often quoted in the healthcare industry, general business, and lay publications, Jack has been a frequent guest on national television (ABC, NBC, MSNBC, CNBC, FOX, PBS and abroad on BBC and ITN) and radio as a commentator on healthcare trends and politics in the United States and overseas.

From 1997-1999, he was the host of “MEDI-POLITICS,” a nationally-syndicated radio show focusing on the politics and future of healthcare as well as key legal and ethical issues. The show reached more than 40 markets in 26 states and an audience of 31 million people.

Jack has spent more than 35 years in the healthcare field, both in the U.S. and abroad. Before forming his successful research and consulting company, he held
high-level management positions in marketing and market research with healthcare giants such as Wyeth and Pfizer.

He is currently writing a book about the future of American healthcare based on his long experience in the healthcare industry, in-depth interviews with leading experts who appeared on his radio show as well as on-going poll results generated by his
market research company.

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Web Site = http://www.jackshapiro.com

Contact Details = JM Shapiro Healthcare Marketing Research, PO Box 1025, Maywood, NJ
07607 USA 201-441-9815 e-mail: jshealth@aol.com