Type II Diabetes a Vast Problem in the U.S. Type II Diabetes, or adult onset diabetes, is when your body does not use insulin properly. This causes your blood sugar to rise to sometimes dangerous levels, with Type II Diabetes associated with skin complications, eye…
Emergency Rooms Introduce Pharmacists to Cut Prescription Errors Prescription errors account for 7,000 deaths per year in the ER. Unfortunately, medication errors can be caused by something as mundane as poor handwriting, confusion over drug names and measurements, and poor packaging designs. To try to…
Tracy Morgan Critically Injured in Truck Accident Comedian Tracy Morgan is in critical condition after suffering a broken rib, leg, femur and nose after being struck by a sleepy Walmart truck driver. The truck driver turned himself into police and was released on a $50,000…
Dating Website Tinder Helps to Save Men’s Lives Did you know that women are twice as likely to visit their primary physician each year compared to men? Although men may be in tune with their cars, they aren’t as in tune with their bodies and…
Train Hits Two Vehicles in Separate Accidents in Meridian Township In two separate accidents that occurred overnight, two vehicles were struck by a train after the drivers apparently attempted to drive around barricades. The accidents happened five hours apart at the crossing on Okemos Road…
Norovirus as a “Cruise Ship” Illness is Not an Accurate Reputation If you’ve heard of Norovirus, the the foodborne illness that can leave you with inflamed intestines and stomach, you’ve likely heard it called the “cruise ship” illness. In January of this year, nearly 700…
The High Cost of Car Crashes Car crashes obviously have a physical toll, but a recent National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study found that car accidents also have a large economic toll on the U.S. In fact, the study suggests that car accidents cost an…