Month: July 2013
Brain Injury Study Approved Without Patient Consent
Traumatic brain injury patients could be enrolled in a medical study, possibly without their consent, starting as soon as next month at two Boston hospital...
Nursing Home Negligence Proves Fatal
The death of an elderly patient earlier this year who died after walking away from the Wisconsin assisted living facility she called home for two...
Medication Errors Continue to Plague Health Industry
Medication errors, from incorrect dosage to the wrong prescribed medicine, occur millions of times every year in pharmacies and hospitals, providing harmful and fatal risks...
Pre-Eclampsia, Birth Weight Linked to Cerebral Palsy
Exposure to pre-eclampsia, a life-threatening disorder caused by a rapid rise in blood pressure in 3-5% of pregnant women, could increase the risk of cerebral...
Traumatic Brain Injuries: What You Need to Know
The reason traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are often overlooked is because the victim may continue to look and speak normally and not realize they have...
New ADHD Test Approved
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first brain wave test to help diagnose attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and determine whether it is the...
Obamacare Increases Ky. Prescription Debate
The stakes over the long-simmering debate in Kentucky over “collaborative agreements” regarding prescription writing may be rising over details of the Affordable Care Act, according...
Ohio Nursing Home Complaints Continue to Rise
Complaints about abuse and neglect in Ohio nursing homes have nearly doubled in the last year, according to Attorney General Mike Dewine’s office. Dewine’s Medical...
CT Scans Pose Cancer Risk for Pediatric Patients
Computed tomography (CT) scans contain 60 to 80 times the radiation that a normal X-ray does, increasing the risk of developing cancer in children, according...
Generic Drug Makers Free of Liability
A recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court prohibits makers of generic drugs from being sued by patients who experience negative side effects, despite the...
Americans Prescribed Drugs at Staggering Rate
Nearly 70 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug, and researchers believe this number will only increase in the future, according to...
Unregulated Diet Products Endanger Consumers
Those taking the weight loss product known as Fat Zero should be aware that it includes sibutramine, a prescription diet drug that has been pulled...