In the lead-up to the 2016 Olympic games, there has been much scrutiny aimed at Brazil — everything from the country’s water pollution, economic disparity,…
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Medical Error Is Now 3rd Leading Cause of Death — Is New Technology Enough to Fix It?
As it stands, so-called medical errors are currently the 3rd leading cause of death in the United States. In fact, it’s estimated that at least…
Talcum Powder Is Unsafe … and Johnson & Johnson Won’t Admit It
In 2006, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified talcum powder — also known as baby powder — as a possible human carcinogen.…
Asbestos: A Brief History of America’s Deadly Addiction
Many Americans like to believe that their government does everything it can to protect its citizens from deadly things. Every year,America spends a fortune fighting…
Report: Surgical Errors Are Often Hidden from Patients
Imagine this — you undergo a common medical procedure. Upon waking, the surgeon says “everything went well.” Great, right? Well, perhaps not. According to a…
Abilify® — One of America’s Strangest and Scariest Drugs – Could Cause Patients to Compulsively Gamble
In a recent Men’s Health article, journalist Cindy Kuzma explores the scariest — and most unexpected — side effects of some of the U.S.’s more…
California Issues $17 Million in Medical Error Fines but the Problem Is Worse Than Ever
Lurking just behind heart disease and cancer, the 3rd leading killer of Americans isn’t a disease, but the medical field itself. Recent reports suggest that…
The United States May Be Losing at Least $4 Billion a Year to Asbestos-Related Diseases
Recently, Canada conducted its first-ever estimate of the financial costs created by asbestos-related cancers. That cost? $1.7 Billion per year – and, according to The…
Nursing Homes Are Being Devastated by Medicare Cuts and Poor Staffing
There are about 1.6 million Americans living inside of roughly 15,000 nursing homes across the United States. Yes, these are big numbers, but surprisingly, they’re…
