Posts tagged cold

• Is Driving With a Cold as Dangerous as Driving While Drunk?

  David Mittleman | January 09, 2012 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  It may seem hard to believe, but driving around with a bad cold is as dangerous as driving after drinking four double whiskeys. At least that's according to British researchers that attached...

• Ten Ways to Cure the Common Cold

  David Mittleman | December 01, 2011 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  It's that time of year again when more people are walking around sniffling and coughing. In Michigan we just got a huge downfall of snow over night and the colder weather is sure to add to...

• Everyday Surfaces Teeming With Germs

  Nolan Erickson | October 26, 2011 2:52 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  I’m not too much of a germaphobe, but a number of recent studies have highlighted just how unsanitary commonly used surfaces are. One report states that gas pumps are the top offenders for...

• FDA Takes Action On Untested Drugs, But Is It Enough?

  David Mittleman | March 09, 2011 8:45 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Recently I have been commenting on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and its responsibility to protect consumers from unsafe health care products, including drugs. Last week, the FDA...

• Old Habits Die Hard But Don't Let Your Car Idle

  David Mittleman | January 09, 2011 10:57 AM | 6 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Toxic Substances
  

  It's true that old habits die hard, but this one seems pretty hard to break. While most people think that they're protecting their vehicles from some kind of unknown hazard by letting them idle...

• Underground Shelter Manufacturers Capitalize on Consumers' Fear of 2012 Apocalypse

  David Mittleman | July 29, 2010 2:23 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  During the time of the Cold War in the 1950s, doomsday shelters were common. Indeed, it was just as normal to have an underground doomsday shelter in your backyard as it was to have a kitchen in...

• Common Cold or H1N1 Flu?

  David Mittleman | November 21, 2009 9:07 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  It's late November now, and we are well into Autumn. Another, more sinister season is just beginning, however – cold and flu season. As your friends, family, coworkers, and classmates fall...

• Discovery Opens the Door on Fighting the Flu

  David Mittleman | February 23, 2009 12:11 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  We’ve all battled the flu at one time or another, but a new discovery has the potential of tipping the scales in favor of humans by eliminating the virus’ ability to infect. The...

• Cold-Related Deaths a Chilling Reminder of Winter’s Danger

  David Mittleman | February 12, 2009 4:30 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  In many parts of the country, this winter has been brutally cold and snowy. This icy weather is more than a mere annoyance or inconvenience, it can be a fatal force of nature that destroys property...

• Sleep: Nature’s Cough Syrup

  David Mittleman | January 13, 2009 1:45 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  We all know how important getting rest is for recovering from the common cold, but did you know that sleep is one of the most important factors in preventing yourself from getting sick? A recent...