Posts tagged babies

• One Baby Per Hour Born Addicted to a Prescription Painkiller

  David Mittleman | May 04, 2012 9:56 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The number of babies addicted to prescription painkillers is on the rise due to a growing addiction problem among pregnant women. Many of the women say that they did not realize that the drugs...

• No More Birth-on-Demand: Hospitals Banning Elective C-Section Procedures

  David Mittleman | November 17, 2011 8:51 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  There is already a lot of controversy surrounding women's bodies and the choices they make regarding their reproduction. Now doctors are adding to that controversy by banning elective inductions...

• Doctors See Surge in Number of Prescription Drug-Addicted Babies

  David Mittleman | November 14, 2011 11:40 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  I've written several blogs in the past few weeks on the growing concern over prescription painkiller addiction. More Americans than ever are addicted to drugs like OxyContin or Vicodin--the number...

• Twin Sisters Give Birth on Same Day

  David Mittleman | October 25, 2011 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Jennifer and Jessica shared everything growing up—their toys, clothes, and now even an apartment. It makes sense, given that they are twins. But in an amazing twist of fate, their babies now...

• Flu Shot Myths Debunked

  David Mittleman | October 22, 2011 10:00 AM | 3 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  It's getting to be that time of year again where more people are sniffling and coughing...and we all know what that means, flu season. You may be trying to decide whether or not to get a flu shot...

• Doctors Say To Turn Off TV for Baby's Sake

  David Mittleman | October 20, 2011 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Recently Michelle Obama told an audience of supporters that the president doesn't approve of his daughters, Malia, 13, and Sasha, 10 watching trashy reality televisions like Keeping Up With the...

• Doctors Say Don't Put Bumper Pads in Cribs

  David Mittleman | October 18, 2011 8:39 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Pediatricians are warning parents not to put bumper pads inside of cribs because of the risk of infants suffocating. The American Academy of Pediatricians (AAP) set the new guidelines for physicians...

• CPSC Recalls 30,000 Infant Recliners After 4-Month-Old MI Girl Dies

  David Mittleman | July 26, 2010 2:57 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling thousands of baby recliners that purport to help fussy babies get to sleep faster after receiving reports that a 4-month-old Michigan baby died...

• Stress Detector Better at Detecting Pain in Premature Babies Than Old Methods

  David Mittleman | June 11, 2010 3:34 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Doctors could soon know more about easing premature infants’ pain thanks to a new study underway at Sparrow Hospital. Dr. Carolyn Herrington, an assistant professor in the College of...

• Concerned Parents Sue Over Pampers DryMax Diapers

  David Mittleman | May 20, 2010 3:24 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  When a concerned parent started a Facebook page over Pampers DryMax Diapers, which she was convinced were causing her children’s severe diaper rash, she did not get the type of response she...