Posts tagged alcohol

• Teens Drinking Hand Sanitizer to Get Drunk

  David Mittleman | April 26, 2012 9:41 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Between the choking game and pill parties, teenagers have picked up yet another dangerous bad habit: drinking hand sanitizer to get drunk. Hand sanitizers contain 62% ethyl alcohol and six...

• LSD to Cure Alcoholism?

  David Mittleman | March 15, 2012 10:39 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  New research emerging out of Norway claims that taking one trip on LSD could help alcoholics stay sober for 12 months at a time and may work better than pharmaceutical drugs such as naltrexone or...

• Teen Girl Dies After Inhaling Helium at Party

  David Mittleman | February 23, 2012 10:10 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  When 14-year-old Ashley Long told her parents that she was attending a slumber party at her friend's house last weekend, the last thing they probably thought was that their little girl would...

• Pass the Knife and the Cocktail? 15% of Doctors Report Alcohol Abuse

  David Mittleman | February 22, 2012 9:05 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Surgery is a very delicate process and you obviously want a very skilled and focused surgeon when going under the knife. Needless to say, you would probably feel more than a little worried if you...

• No Easy Cure for a Hangover

  David Mittleman | December 31, 2011 9:53 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Toxic Substances
  

  We're now just hours away from ringing in 2012 and if you have party plans you might be thinking of ways you can avoid a hangover this year. While there are many tricks out there to help...

• New Futuristic Technology Could End Drunk Driving For Good

  David Mittleman | September 30, 2011 8:52 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A new high-tech device could soon end the problem of drunk driving for good--at least for those drivers who opt to have the system installed in their new cars. A Japanese company has received a...

• Social Networking Sites and Reality TV: Harmless Fun or Dangerous to Your Teen's Health?

  David Mittleman | August 25, 2011 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Most people wouldn't consider Facebook very dangerous to teen health. Sure, they might waste time and avoid doing their homework by checking up on all their friends, but beyond that it seems like a...

• It's Graduation Time! Celebrate Safely...

  David Mittleman | May 12, 2011 12:01 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  By now, many college students are celebrating the end of their school years, and high school students can see the light at the end of the tunnel. This is a time of unbridled joy for most graduates,...

• April is Alcohol Awareness Month: Talk To Your Teens

  Mark Bello | April 11, 2011 2:37 PM | 1 CommentFarmington Hills, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Did you know that everyday 32 people in the United States die because of alcohol impaired driving accidents? In fact, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration revealed that...

• Did FDA Fail To Protect Patients From Triad Wipes?

  David Mittleman | March 01, 2011 4:14 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  By now, most of you have probably heard about the tragic death of a two-year-old child due to a rare bacterial infection apparently caused by tainted Triad alcohol prep wipes. It is alarming that...