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• Lung Disease Covered by Workers' Comp

  Ricky Bagolie | February 16, 2007 7:52 AM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  Anytime a worker is exposed to chemical fumes, dust, asbestos or other deleterious substance, there is a chance that they may develop some type of lung disease even years after leaving the job. If this occurs, it may be covered by workers compensation.The latest problem is with the makers of Artifical Butter Flavor. Their has been an outbreak of severe lung disease caused by exposure to...

• Death Toll From Sago Mine Disaster Rises as 2 Workers Shoot Themselves

  Ricky Bagolie | December 13, 2006 10:21 PM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  Deaths raise fears about emotional toll from disaster as workers forced to lie to investigators regarding their safety training. their testimony produced a broader probe of the Sago Mine management training pracitces according to The Charleston GazetteMcAteer said Sago would not be the first time that survivors of major mining accidents claimed their own lives. Most recently, a Pennsylvania...

• Will New Medicare Recovery Procedures Help Injured Workers?

  Ricky Bagolie | December 12, 2006 10:10 PM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is consolidating all of the functions and workloads related to Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) post-payment recoveries into one MSP recovery contract. The contract for the new national MSP Recovery Contractor (MSPRC) was implemented on October 2, 2006. The MSPRC will take over new MSP recovery claims and most existing claims. However, some...

• More Problems for Ketek

  Ricky Bagolie | November 14, 2006 11:23 PM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  Ketek (telithromycin) is a ketolide-class antibiotic manufactured by Sanofi-Aventis. Approved by the FDA in April 2004, the drug has been prescribed over five million times for the treatment of bacterial sinusitis, pneumonia, and chronic bronchitis. The drug has come under fire in recent months upon allegations of adverse Ketek side effects, which include liver damage, liver failure, and death....

• Acetaminophen Caplets Recalled

  Ricky Bagolie | November 10, 2006 4:39 AM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  The FDA announced a nationwide recall of store branded acetaminophen caplets. Approximately 11 million bottles are affected. The manufacturer found small metal fragments in a small number of the caplets. While no illness or injuries have been reported, we recommend you ensure your patients know about the recall and check any of their acetaminophen caplets against the recalled lots. Again, this...

• Panda Cub Bites Hand That Feeds It

  Ricky Bagolie | October 22, 2006 3:05 AM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  In what could be one of my favorite stories to come out of China this year, a panda cub bit off part of the thumb of an American visitor who was feeding it at a reserve in southwest China. In a related story, a drunken Chinese tourist bit a panda at the Beijing Zoo after the animal attacked him when he jumped into the enclosure and tried to hug it. This goes to show that you must be on guard...

• Medicare Recovery Procedure and Workers' Comp

  Ricky Bagolie | October 06, 2006 2:30 AM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  Medicare receipients have had to wait to receive their workers' comp benefits due to delays in the Medicare Secondary Payer investigation. Hopefully, that will change.The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is consolidating all of the functions and workloads related to Medicare Secondary Payer post-payment recoveries into one recovery contract. The contract for the new national MSP...

• LeapFrog Recalls to Repair Children's Activity Centers Due to Arm Injury

  Ricky Bagolie | September 04, 2006 6:54 PM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of the Learn-Around Playground Activity Center made by Leapfrog. You should stop using this product immediately as a child's arm can become caught in the activity center's plastic tube, posing a risk of injury to children.For additional information, contact LeapFrog at (800) 701-5327 between 5 a.m. and 7 p.m. PT Monday...

• Apple Announces Recall of Batteries Used in Previous iBook and PowerBook Computers Due To Fire Hazard

  Ricky Bagolie | August 31, 2006 12:24 AM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces the following recall in voluntary cooperation with the firm below. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Rechargeable, lithium-ion batteries with cells manufactured by Sony for certain previous iBook G4 and PowerBook G4 notebook computers only.Units: About...

• 10 Hurt As Out of Control SUV Plows Into N.Y. Market

  Ricky Bagolie | August 26, 2006 1:41 AM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  A SUV driven by an 89-year-old man plowed into pedestrians and vendors at an open-air public market, injuring 10 people.According to the Associated Press:Police said Bernard Newmark was looking for a specific vendor at the Rochester Public Market when his foot slipped off the brake pedal and hit the accelerator, sending the vehicle through at least eight food stalls and into a shed.A total of...