We already knew that under the Bush Administration, the Food and Drug Administration was underfunded and understaffed to the point of tragedy. But now we are slowly learning just how ill equipped…
An Indiana family was expecting a fun day at The Louisville Zoo in Kentucky with their 2-year-old son, when things went terribly awry. While riding the zoo’s train, the family was thrown off…
Consumers could see some relief from their prescription drug costs—the prices of hundreds of brand name drugs are about to be cut 4% and prescription drug users may soon receive a…
Yesterday I wrote about the current state of the American health care system and the dangerous effects of its volume-based capitation method of compensating providers. Today I wanted to discuss the…
An East Lansing woman was on the phone with her husband on a recent afternoon when she heard a thud in her basement. When she went to investigate the strange noise, she discovered one of the…
At times, it seems like the American health care industry is irreparably broken. The cost of care is skyrocketing, and access to treatment is becoming more and more difficult. At every turn, the…
Senator Shelby (R-Ala.) is apparently living in a world of his own: he currently stated on “Fox News Sunday” that Obama will “destroy the best health care system the world has…
The elderly and even younger people with dental work such as bridges, count on their denture cream to keep their teeth in place. They did not expect, however, to face potentially serious…
There is no such thing as a good injury. We never want to experience any type of trauma, disease, or dysfunction with our bodies. Of course, injuries do happen, and often we feel fortunate when the…
A Livingston County sheriff’s deputy is recovering after an accident that caused his patrol car to flip over several times. He suffered several injuries, including a collapsed lung, broken…
Initially the death of the “Kill Bill” and Kung Fu star, actor David Carradine, was written off as a suicide. However, reports that there was a rope tied around both his neck and…
Those seeking the perfect body may find respite in a new plastic surgery technique to shape the body—using recycled fat. By extracting unwanted fat from other areas of the body, especially…