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• Safety Tips for Towing a Trailer

  Beth Janicek | December 22, 2009 10:36 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  This weekend in Comal County, a 59-year-old man was killed in a tragic accident, when two pickup trucks towing trailers collided. Incidents like this are upsetting to hear, especially around the...

• Surgical Safety Checklist Shown to Save Lives

  Jim Lewis | December 22, 2009 10:04 AM | 1 CommentGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  Deaths on hospital beds and in operating rooms are inevitable. However, according to researchers from Harvard, operating room deaths and complications are decreased by 1/3 when nurses and...

• Jury Finds Errors of Two Doctors From Children's Hospital Lead to Death of Young Boy

  David Mittleman | December 22, 2009 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  3-year-old Jason Fox was born in July 2001 with a congenital heart defect known as Tetralogy of Fallot, a condition that affects the blood flow to the heart. In Jason's case, his condition was...

• Congress Takes Critical Step in Halting Abusive Forced Arbitrations

  Ray De Lorenzi | December 22, 2009 9:45 AM | 1 CommentVoices

  --crossposted from The Huffington Post-- Early Saturday morning, the Senate passed an amendment that marks the first, critical step toward protecting all Americans from being forced into...

• For Aetna, Lower Profits Mean Fewer Employees And Insured

  Mike Bryant | December 22, 2009 9:44 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Third-quarter net income for Aetna rose 18% to $326 million from the same period in 2008. Most businesses would consider a percentage increase like that to be very good. But for Aetna, that just...

• Snow and Slick Roads Contribute to Many Accidents Across Mid-Michigan

  David Mittleman | December 22, 2009 9:31 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  As the snow flies this winter and the roads become slicker, it is easy to forget how dangerous these combined conditions can be for driving. This became a reality for many drivers this past Saturday...

• Sarasota Hospital CEO Receives $91,000 Raise

  Joe Saunders | December 22, 2009 9:11 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  Sarasota Memorial Hospital CEO Gwen MacKenzie received an early Christmas present. The hospital CEO got a $91,000 pay increase. Only one board member responsible for giving the pay increase objected...

• Federal Fines for Off-Label Marketing May Be Paying Dividends

  Joe Saunders | December 22, 2009 9:05 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL

  Perhaps the large pharmaceutical companies are finally starting to pay attention. After a few years of being penalized by large monetary fines, it may be that the big pharma executives are starting...

• Man's Best Friend: Family Member or Mere Pet?

  David Mittleman | December 21, 2009 3:30 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  The Vermont Supreme Court will begin hearing the case of a couple who say their dog was more than a pet and should be treated as a member of the family and not mere property. According to Sarah and...

• Window Blind Recall One of Largest in U.S. History

  Greg Webb | December 21, 2009 2:38 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  The window blind recall issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission last week - the one that targeted 50 million Roman shades and roll-up blinds - has been one of the biggest product recalls in...