In Bangkok, a boy was bit by a mosquito that carried the dengue fever. As a result, the boy suffered from, dengue shock syndrome, which causes internal bleeding and organ failure. The US ARMY is in…
Insulin users be aware–Covidien Ltd. has recalled 471,000 syringes. ReliOn hypodermic syringes, sold at Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club, have been mislabeled and can cause patients to receive as much as…
Avandia is a popular type 2 diabetes drug that was first marketed in 1999. It is one of many oral medications designed to control blood sugar. Avandia lowers the amount of sugar in your blood by…
From the start, everyone knew it would be an uphill battle to unseat a sitting Supreme Court Justice. It has only happened a half dozen or so times in the entire history of Michigan’s highest court….
Pediatricians and urologists across the country have seen a jump in the number of children and young adults suffering from kidney stones. Once rare for doctors to see a young patient with the…
Candida Diego fractured her skull in a fall in September of 2004. After being cleared for a brain scan to check for bleeding, she became partially paralyzed because she spent two hours in a waiting…
With nearly 50% of the polls reporting in, it is looking quite likely that Diane Hathaway has defeated Clifford Taylor in an unprecedented victory. It is a rare feat to unseat an sitting judge on…
The end of Daylight Savings means the sun will begin to set at around 5:30 p.m. as we embrace for another Michigan winter. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) warns that nighttime…
In recent months, concerns over the safety of bisphenol-A (BPA) have been heavily publicized. The potential hazards have prompted many retailers to stop selling consumer products containing the…
Bug bombs or foggers, are pesticides in aerosol cans, that have been banned from New York state after a report published last Friday by the Centers for the Disease Control and Prevention stated…
Diverting Michigan’s water supply has been a hot topic in the state for a long time. Michigan residents have long feared the threat from western states and foreign countries seeking a water…
Mersa (MRSA) is a resistant form of staph bacteria that has been around for decades, but was limited mostly to outbreaks in hospital and nursing-home patients. Now the outbreak is spreading to…