Posts tagged medicine

• Mayo Clinic Study Finds Doctors' Medical Mistakes Increase When Fatigued or Distressed

  David Mittleman | September 24, 2009 9:15 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Mayo Clinic researchers aren’t the first to discover some of the main causes of medical errors among medical residents, including fatigue and distress. However, a recent study by The Mayo...

• Trends in Teen Drug Use

  David Mittleman | March 11, 2009 9:34 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  A new study released by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America has found a 25% decline in methamphetamine use and a 30% decline in marijuana use in teens. Where the Partnership found an increase,...

• $1.1 Billion of Economic Stimulus Bill to be Used for Comparing Medical Treatments

  David Mittleman | February 16, 2009 2:09 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Desperate to reduce spending on health care, Congress has for the first time approved setting aside money to allow the feds to embark on “comparative effectiveness medical research.” ...

• Balancing the cost of cheaper medicine

  David Mittleman | January 26, 2009 10:35 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Outsourcing may affect more than just American labor conditions. It could very well affect the availability of safe prescription medication. Only 13% of pharmaceutical plants used to create new...

• Failing Grades

  David Mittleman | December 17, 2008 9:28 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  It has been called a ticking time bomb; the nation’s emergency care system is on the brink of failure. 90% of states get poor to near-failing grades in a recent nationwide report. The American...

• Drug Companies Don't Tell All - That's A Problem

  David Mittleman | December 12, 2008 1:19 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  We all just assume that when a prescription drug comes to us from the pharmacy, adequate testing and full disclosure has been made. Testing, yes; full disclosure, not so much. In a recent Wall...

• Over-the-Counter Cough and Cold Medicine for Children

  David Mittleman | October 18, 2008 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  When drugmakers announced that they no longer recommend over-the-counter cough and cold medicines for children under 4, they forgot to mention that it was the government’s idea. Although...

• Michigan Medical Malpractice Lawyers | Under-Reported Medical Negligence

  Daniel Buckfire | October 13, 2008 5:11 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Medical malpractice, also known as medical negligence, is a seriously under-reported problem. More people die each year as a result of medical malpractice than in car accidents. In fact, the...