Low Speed Vehicle Collisions Can Lead to a Serious Injury When most people think of serious injuries related to a car accident, they usually assume that the vehicles involved were traveling at very high rates of speed. However, low speed crashes (speeds ranging from 1-2 mph…
Barney Rosenberg Discovered Life-Saving Cancer Treatment You’re probably still high on yesterday’s Michigan State win against Ohio State, and elated that we’re going to the Rose Bowl. However, MSU has provided more than a winning football team–we’re also known for life-saving research. For example,…
Magnet Toys Dangerous for Children The increasingly popular small, round toy magnets may be a lot of fun for children, but they’re also spelling big trouble for some. Christin Rivas, age 14, was playing with the magnets at school and having a great time as…
To Enhance Hospital Safety, Experts Suggest Publishing Hospital Stats Most of us would hardly go to a restaurant where we planned to spend big bucks without checking out the reviews online or in a Zagat report. However, most of us will go to a hospital…
Tongue Piercing Serves as Much More Than a Fashion Statement for Some I’m no fan of the tongue piercing fad that has some younger people opting to get a needle shoved through their tongue. However, when I read a recent article about those confined to…
Mental Illness Linked to Immune System Wellbeing For too long we’ve assumed that mental illness is merely a symptom of the mind, and unrelated to the condition of the rest of the body. However, recent research suggests that a depressed immune system can have an…