Childhood Food Allergies More Than Previously Reported
June 21, 2011
A new study has found that the prevalence and severity of childhood food allergies in the United States were more than previously reported and that they often resulted in severe symptoms and in allergies to multiple foods. Based on a survey of adults involving 38,480 children from June, 20[...]
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Recent Cancer Statistics
June 20, 2011
The American Cancer Society has issued its recent annual report regarding cancer death rates in the United States. It is projected for the year 2011 that there will be 1,596,670 new cases of cancers diagnosed with 571,950 cancer deaths. Improvements in cancer prevention, earlier detection, and bett[...]
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The Month Of May Is Lyme Disease Awareness Month
May 25, 2011
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) has declared the month of May as Lyme Disease Awareness Month. What Is Lyme disease? Lyme disease is a tickborne disease and is the most commonly reported vectorborne illness (that is, a disease transmitted to humans by ticks[...]
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The Month Of May Is Stroke Awareness Month
May 24, 2011
A stroke affects the arteries leading to and within the brain. A stroke occurs when a blood vessel is either blocked by a clot (blockage) or bursts (bleeding). When a stroke happens, part of the brain cannot get the blood and oxygen it needs and it starts to die. Someone who suffers a stroke ma[...]
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Recent Advances In The Treatment Of Latent TB Infection
May 19, 2011
The number of people in the U.S. diagnosed with TB disease is at an all-time low (11,181 total cases were reported in 2010); however, approximately 4 percent of the U.S. population, or 11 million people, are infected with the TB bacterium. TB continues to disproportionately affect racial/ethnic m[...]
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Physical Symptoms Involvement in Medical Malpractice
February 25, 2011
A common way that physical symptoms can be involved in a medical malpractice case is due to an undiagnosed or misdiagnosed medical condition causing the symptoms. As this article explains, failure to diagnose a medical condition can lead to a medical malpractice suit, especially if the undiagnosed o[...]
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