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The Latest: Doctor's license suspended after hospital deaths

The Latest on claims that Ohio hospital patients received potentially fatal doses of pain medicine (all times local): 3:30 p.m. Ohio’s medical board has suspended the license of a doctor accused of ordering excessive and possibly fatal pain medicine for dozens of hospital patients without their families’ knowledge. The board says William Husel (HYOO’-suhl) invoked… Read More »

Cooking Ramen Noodles on Nails is The Latest Manicure Trend That’s Making Us Lose Our Appetite

Ramen Nail art. (Photo Credit: Instagram/NailSunny) If functional nail arts were to appear for an exam,  the bizarre ramen noodle art will pass with flying colours. Nail art mogul Nail Sunny shocked us with this bizarre Instagram post, which evidently satiates your style sense and hunger.  Yes! You read that right. This strangely creative nail… Read More »

How minimally invasive surgery was spun as the ‘latest and greatest’ for cervical cancer

Small incisions made by wands in laparoscopic surgery were touted as a “breakthrough” for cervical cancer. To understand how minimally invasive surgery for cervical cancer became popular before high-quality evidence was available about its outcomes, consider some rah-rah local news coverage. Back in 1995, for example, The Record of Hackensack, N.J., reported that laparoscopy “made… Read More »

Water and Homeopathy: Latest Discoveries at Science’s Cutting Edge

By Dana Ullman, MPH, CCH and Lionel Milgrom, Ph.D., RHom, MARH If the common physician, scientist and educated consumer were to believe Wikipedia, they would assume that there is absolutely no research that shows the efficacy of homeopathic medicines in the treatment of any ailment. Furthermore, they would conclude homeopathic medicines are so small in… Read More »