Medical Injuries Cause Extra Deaths, Higher Costs, Longer Hospital Stays
USA Today reported on a study published in the October 8, 2003 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA),…
Medical Errors Still a Leading Killer
An article in the November 9, 2004 issue of the Boston Globe critically examines the rate of medical errors. The article starts…
Many Parents Don’t Know Cold Facts
The above is the title from an article which appeared in the February 3, 2003 issue of WebMD. The article reported on…
Many Kids Take Too Many Headache Pills
The June 10, 2004 Reuters Health reports that a new study released June 10, shows that nearly one quarter of children and…
Manual Therapy Works Best for Neck Pain
The above title comes from a May 6, 2002 Reuter’s Health article reporting on a study published in the May issue of…
Low-Tar Cigarettes Not Any Better
Everyone knows of the health hazard that smoking causes. However, some believe that smoking low-tar cigarettes may not be as bad. A…
Liposuction Can Be Deadly
The above headline came from Jan. 19, 2000 MSNBC news. The subtitle is even more chilling saying, “Liposuction has become the most…
Light Cigarettes More Dangerous Than Thought
For those who thought smoking light cigarettes was somehow safer, comes a report in the Jan. 19, 2000 Journal of the National…
Lean Red and Lean White Meat Have Same Effect on Cholesterol Experts Say
The July 27th 1999 Archives of Internal Medicine reported on a study by Michael H. Davidson, M.D. from the Chicago centres for…
Lasik surgery may carry more risk than thought
NBC News February 8, 2001 ran an article on LASIK surgery and the unknown dangers. The NBC report started with, “About 2.6…
