Tort Reformers Want YOU To Pay For Medical Mistakes
July 24, 2011
Those who advocate for so-called “tort reform” want to limit the amount of legitimate past, present, and future medical expenses that can be recovered from negligent medical providers. They do so by arguing that there needs to be “caps”(maximum amounts) that people can reco[...]
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News Regarding Early-Stage Prostate Cancer Treatment
July 23, 2011
For early stage prostate cancer in men with intermediate risk, a large clinical trial has found that combining short term hormone therapy with radiation therapy was more effective than radiation alone. The prostate is a walnut-sized gland found only in men that surrounds the urethra. The prostate�[...]
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Mammograms: How Often?
July 22, 2011
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths for women in the United States. It is accepted that mammograms (x-rays of the breasts) have helped to reduce the incidence of breast cancer deaths by helping to diagnose breast cancers at earlier stages, when they can be treated mo[...]
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Recent Study: Certain Foods Add To Long Term Weight Gain
July 21, 2011
A recent study lends support to the intuitive belief that eating processed meat and red meat, french fries, potato chips, and sugar-sweetened drinks leads to excess weight gain whereas consumption of unprocessed plant-based foods such as whole grains, vegetables, and nuts helps to avoid weight g[...]
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Medical Device Recalls Need Better Oversight
July 20, 2011
The evaluation and approval of medical devices used in the United States come under the oversight of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA does not only oversee the approval of medical devices but also oversees the recalls of medical devices, which often are voluntarily initiated by[...]
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Health Care Fraud And Abuse – 2010
July 19, 2011
The Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program (HCFAC) that was established under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPPA) coordinates federal, state, and local health care fraud and abuse enforcement actions. How Big Of A Problem Is Health Care Fraud And Abuse In[...]
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Unintentional Drug Deaths Rising
July 18, 2011
Unintentional poisoning was the second leading cause of death (just behind motor vehicle crashes) in the United States in 2007. Unintentional drug overdoses represented about 93% of the unintentional poisoning deaths. Statistics For Florida Drug Overdose Deaths A recent report from Florida indic[...]
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Gallbladder Problems
July 17, 2011
What is the Gallbladder? The gallbladder is a pear-shaped organ located under the liver. The gallbladder is important for digestion because it stores bile (bile is a liquid released by the liver which contains cholesterol, bile salts (which help digest fats) , and waste products (including bilirubi[...]
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Medical Malpractice Negligence
July 16, 2011
Most doctors are competent and provide appropriate medical care most of the time. However, even highly competent doctors may make a medical mistake once in awhile. While many medical mistakes may not cause injuries or result in death to patients (some patients may not even know that a medical mistak[...]
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What Is Medical Malpractice?
July 15, 2011
What Is Medical Malpractice? The concept of medical malpractice may differ depending upon the law of medical malpractice in the state in which you live. For instance, in Maryland, medical malpractice occurs when “the care given by the health care provider is not in accordance with the stan[...]
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Multiple Sclerosis – What Is It And What Are The Symptoms?
July 14, 2011
What is Multiple Sclerosis (MS)? Multiple sclerosis, or MS, is an autoimmune disease (where the body’s own immune system attacks its own tissues) that affects the central nervous system (including the brain and the spinal cord). MS is a demyelinating disease in which the mylen (the protecti[...]
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