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• 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...

• The Role of the Beers List

  Mark Bello | May 24, 2012 1:45 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  I am not talking about a list of the most popular adult beverages. The Beers list, formally known as the Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults, is a list of...

• Watching Out For Summer Sun? Don't Count On New FDA Rules To Clear Things Up

  Diego Avila | May 20, 2012 6:00 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Implementation of a new FDA rule on sunscreen labels is being delayed six months, which will likely lead to more consumers ... likely burned this summer, according to Rhode Island Senator Jack...

• Law Students Discover Wrong Man Received Death Penalty in Texas

  David Mittleman | May 16, 2012 8:43 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  It was a horrible coincidence: he had the same first name as the killer and looked uncannily like him, too. On top of that, Carlos DeLuna was also at the scene of the crime when it took place in...

• Dentist Pulls All of Ex-Boyfriend's Teeth After Getting Dumped

  David Mittleman | May 06, 2012 9:43 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  You may have heard the saying 'hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. That is definitely true in the case of a Polish dentist who took revenge to a new level when her ex-boyfriend asked her...

• FDA Issues Warning Over Fentanyl Patches and Dangers to Children

  David Mittleman | May 05, 2012 11:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Fentanyl patches can be a lifesaver for sufferers of chronic pain. By placing the patch on the skin, patients can obtain relief from their pain from the strong synthetic opiate contained within...

• One Baby Per Hour Born Addicted to a Prescription Painkiller

  David Mittleman | May 04, 2012 9:56 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The number of babies addicted to prescription painkillers is on the rise due to a growing addiction problem among pregnant women. Many of the women say that they did not realize that the drugs...

• One Kidney, Two Transplants

  David Mittleman | May 01, 2012 9:04 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  The kidney of Cera Fearing has experienced an apparently unprecidented journey. Cera's brother Ray suffers from a kidney disease known as focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), which...

• Risks of Hairloss Drug Propecia Outweigh Benefits

  David Mittleman | April 20, 2012 10:37 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  While it can't make your hair grow back, Propecia promise to stop the speed of hairloss, which is welcome news for men that are watching that bald spot on the back of their head quickly...

• Accidental Injury Deaths Down by 30% Among Children

  David Mittleman | April 18, 2012 10:28 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  It isn’t very often that we receive good news related to injuries. However, a recent CDC report revealed that deaths from accidental injuries among children dropped by 30% between 2000 and...