The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a warning regarding vaginal surgeries that use mesh to repair pelvic organ prolapse. According to the warning, the procedures are no...
July 31, 2011
A new study found that people who suffer a traumatic brain injury are at significantly higher risk of having a stroke than those without, and that the risk can linger long...
Once again, one might say that rising medical costs are being pushed even higher, but this time, it’s not the doctors, hospitals, and insurance companies doing the pushing. In theory,...
A couple of years back, the Minnesota Department Of Motor Vehicles stopped checking for insurance verification when a person went in to buy tabs. I still have no idea why. I heard it was a budget...
Hunters, trappers and anglers must have written permission from a landowner or leaseholder before hunting or fishing on privately-owned posted property according to a new law. Previously oral...
Weight loss drugs sometimes contain a compound called orlistat [(S)-((S)-1-((2S,3S)-3-hexyl-4-oxooxetan-2-yl)tridecan-2-yl) 2-formamido-4-methylpentanoate] that inhibits fat absorption.
When you...
At one point in time, doctors were able to treat and cure Gonorrhea with Penicillin. However, Gonorrhea is notoriously resistant to antibiotics, and over the years doctors have upped the ante to...
For many years, the discussion about tort reform has centered around the trial lawyer support of Democrats. It has been suggested that a lot of the attacks on consumer rights are a way to cut off...
Honeywell International Inc., of Morris Township, NJ, is recalling 77,000 electric baseboard and fan heater thermostats because they can overheat, smoke and melt.
According to a U.S. Consumer...
Pilot projects in Syracuse, New York, and Hartford, Connecticut, produced dramatic reductions in distracted driving. The projects measured the effect of increased law enforcement combined with...