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• Abuse at Nursing Home by Teens

  Beth Janicek | December 05, 2008 10:33 AM | 1 CommentSan Antonio, TX

  In a horribly shocking story reported today, two teen-age girls are accused of abusing nursing home residents, with four other girls accused of failure to report the abuse. The girls worked as...

• Learn the myths about alcohol that could help you prevent an alcohol-related car accident - Part III

  Chuck Boyk | December 05, 2008 9:59 AM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  Our Toledo, Ohio car accident lawyers would like to remind drivers about some of the alcohol myths that can lead to a drunk-driving car accident. Alcohol-related car accidents can devastate a...

• Child Safety: Minnesota Has Youngest Hunters Ever

  Mike Bryant | December 05, 2008 9:15 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  This past legislative session the Minnesota legislature lifted age restrictions on 10 and 11 year old hunters. This is the first time in modern history hunters this young can hunt deer and other...

• Blast-Induced Brain Damage Posing Long-Term Nightmare for Vets

  Michael Phelan | December 05, 2008 9:10 AM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  Major news outlets have reported for the past couple of years that traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the signature injury of the Iraq war. In a long awaited government report, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) estimates that 22% of wounded troops have suffered brain damage, and calls on the military to take major steps to better evaluate returning veterans for traumatic brain injury.

• Can a Photograph Save Your Life?

  David Mittleman | December 05, 2008 8:45 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Doctors who read diagnostic images - such as x-rays, MRIs, and CT scans - see a lot of pictures over the course of their day. One picture they usually don’t see, however, is an actual...

• Finally! Doctor Pay-Offs by Drug Companies to be Disclosed by Cleveland Clinic

  Camryn Hansen | December 05, 2008 12:02 AM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  This week, top medical research center The Cleveland Clinic will announce its launch of a program to publicly report the various business dealings that each of its 1,800 staff doctors and...

• Foreign Corporations Getting Free Ride On Dangerous Products

  Mike Bryant | December 04, 2008 8:49 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  In a study entitled Defective Foreign Products in the United States: Issues and Discussion , American University’s Washington College of Law, and the American Association for Justice pointed...

• Washington Post: Report Confirms Source of Contaminated Heparin

  Paul Kiesel | December 04, 2008 8:38 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  From HealthDay News and the Washington Post: WEDNESDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDay News) -- A final report on the deadly contamination of the blood thinner heparin confirms that the problem was caused by a...

• Morphine Overdose Killed Army Soldier

  Paul Kiesel | December 04, 2008 8:30 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  Earlier this year, a Fort Huachuca soldier died of a morphine overdose at the Army base's medical barracks, an investigation concluded this week, and authoritites are trying to determine who...

• Family Settles Law Suit against Port Royal Ocean Resort

  Jesse Guerra | December 04, 2008 6:20 PM | 2 CommentsCorpus Christi, TX

  On December 02, the Bailey family settled a law suit that was pending in Nueces County for the wrongful death drowning of their deceased daughter, Toynelle Bailey, against Port Royal Ocean Resort in...