You go to the doctor and you’re sent for blood tests. Almost always, we’re told, “we’ll call if we see something wrong.” So, we wait and if we don’t hear from the doctor’s office, we figure that everything is ok. Or is it?
According to this press release, Physicians frequently fail to inform patients about abnormal test results , not hearing about your results doesn’t mean there’s nothing wrong – it could be that the results were lost, not seen, or physicians believe their patients were informed by someone else.
Moral of the story? Follow up. If you’ve had any kind …read more

Do you have a child who is medicated for ADHD? Did you know that some doctors advise an occasional break from their medication? Many parents of children with ADHD are opting to keep their kids off of the medication during summer break. However, this is a matter that must be discussed with your pediatrician or family doctor before commencing. There are are some seriously freaky side effects that can occur if you just stop giving the medication to little Johnny, cold turkey. I learned this the hard way with my own son.
We decided to stop using medication to treat my son’s ADHD symptoms. …read more