Posts tagged obama

• What's Happened to Civility and Shared Sacrifice? Romney Pledges to Repeal Obama Care

  Mark Bello | January 11, 2012 5:43 PM | 7 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  I am almost 60 years old. I've lived through good times and bad, war and peace, conservative and liberal administrations. I've experienced periods of civility and compromise and periods...

• Shortage of Prescription Drugs Serious Problem for Patients

  David Mittleman | January 08, 2012 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Doctors, patients, and pharmacists have cited increasing concerns over the shortage of some important prescription drugs such as Adderall and life saving cancer medications. As a result, patients...

• Health Insurers Required to Pay $89 Million in Rebates to Michigan Consumers

  David Mittleman | December 22, 2011 10:49 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Michigan consumers can expect to see about $89 million in rebates from their healthcare providers over the next three years after federal health regulators ruled that the state cannot be exempted...

• Four Prescription Drugs the Cause of Most Emergency Room Visits

  David Mittleman | November 26, 2011 9:23 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Yesterday I wrote about the dangers of a common over-the-counter painkiller, Tylenol--but when it comes to prescription medications, a new study found that four drugs are the main culprits for...

• Denmark Imposes Fat Tax to Reduce Obesity

  David Mittleman | October 05, 2011 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Michelle Obama recently introduced the Let's Move! plan to reduce the childhood obesity epidemic in the U.S. Some people expressed outrage over the changes to the food pyramid, as well, which is now...

• Obama Touts Law Allowing Job Seekers to Sue for Discrimination Based on Unemployment

  David Mittleman | September 28, 2011 1:36 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Workplace Discrimination
  

  Statistically speaking, unemployment levels are slowly improving in some areas of the country. For the most part, however, the job situation in much of the U.S., including Michigan, remains...

• Is the Chamber of Commerce Using Foreign Funds to Promote Republican Congressional Candidates?

  David Mittleman | October 16, 2010 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  It's pretty scary if the Chamber of Commerce is spending money on political races, whether foreign or domestic-based. It is illegal for foreign companies to contribute directly to American...

• Michigan Judge Rules Healthcare Reform Law is Constitutional

  David Mittleman | October 08, 2010 9:56 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The day President Obama signed the healthcare reform into law the Thomas More Law Center filed a lawsuit arguing that a key provision in the new law that requires all U.S. citizens to have health...

• Why is the Federal Government Suing Arizona and its Governor?

  David Mittleman | July 08, 2010 1:59 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  As you’ve most likely heard, the federal government filed a lawsuit against Arizona’s new immigration law on Tuesday, alleging that the law is unconstitutional. It addition, the federal...

• NYC Judge's "Compassionate Approach" Could be Answer to Settling Med Mal Suits

  David Mittleman | June 22, 2010 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Judge Douglas McKeon of New York City has taken a new approach to settling medical malpractice cases, something he likes to call “humaneness”. By quietly listening to heartbroken...