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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Prostate Cancer – Statistics
July 12, 2011
What Is The Prostate? The prostate is a walnut-sized gland found only in the male reproductive system located between the bladder and the penis, just in front of the rectum. The urethra (the tube that carries the urine from the bladder to outside the body) runs through the center of the prostate. [...]
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Lung Cancer – Prevention And Symptoms
July 11, 2011
Lung Cancer Prevention The number one thing you can do to lower your risk of getting lung cancer is to not smoke, stop smoking if you already smoke, and avoid enclosed areas where people are smoking or recently smoked (smokers are 10 to 20 times more likely to get lung cancer). Even being around peo[...]
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Lung Cancer – Statistics
July 10, 2011
Lung cancer is cancer that begins in the lungs (other cancers that spread to the lungs, called metastases, are not lung cancer). There are two major types of lung cancer: small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer that are diagnosed by the way the cells look under a microscope. The [...]
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Colorectal Cancer Screening
July 9, 2011
While the rates of new cases of colorectal cancer and death from colorectal cancer in the United States have been decreasing, and more adults are being screened for colorectal cancer, one in three adults in the United States between 50 and 75 are still not being screened for colorectal cancer. Low [...]
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Lessons Learned From The Casey Anthony Jury Trial
July 8, 2011
The jury trial of Casey Anthony involving allegations that she killed her young daughter ended in not guilty findings on the most serious charges just a few days ago. The not guilty findings do not mean that the jury found that Casey Anthony did not kill her daughter, it means that the prosecution[...]
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