Posts tagged brain

• One Day Scientists Could Read Your Mind

  David Mittleman | February 07, 2012 8:54 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  For someone who has suffered a stroke, there is probably nothing so devastating as the inability to speak. However, scientists may have found the ability to literally spy on people's...

• Use Your Head on the Slopes. Wear a Helmet

  Mark Bello | January 16, 2012 11:52 AM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  Two years ago, Natasha Richardson fell on a beginner slope. It was described as a normal fall. She got up and walked away, complaining only of a bad headache and insisting she didn't need...

• HB 4936 - Putting Michigan's drivers in harm's way.

  Timothy Smith | January 05, 2012 10:28 AM | 7 CommentsTraverse City, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In mid-September, Representative Peter Lund, who is Chair of the House Insurance Committee, introduced House Bill 4936 which is a reform proposal being pushed by Michigan’s Auto Insurance...

• Arizona College Student Awakes from Coma Hours Before Organ Donation Surgery

  David Mittleman | December 24, 2011 10:46 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  Sam Schmid, an Arizona college student, was set to donate his organs when he miraculously awoke from a coma. Doctors suspected that Schmid was brain dead after he was in a October 19 five-car...

• Brain-Eating Ameba Takes the Lives of Two More

  Mark Bello | December 20, 2011 3:17 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  In August, a sixteen-year-old girl and a nine-year-old boy died in separate incidents from meningitis after contracting Naegleria, a microscopic ameba (single-celled living organism) that can...

• New Drug Could Be Cure for Alzheimer's Disease

  David Mittleman | December 20, 2011 10:48 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  There may be hope for Alzheimer's patients with the advent of a new drug that gives individuals affected by the disease super memories and reverses the degenerative memory effects. Doctors...

• Don't Use Tap Water in Neti Pots--It Could Kill You

  David Mittleman | December 18, 2011 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  If you use a Neti Pot for cleaning out your sinuses, you might want to read the latest news from health regulators in Louisiana. Although some people swear by the neti pot, if not used correctly,...

• Hospital Ordered to Pay $12.5 Million in Case with Clear Negligence

  David Mittleman | November 15, 2011 9:52 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Once again, the premier hospital in my hometown of Pittsburgh is finding itself in trouble. Late last week, a jury returned a $10 million verdict against University of Pittsburgh Medical Center...

• Auto Accidents Cause 1.7 Million Traumatic Brain Injuries Every Year

  Mark Bello | September 29, 2011 11:23 AM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  It doesn’t matter who you are, you must drive with caution; pay attention to what you are doing, where you are going, and be observant of those around you. The consequences of inattention may...

• Family of 8-Year-Old Quadriplegic Awarded $29 Million

  David Mittleman | September 11, 2011 10:07 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Christian Arroyo is a happy second grader who loves music and his family. However, Christian's life would've been much different if he had received the proper care at his birth. His family now...