Medical Malpractice: Trusting Doctors
August 13, 2011
A telephone survey conducted in 2010 of adults living in the United States found that about 70% of Americans trusted their doctor’s medical advice to the extent that they would not seek a second opinion or do further research. A survey eight years earlier found that 64% of Americans fe[...]
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Medical Malpractice Claims (In Mexico)
August 12, 2011
In June, 2006, an independent national institution known as Conamed was created by presidential decree whose responsibilities include arbitrating medical malpractice claims in Mexico. The staff and reviewers at Conamed are paid by the government. Conamed offers advice and information on patient [...]
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Anesthesia Medical Malpractice
August 10, 2011
In studies of closed claims since 1990 involving anesthesia medical malpractice, it was found that death or brain damage was involved in 31% to 32% of the claims. Death or brain damage was caused by a respiratory issue in 45% of these cases and involved inadequate ventilation in 7% of the cases, e[...]
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Cancer Risk Increased For Early Morning Smokers
August 9, 2011
Two recent studies undertaken by the Penn State College of Medicine published in the American Cancer Society’s journal called Cancer found that smokers who had their first cigarettes shortly after awakening in the morning had an increased risk of developing lung, neck, and head cancers. These[...]
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That Ringing In Your Ears May Be Tinnitis
August 5, 2011
Tinnitis is not a disease but rather is a symptom of a problem with the body’s auditory (sound) system that exists in one or both the ears, in the nerve that connects the inner ear to the brain, or in parts of the brain that deal with sounds. Tinnitis has been described as a ringing in [&hell[...]
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World Hepatitis Day
August 4, 2011
July 28, 2011 was designated as the first World Hepatitis Day by the World Health Organization. Viral hepatitis affects more than 500 million people worldwide, millions more are infected every year, and more than 1 million people die from hepatitis each year. Hepatitis can cause premature death due[...]
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Study Finds No Risk Of Cancer For Children Using Cellphones
August 2, 2011
Earlier this year, the World Health Organization warned that cellphone use by adults could possibly increase the risk of brain cancer in adults. However, no studies have found evidence that use of cellphones is a cause of cancer (one of the limitations with the studies is that cellphone use is a[...]
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150th Consecutive Daily Blog (And Counting)
August 1, 2011
Today’s blog represents the 150th consecutive daily entry appearing in this blog. Over 500 hours have been devoted to researching and writing the blogs that have appeared here. We have addressed the official statistics regarding medical malpractice claims in the U.S. (March 5) as well as i[...]
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Tylenol (Acetaminophen) Maximum Dosing Recommendations Changed
July 31, 2011
The main ingredient in Tylenol, which is manufactured by Johnson & Johnson, is acetaminophen. Acetaminophen is the active ingredient in other medications including the prescription medications Percocet and Vicodin, as well as over-the-counter medications NyQuil and some Sudafed products. Acet[...]
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