Did you know that researchers call Vitamin B1, also known as thiamine, the "anti-stress" vitamin? However, its benefits do not stop there. Vitamin B1 also helps with things such as: Prevention of memory loss Your ability to learn Maintaining a positive attitude...
Month: February 2017
Vitamin B1: Extremely Important for Your Health
Did you know that researchers call Vitamin B1, also known as thiamine, the "anti-stress" vitamin? However, its benefits do not stop there. Vitamin B1 also helps with things such as: Prevention of memory loss Your ability to learn Maintaining a positive attitude...
When can you hold a doctor responsible for a missed diagnosis?
We expect nothing but the highest level of professionalism and expertise when we walk into a doctor's office or hospital. And while a vast majority of times we are properly diagnosed and our problems are addressed and we heal, there are times when a doctor or medical...
How can medical malpractice suits be defended?
When we enter a medical facility, whether it is a doctor's office or hospital, we expect to be properly treated and get healthier. Whether it is treating an illness or addressing an injury, the goal of everyone is to improve one's condition. But that does not always...
MRIs may help detect breast cancer
Medical professionals have many tools at their disposal today to detect cancer and other illnesses. Early diagnosis can be crucial in treating cancer, as it allows doctors to treat the condition before it gets worse. One of the most common forms of cancer to affect...
Binding arbitration fails to stop suit
The Florida Supreme Court recently ruled on a medical malpractice suit that might have ramifications across the nation, depending on how each state handles arbitration suits. The ruling involved "binding arbitration" or an agreement between two parties to help quickly...
Hope for brain injury victims after story of TBI recovery
Turning on the nightly news, more often than not, can leave a viewer depressed. It often seems that viewers are bombarded with story after story involving death, violence, injuries and bad things going on with the world. While it is of course important to recognize...
Who can be held liable for a birth injury?
While more often than not, the birth of a child leaves everyone involved, parents and child, happy and healthy, birth injuries do occur, and they are often the result of a doctor's negligence or error. Birth injuries can vary greatly in severity, with children...
Are you getting enough vitamin B-1?
Without vitamin B-1, also called thiamine, you open yourself up to serious illness. Vitamin B-1 produces the molecule adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which makes energy within your body's cells. If you fall into a risk group, your doctor should test you to make sure...
Minnesota group suggests “granny cams” in nursing homes
Many people would agree that nursing homes do not always get a seal of approval when it comes to elite care and customer, or in this case, patient service. While of course there are good and bad examples in every industry, it seems that all too often nursing homes are...