Posts tagged doctors

• Use of Z-packs Linked to Double the Risk of Death from Heart Attack

  David Mittleman | May 18, 2012 8:33 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Antibiotics can seem so harmless when it comes to side effects, but more research shows that we should be more careful about how much and what kinds we're putting in our bodies. Last year I...

• Woman Goes Blind from Deadly Cocktail of Prescription Drugs

  David Mittleman | May 25, 2012 8:56 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  It is vitally important that you don't mix prescription drugs. Typically, hospitals and pharmacists are a key component of ensuring that the wrong drugs do not get mixed together in a...

• Beware of "Minimally Invasive" Cosmetic Surgery Claims

  David Mittleman | September 19, 2011 8:21 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  So-called minimally invasive liposuction may sound like a dream come true for those wanting to get rid of stubborn bulge. But choose the wrong doctor to perform the surgery, and you could end up...

• Autoimmune Disorders in Women: What to Look For and What to Tell Your Doctor

  David Mittleman | October 24, 2009 10:00 AM | 3 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Here 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...

• 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...

• Should There Be a Minimum Age to Undergo Plastic Surgery?

  David Mittleman | May 14, 2012 8:16 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  With more people opting to undergo plastic surgery, many ethical questions arise. Plastic surgery is typically a permanent decision with life-altering consequences, whether considered good or...

• Brain Freeze Uncovers Clues to Cause of Migraine Headaches

  David Mittleman | May 02, 2012 10:04 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  If you’ve ever taken a slurp out of a really cold beverage and experienced an excruciating head pain right after, you’re familiar with what is commonly known as a “brain...

• The "Cinnamon Challenge" Could be Deadly

  David Mittleman | March 31, 2012 1:36 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The cinnamon challenge is another way that teenagers have found to entertain themselves. The challenge is you swallow a tablespoon of dry cinnamon in sixty seconds, and although you might think...

• 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...

• Doctors' Life Support Skills Fade Shortly After Training

  David Mittleman | March 18, 2012 1:44 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Life-support skills are vital for doctors to save a cardic arrest victim's life. However, new research reveals that those skills will quickly deteriorate after six months to a year of...