- Greg Webb | December 29, 2008 8:00 AM |
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MiscellaneousFor years doctors have believed colonoscopies, the screening test for colorectal cancer, prevented 90 percent of cancers, but a new study shows they might actually only prevent 60 percent to 70...
- Greg Webb | December 29, 2008 8:00 AM |
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A class action lawsuit has been filed against the federal government by five veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The soldiers allege that they were illegally denied disability benefits...
- Greg Webb | December 28, 2008 9:51 PM |
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Medical Devices & ImplantsThe Food and Drug Administration is about to approve the use of a new electrical component for heart device implants, but it may not have adequately tested the device for potential risks, said Dr....
- Greg Webb | December 24, 2008 8:00 AM |
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Toxic SubstancesToxic chemicals pollute the air outside of hundreds of thousands of schools around the nation, threatening the health of the students at those locations, according to an analysis by USA TODAY.
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- Greg Webb | December 24, 2008 8:00 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeHospital staff members are blaming badly behaving doctors for low morale, stress, and high turnover, which contribute to medical mistakes, preventable complications, and even death, a recent study...
- Greg Webb | December 23, 2008 8:00 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products
Escalators in airports, shopping malls, and metro stations may work properly, but that doesn’t make them safe. In 2007, almost 11,000 people were treated in hospitals for injuries involving...
- Greg Webb | December 22, 2008 8:00 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeA recent report, released by the American College of Emergency Physicians, states the nation’s system of emergency rooms is in serious trouble. More and more unemployed or uninsured Americans...
- Greg Webb | December 21, 2008 8:13 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsFederal drug experts, gathered by the Food and Drug Administration, have decided that the drugs Severent and Foradil should be banned from treating asthma, though they will not be banned from...
- Greg Webb | December 18, 2008 10:22 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeA panel at the Institute of Medicine recommended that medical and surgical residents in hospitals work no more than 16 hours without taking a mandatory five-hour sleep break, along with other work...
- Greg Webb | December 09, 2008 8:00 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeMRSA infections kill more than 18,000 people a year, and six out of seven people infected with the antibiotic-resistant germ contract it at a health care facility. The germ, methicillin-resistant...
- Greg Webb | December 08, 2008 9:12 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsWorld Against Toys Causing Harm, Inc. (W.A.T.C.H.) held it’s 36th Annual “10 Worst Toys” Conference in Boston this past November after seeing at least 66 toy recalls resulting in...
- Greg Webb | December 08, 2008 8:36 PM |
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Toxic SubstancesA federal judge has stated that the thousands of Alaskan fishermen and other plaintiffs involved in the Exxon Valdez oil spill lawsuit should receive their portion of the punitive damages. The...
- Greg Webb | December 03, 2008 8:00 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsChildren’s products containing the recently banned chemical phthalate already in stores and warehouses will be allowed to remain in the marketplace, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said...
- Greg Webb | December 02, 2008 8:00 AM |
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MiscellaneousMany employers are doing away with health benefits, and even those that still offer them are cutting back the options. If an employer does offer benefits, the options are likely limited to plans...
- Greg Webb | December 01, 2008 8:00 AM |
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MiscellaneousGulf War syndrome is real and afflicts one-fourth of the 700,000 U.S. troops who served in the War, says a panel report issued in November. A congressionally mandated scientific panel released the...