- David Mittleman | October 31, 2009 10:00 AM |
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MiscellaneousAlong with other devastating cuts, Governor Granholm has been forced to cut Medicaid dental benefits for low-income and disabled adults. However, a lawsuit was recently filed on behalf of 400,000...
- David Mittleman | October 30, 2009 4:35 PM |
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MiscellaneousResearchers at John Hopkins University recently made a horrific discovery: uninsured children who are hospitalized are more likely to die than children with government or private health insurance....
- David Mittleman | October 30, 2009 3:34 PM |
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Wrongful DeathThanks to a Sacramento County jury, the notorious case of Jennifer Strange, a young mother of three who died after participating in a radio station’s water-drinking contest, has come to a...
- David Mittleman | October 29, 2009 1:29 PM |
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MiscellaneousAs young trick-or-treaters hit the streets on Saturday to collect their candy, you can be sure that the last thing on their minds will be safety. Instead, it is important for parents to take an...
- Devon Glass | October 29, 2009 1:04 PM |
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Head & Brain InjuriesI love fantasy football, even though I only got into it 2 years ago. I never really watched football all that much, mostly because I'm from Detroit and the Lions suck. In the 90's I used to watch...
- David Mittleman | October 29, 2009 10:00 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsQualitest Pharmaceuticals is recalling 250 million Accusure insulin syringes because the needle can detach from the syringe. If the needle does detach, it can become stuck in the insulin vial, get...
- David Mittleman | October 28, 2009 4:26 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeEven doctors are starting to speak out about our insurance crisis. I recently read a post online by Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. that had me nodding my head. Dr. Parikh went straight to task and took on...
- David Mittleman | October 28, 2009 2:20 PM |
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Toxic SubstancesHalloween masks have long been touted as a danger to trick-or-treaters because of the decreased visibility caused by small eyeholes. However, according to a new report issued by the Campaign for...
- David Mittleman | October 28, 2009 9:49 AM |
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
According to a Government Accountability Office report released on Monday, between 1992 and 2008, the Food and Drug Administration asked pharmaceutical drug makers to complete 144 studies...
- David Mittleman | October 27, 2009 4:33 PM |
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Miscellaneous9-year-old Corey Hass figured he would never see again: suffering from an inherited disease called Leber’s congenital amaurosis, Corey was classified as legally blind. Naturally, Corey’s...
- Devon Glass | October 27, 2009 9:12 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsA high-speed, single-vehicle accident on I-94 in Van Buren Township, Michigan, has claimed the life of one man and seriously injured three other people. The crash, which happened early Monday...
- David Mittleman | October 26, 2009 9:20 AM |
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MiscellaneousA surgeon at a Rhode Island Hospital committed malpractice by mistakenly operating on the wrong part of a patient’s hand. Now, health officials are investigating how this mistake could have...
- David Mittleman | October 26, 2009 9:14 AM |
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As I wrote yesterday, for years the message from health care providers and cancer awareness groups has been consistent and clear: early detection through regular screening saves lives. In an...
- David Mittleman | October 25, 2009 6:34 PM |
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The Chief Medical Officer of the American Cancer Society, Otis Brawley, recently warned against over-screening for prostate and breast cancers. While Brawley stated that he does not want his...
- David Mittleman | October 25, 2009 10:00 AM |
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MiscellaneousLasko Products, the largest manufacturer of fans in the U.S., was ordered to pay $13.5 million to the family of a 7-year-old Germantown, Pennsylvania boy who was killed in a 2005 blaze ignited by a...
- David Mittleman | October 24, 2009 11:00 AM |
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MiscellaneousBlair LLC and the Consumer Product Safety Commission are recalling chenille robes and other chenille products made by A-One Textile and Towel of Pakistan, because the products are highly flammable....
- David Mittleman | October 24, 2009 10:00 AM |
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MiscellaneousHere is a daunting fact: one in five Americans has an autoimmune disorder, which occurs when the immune system attacks itself. Moreover, about ¾ of those with an autoimmune disorder are...
- David Mittleman | October 23, 2009 4:43 PM |
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MiscellaneousTwo years after becoming vice president for research at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Illinois, Dr. Suzanne Stratton decided to put her foot down. After repeatedly clashing with doctors who...
- David Mittleman | October 23, 2009 2:47 PM |
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MiscellaneousMadison, Wisconsin—a group of childhood sex abuse victims are urging a Wisconsin legislative committee to support Assembly Bill 453, which would repeal the state’s statute of limitations...
- Devon Glass | October 23, 2009 10:00 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsFollowing up on one of our previous stories, Daniel Burwell is fit to stand trial according to competency tests conducted at the Center for Forensic Psychiatry, near Ypsilanti. Ingham County Circuit...
- David Mittleman | October 23, 2009 8:57 AM |
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MiscellaneousAs the swine flu spreads across our nation's neighborhoods, schools, and nursing homes, there's an equally growing epidemic spreading across the internet - scams on fake swine flu treatment.
The...
- Devon Glass | October 22, 2009 6:16 PM |
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MiscellaneousIn a continuing series on the ins and outs of personal injury claims, beginning with what to do immediately after the injury up until you let a jury of your peers decide, it's time to discuss what a...
- Devon Glass | October 22, 2009 4:29 PM |
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Automobile Accidents Michigan State University students are mourning the loss of another classmate after she was involved in a fatal car accident on October 20, 2009. Felisa Estella Rosa Barnes, 19, a...
- David Mittleman | October 22, 2009 4:15 PM |
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MiscellaneousI've been saying for months that we're not in a medical or health care crisis, we're in an INSURANCE CRISIS. It looks like the folks at Congress know what I'm talking about.
Congress seems poised...
- David Mittleman | October 22, 2009 2:53 PM |
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FDA & Prescription Drugs The Food and Drug Administration may know all the risks associated with various pharmaceutical drugs, but chances are if you’re a consumer, you don’t. However, if several drug safety...
- David Mittleman | October 21, 2009 10:07 AM |
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Nursing Home & Elder AbuseThe son of 97-year-old Charles Bradley is suing the Everett Care & Rehabilitation nursing home facility in Everett, Washington after his father’s genitals allegedly disintegrated from...
- Devon Glass | October 21, 2009 7:36 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsJeremy Sobczak-Obetts was, by all accounts, a hard-working and humorous individual with a bright future. A senior at Michigan State University, he had hoped to graduate with a degree in food service...
- David Mittleman | October 20, 2009 4:16 PM |
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MiscellaneousCongress has designated this week as National Teen Safe Driver Week. To help promote teen and young adult driving safety, the Michigan State Police recently offered local college students the...
- David Mittleman | October 19, 2009 10:48 AM |
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It is important to take the right preventative steps now to avoid health problems later on life. However, sometimes it is difficult to pinpoint which health problems will be the biggest stumbling...
- David Mittleman | October 17, 2009 10:00 AM |
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MiscellaneousDuring a time when most people are desperate to pay off those high-interest rate credit card balances, it can be tempting to call up a debt settlement company. They often promise a quick fix: by...
- Devon Glass | October 16, 2009 2:26 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsIt happens every day in a driver's life. They approach an intersection when they see the light turn from green to yellow. In the back of their mind, they know they are too far away from the...
- David Mittleman | October 16, 2009 11:06 AM |
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MiscellaneousAccording to a new study, giving your infant Tylenol, or other painkillers that contain acetaminophen, may weaken their immune systems’ responses to their vaccination shots.
Essentially, a...
- David Mittleman | October 16, 2009 10:25 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsIn recent years, LASIK eye surgery has become increasingly popular. In fact, an estimated 6 million patients have undergone the surgery since its inception. While eye surgery advocates cite that 95%...
- David Mittleman | October 16, 2009 9:51 AM |
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MiscellaneousBaton Rouge, Louisiana—the Roman Catholic Dioceses of Baton Rouge and Corpus Christi have agreed to pay $225,000 to a now 45-year-old man who alleges that he suffered years of sexual abuse at...
- David Mittleman | October 15, 2009 4:14 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeThere's some smoke and mirrors going on at the Congressional Budget Office and it's designed to take away your rights as a patient and to diminish the value of the 7th Amendment. We're in the middle...
- David Mittleman | October 15, 2009 1:18 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsHenry Greenspan made a brilliant point in a recent op-ed piece in the Detroit Free Press in response to the $2.3 billion in criminal and civil penalties levied against Pfizer for illegally marketing...
- David Mittleman | October 15, 2009 12:35 PM |
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MiscellaneousAmidst all the chatter over the hefty cost of healthcare reform, the true pocket-drainer on the U.S. economy is stepping into the light. In fact, according to a 2008 Senate report, tax evasion costs...
- Devon Glass | October 15, 2009 10:46 AM |
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Miscellaneous Facebook. Twitter. MySpace. All of these social networking sites have gained a significant place in society, mostly for the 30 and under crowd. I personally have a Facebook and Twitter account,...
- Devon Glass | October 14, 2009 4:56 PM |
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Automobile Accidents8-year-old Jeremiah Newman from Jackson, MI was riding in the backseat of his mother's 1998 Chrysler minivan when she was involved in a violent head-on collision with another vehicle on Saturday,...
- David Mittleman | October 14, 2009 9:53 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products
iPod users beware: the Consumer Product Safety Commission is investigating several more complaints from consumers that allege that their iPods, iPod Touches, and iPhones are overheating, and in...
- David Mittleman | October 14, 2009 7:41 AM |
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MiscellaneousThe H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu, has changed the way many of us go about our daily lives. Waterless hand sanitizers seem to be found in every purse and pocket nowadays, and handshakes...
- David Mittleman | October 13, 2009 4:50 PM |
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Medical Devices & Implants
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center recently made a startling discovery: because of a setting error, hospital staff realized that at least 200 potential stroke patients were given CT scans at radiation...
- David Mittleman | October 12, 2009 1:26 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsEighty-four-year-old Norma Otterstetter of Southgate, Michigan, was killed along with three Toledo-area women in a tragic accident in northern Oklahoma. The crash occurred at about 4:30 p.m. Sunday...
- David Mittleman | October 12, 2009 12:56 PM |
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Doctors recently discovered a “new” type of breast cancer: Ductal Carcinoma in Situ, or a specific type of cancer whereby malignant cells grow in the milk ducts of the breast....
- Devon Glass | October 12, 2009 10:53 AM |
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Motorcycle AccidentsA Hartland Township man was thrown from his motorcycle early last week, landing nearly 200 feet away and suffering serious injuries. The man, whose name was not released, was traveling southbound on...
- David Mittleman | October 12, 2009 10:01 AM |
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MiscellaneousA Vermont jury awarded $2.2 million to a former alter boy as compensation for abuse he suffered in the late 1970s at the hands of a rogue priest. The plaintiff, whose real name was concealed to...
- David Mittleman | October 12, 2009 9:41 AM |
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Toxic Substances
Many homeowners are experiencing similar dismay after moving into their “dream homes” just a few years ago. For example, a recent NYT article featured Bill Morgan, a retired...
- Devon Glass | October 12, 2009 9:20 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsA fatal accident can occur at any time of the day, not just during rush hour or in the still of the night. 82-year-old Calvin Drake from Morrice, died last week from injuries sustained during an...
- David Mittleman | October 11, 2009 10:00 AM |
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MiscellaneousVermont has some of the toughest laws guaranteeing a woman’s right to breastfeed in public. Nevertheless, a New Mexico woman was shamed and humiliated when a flight attendant on a New...
- David Mittleman | October 10, 2009 11:00 AM |
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Head & Brain InjuriesDartmouth University recently requested an end to a lawsuit filed by the father of Christina Porter, a student who died in January 2005 after sustaining head injuries during a university skiing...
- David Mittleman | October 10, 2009 10:00 AM |
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MiscellaneousGeorgia—Jon Henry Howard won $9.25 million dollars in a jury verdict against the Atlanta men’s clinic who attempted to treat his erectile dysfunction, but instead left his penis...
- David Mittleman | October 09, 2009 10:21 AM |
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Wrongful DeathCigna Corporation denied Hilda Sarkisyan coverage for her daughter’s liver transplant, which ultimately led to the 17-year-old girl’s death in December 2007. If that wasn’t bad...
- David Mittleman | October 09, 2009 10:00 AM |
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MiscellaneousA few weeks ago, I wrote on an article concerning Internet addiction. Now it seems that there is further risk factors to look out for in your teenager. In fact, a recent study performed by...
- David Mittleman | October 09, 2009 8:56 AM |
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MiscellaneousThe United States Senate (PDF) yesterday voted in overwhelming fashion, 68-30, to make it illegal for companies to include forced arbitration in employment contracts as part of their federal defense...
- David Mittleman | October 09, 2009 8:54 AM |
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MiscellaneousThe U.S. Chamber of Commerce seems to be the last man standing, so to speak, against climate change legislation. Several corporations, including Exelon and Pacific Gas and Electric, have already...
- David Mittleman | October 08, 2009 2:35 PM |
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MiscellaneousIn a recent article, the New York Times reported on Stephanie Smith, a 22-year-old dance instructor who ended up paralyzed after consuming a hamburger back in 2007 that was contaminated with a...
- David Mittleman | October 08, 2009 7:34 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsAfter nearly three years, the family of a bicyclist who was killed by a drunk driver has settled their lawsuit against the driver and the bar that served her. Under the terms of the agreement, the...
- David Mittleman | October 07, 2009 9:41 AM |
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MiscellaneousMuncie, Indiana— two-year-old Bryan Whitesill’s life was forever changed when his grandfather accidently ran him over with a riding lawn mower in August of 2008. While mowing the lawn,...
- David Mittleman | October 07, 2009 8:09 AM |
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Head & Brain InjuriesAn elderly woman who suffered a serious brain injury while trying to enter a Target store has settled her case for $7 Million.
81-year-old Claire Putnam was simply entering Target, like millions of...
- David Mittleman | October 06, 2009 9:06 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsIf you haven’t already heard, Tamiflu, the children’s swine flu medication, is in high demand. However, the liquid version of the medication is in short supply. So, instead, pharmacists...
- David Mittleman | October 05, 2009 9:55 AM |
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Miscellaneous
Weston, Florida—last Friday, Rohie Kah-Orukaton went to her favorite spa to have a routine liposuction procedure performed. However, the procedure, described as minimally invasive, went...
- David Mittleman | October 04, 2009 10:00 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsPrescription and non-prescription painkillers have pulled ahead as the leading cause of death in 15 states. Painkillers are easier to find, apparently so simple to obtain that in some states more...
- David Mittleman | October 03, 2009 10:00 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsA few weeks ago I wrote about a California Highway Patrol Officer and his family who died as a result of a horrible car crash. Specifically, the Lexus rental car the family was riding in had an...
- David Mittleman | October 02, 2009 3:00 PM |
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MiscellaneousKen Lewis, the soon-to-be “ex” CEO of Bank of America, won’t suffer too much after his departure from the financial giant. In fact, Lewis will likely receive a $125 million...
- David Mittleman | October 02, 2009 9:59 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeI recently wrote a letter to the editor of the Lansing State Journal on just this topic. The truth is, it's not just my friend and anesthesiologist Dr. Kenneth Elmassian, who takes this viewpoint -...
- Devon Glass | October 01, 2009 5:10 PM |
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MiscellaneousContinuing with Steve Lombardi's excellent article on interrogatories posted over at his blog, and continuing the theme of the week between Steve, Mike, Rick, Wayne, and Pierce, I'd like to add my...
- David Mittleman | October 01, 2009 12:57 PM |
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MiscellaneousMost of us don’t enjoy a trip to the hospital. If you are already sick, the first priority on your mind is getting better as quickly as possible so that you can get out of the hospital and...
- David Mittleman | October 01, 2009 12:20 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeProposed Michigan Senate Bill 858 (SB 858)(PDF file) could forever alter the quality of care in Michiagn Hospital Emergency Rooms, resulting numerous devastating consequences for Michigan patients,...