Beware Combining These Drugs and Foods You might not realize that some of your prescription and OTC drugs make interact in dangerous ways with some foods. It’s true though, and it’s important to stay informed so that you don’t make the mistake of taking the drug…
KFC Donates $30,000 to Family After Kicking Young Dog Bite Victim Out of Restaurant KFC is quickly doing damage control after restaurant employees kicked 3-year-old Victoria Wilcher out of the KFC in Jackson, Mississippi earlier this month. Victoria was the victim of one of the…
Homeless Teen Graduates High School as Valedictorian Griffin Furlong has had a difficult life. After his mother died when he was just 6 from Leukemia, he, his father, and his brother faced a series of hardships that left them homeless and lived in a series of…
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 t
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…
New Sunscreen Ingredients Used Abroad Would Make It More Effective It’s no secret that going outside with no sunscreen on, even during cloudy days, can result in serious skin damage over the long-term. In fact, a recent study found that white women who experienced just…
Widow of Iowa Man Suing Skydiving Company Three years ago I went skydiving with my wife and children. It was a great time, but after reading the story of a devastated Brooklyn, Iowa woman, I don’t think I’ll be doing it again. Wayne Kidrowski, age…