The holiday season is a dangerous time to be out and about. The weather conditions are not always ideal, there are more people on the roads, and drivers tend to be a little more stressed than usual....
It seems that every week here in Northern Michigan, we're reading about layoffs. People are losing their jobs left and right. Many folks think that just because they are at will employees [they...
A recent editorial in USA Today suggests that physicians are forced to practice defensive medicine to head off lawsuits. The editorial suggests that lawyers are the only ones benefiting from the...
The Atlanta Journal Constitution wrote an article yesterday on tips for 2009 or any year for the purpose of watching out for your safety and pocketbook. I thought they were very good tips for anyone...
A recently released study, from University of Kentucky psychologist Fred Danner, suggests that later school start times may reduce teen car accidents and save lives. The researchers found a 16.5...
Six men involved in the production of melamine-tainted infant milk formula are set to face trial in China for their wrongdoing. According to prosecutors, the men are responsible for contaminating...
For years doctors have believed colonoscopies, the screening test for colorectal cancer, prevented 90 percent of cancers, but a new study shows they might actually only prevent 60 percent to 70...
A class action lawsuit has been filed against the federal government by five veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The soldiers allege that they were illegally denied disability benefits...
In Allegheny County, a nursing home supervisor and four nursing assistants have been charged with abusing a 94-year-old Alzheimer's patient in a wheelchair. For a period of months, these...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is reconsidering its ruling on the safety of bisphenol-A, or BPA, a chemical found in plastic baby bottles and hundreds of other plastic...