- Ricky Bagolie | May 31, 2006 9:18 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeCan you imagine anything more horrible than having a loved one be bitten to death by fire ants? The wife and children of a retired postal worker who died from hundreds of fire ant bites in a Florida nursing home nearly four years ago had to endure such a tragedy. They will receive almost $2 million for their loss.Mariner Health Care, the nation's third largest long-term health care company,...
- Ricky Bagolie | May 30, 2006 8:43 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsCan childhood autism be blamed on childhood vaccinations? Many would tell you yes as Tthat the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, which until recently included a mercury-containing preservative known as thimerosal, is alleged to cause neurological damage leading to autism. The Times Online reports that the safety of the MMR innoculation, the combination vaccine given to young children and...
- Ricky Bagolie | May 25, 2006 12:17 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsTake a closer look at the beverages that you are serving your family. Kraft Foods faces lawsuits for allegedly poisoning it's customers with Benzene. will face lawsuits in three US states over allegations that one of its drinks contained cancer-causing benzene above the legal limit for tap water, According to BeverageDaily.com, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it had found some...
- Ricky Bagolie | May 24, 2006 10:30 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsTake care when you continuously pop asprin. A recent Australian study links non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) with upper gastrointestinal side effects which were serious enough to require hospitalization 10% of the time.Australia's Courier Mail News reports:Royal Brisbane Hospital gastroenterologist Dr Alistair Cowen said despite the publicity surrounding NSAIDs and potential side...
- Ricky Bagolie | May 21, 2006 11:08 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsWith summer pool season right around the corner, young children are at risk of drowning. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning about the increase in drowning deaths reported in inexpensive, inflatable pools, and again reminding parents and caregivers to take critical steps that will help protect children from drowning hazards in all types of pools. CPSC reports: there...
- Ricky Bagolie | May 20, 2006 11:16 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsIt does not matter if you live in New Jersey or Florida, motorists need to keep watch for the big rigs that share their roads. Truck accidents are collisions involving large vehicles (gross vehicle weight rating greater than 10,000 pounds). Typically, these include semi-trucks, tractor-trailers, 18-wheelers or other commercial vehicles. Since they are tremendously larger and heavier than...
- Ricky Bagolie | May 18, 2006 2:00 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsBausch and Lomb has withdrawn ReNU with MoistureLoc Multi-Purpose from the worldwide market following an investigation by the company. The investigation led them to suspect that a certain aspect of the formula for the solution may increase the relative risk of the infection Fusarium keratitis.According to the Irish Medicines Board, to date there have been no confirmed reported incidents of this...
- Ricky Bagolie | May 15, 2006 11:31 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsConsumer advocacy group Public Citizen petitioned the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Apr. 10, 2006 to immediately remove the diet drug orlistat (XENICAL) from the market. The basis for the petition is the fact that orlistat can cause pre-cancerous changes in the lining of the intestines called aberrant crypt foci (ACF). Orlistat was approved by the FDA in April 1999 for weight loss and...
- Ricky Bagolie | May 14, 2006 10:45 PM |
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MiscellaneousWorkers beware, exposure to hexavalent chromium has been linked to the development of lung cancer. Used in the production of stainless and nickel alloys, it is a known human carcinogen that may also cause severe upper respiratory tract, skin, nasal, and kidney damage. Hexavalent chromium is used in pigments for photography and pyrotechnics, dyes, paints, inks and plastics, stainless steel...
- Ricky Bagolie | May 13, 2006 9:46 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe National Highway Traffic Safety Asminstration (NHTSA) has reinforced it's warning that 15 passenger vans pose a serious rollover risk. These vans are unstable at high speeds, with more than 10 passengers or with imporoperly inflated tires and are often used to transport church groups, college students and workers.According to NewsInferno.com A new research report confirms that improper tire...
- Ricky Bagolie | May 12, 2006 3:35 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsDrug maker GlaxoSmithKline, along with the Food and Drug Administration, warned doctors that the antidepressant Paxil may raise the risk of suicidal behavior in young adults. The warning letter was accompanied by changes to the labeling of both Paxil and Paxil CR, a controlled-release version of the drug, also called paroxetine.
- Ricky Bagolie | May 10, 2006 7:43 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeIn a victory for consumers and victims of medical errors, the Senate on Monday rejected two Republican backed malpractice bills. The first Bill would have capped jury awards in all lawsuits against doctors and health care institutions; the second would have applied caps only to cases involving obstetricians. Studies have proven that restricting a patient's rights would not reduce a doctors'...
- Ricky Bagolie | May 09, 2006 9:56 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeVery often neglect and abuse in nursing homes goes on right under the noses of visiting family members. You can help prevent this by knowing what to look for and being inviolved in the care.What Should I Know? Federal and State laws grant specific rights to nursing home residents. These laws state that nursing homes must provide care and services "to attain and maintain the highest practicable...
- Ricky Bagolie | May 08, 2006 9:48 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeA San Antonio jury has returned a verdict $160 million in favor of the family of Tranquilino Mendoza, an 81-year-old man who was viciously beaten by a mentally disturbed roommate at the Comanche Trail Nursing Center in 1997.The jury found that Summit Care Corp., its Texas affiliate, and two of its employees shared responsibility for this particularly brutal beating and its aftermath. Mr. Mendoza...
- Ricky Bagolie | May 07, 2006 9:38 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeThree cheers for Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, a Democrat, has had the courage to veto a bill that would have made it nearly impossible for victims of medical mistakes in emergency rooms obtain justice.The law would have punished those least able to defend themselves, emergency room patients and had no proof that it would have helped alleviate any real or perceived doctor shortage. This is...
- Ricky Bagolie | May 06, 2006 9:15 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsMore bad news for Bausch & Lomb as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has notified the company additional cases of Fusarium keratitis involving contact lens wearers have been linked to another of its products. The CDC has found some 27% of the reported cases of the rare fungal infection in contact lens wearers occurred in people who had used ReNu MultiPlus, a contact lens...
- Ricky Bagolie | May 05, 2006 1:13 AM |
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Workplace InjuriesA Brooklyn jury awarded three retired Long Island Railroad (LIRR) workers a total of 16.4 million dollars for lung disease caused by their exposure to asbestos while working for the railroad. Following an eight day jury trial before the Honorable Lawrence Knipel, Albito Velez-Zapata of Massepequa Park, New York was awarded 8 million dollars, Lincoln Aguirre of Deer Park, New York was awarded 6...
- Ricky Bagolie | May 04, 2006 9:39 AM |
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Workplace InjuriesIs your job safe? Approximately 14,000 employers have been notified that injury and illness rates at their worksites are higher than average and that assistance is available to help them fix safety and health hazards, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced. OSHA wants these jobs to clean up their act.Check to see if your job is on the list. The 14,000 sites are...
- Ricky Bagolie | May 03, 2006 12:28 AM |
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Workplace InjuriesNew Jersey workers, stay safe. The AFL-CIO's annual job safety report reveals that for the first time in a decade, the national job fatality rate was up from the previous year. In 2004 (the latest year for which Bureau of Labor Statistics figures are available), 5,703 workers died from workplace injuries, compared to 5,575 the previous year, reports Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect. The...
- Ricky Bagolie | May 02, 2006 11:48 PM |
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Workplace InjuriesIt will be a little bit easier to settle a New Jersey Workers' Compensation claim now that Medicare has raised it's threshold level of review from $10,000 to $25,000. Medicare's April 25, 2006 Memorandum regarding their setasides. Although it is only a threshold for review and not a safe harbor, it will allow clients on Medicare to settle cases with values under $25,000 without waiting to see...
- Ricky Bagolie | May 01, 2006 9:21 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeBacterial contamination of keyboards is a source of pathogenic contamination in hospitals , according to a paper published by the Department of Hospital Epidemiology at the University of North Carolina Health Care System in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Hospital keyboards have multiple users, who do not wash or decontaminate their hands according to these findings. Most hospitals have mobile...