Travis Rademacher, a 19 year old DeWitt teenager, was killed in a car accident last Saturday in Oneida Township when his vehicle collided with another car driven by Matthew Merrill of Lansing. The…
When Misty Tipton’s son, Tyler Tipton, suffered a brain injury due to the medical malpractice of hospital staff during his birth, she had no ability to predict how far reaching the effects of his…
After conducting their annual safety tests, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has cropped the list of crashworthy winners down from 94 vehicles in 2009 to 19 for 2010. To determine…
In a clear message to the cigarette manufacturer, Philip Morris, a Florida jury has ordered the company to pay $300 million in damages to ex-smoker, Cindy Naugle, who is wheelchair-bound due to…
This holiday weekend, people will be traveling in droves to reunite with their families and to celebrate Thanksgiving. Given that airline tickets are prohibitively expensive for most people with the…
AstraZeneca is faced with loads of trouble lately. For instance, I recently wrote about a current federal lawsuit against the pharmaceutical giant, alleging that the company paid a Chicago-based…
Proctor & Gamble has recalled approximately 120,000 bottles of Vicks Sinex nasal spray after the company discovered bacteria in some test samples of the product. The specific bacteria, B….
Richmond, Virginia: a research librarian at the Library of Virginia who was struck by a GRTC Transit System bus in 2007 recently won $8 million in damages. Meikiu Lo, age 34, suffered spinal and…
It’s late November now, and we are well into Autumn. Another, more sinister season is just beginning, however – cold and flu season. As your friends, family, coworkers, and classmates fall…
A temporomandibular joint (TMJ) injury is one of the most common related to rear-end collisions, but has received very little attention until very recently. The TMJ is described as a ball and socket…
According to a recent study, a rapid CT heart scan is better able to provide doctors with a more efficient method of diagnosing blocked arteries after a patient complains of chest pain. In the past,…
A few days ago I wrote about my concerns about recent developments in women’s health care, namely the timely detection of breast cancer. Well, I wasn’t the only person who felt that way. In fact,…
