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• Something (Other than "X") Marks the Spot: Standard of Care for Avoiding Wrong-Site Surgeries, Part 2

  Brooks Schuelke | August 13, 2008 8:14 AM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  Today, we continue looking at the standard of care for avoiding wrong-site surgeries. The first step is to establish a pre-operative verification process. The second step in the Joint Commission...

• Head-On Crash Leaves Four in Hospital in Prince William County

  Ben Glass | August 13, 2008 6:46 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  Head-On Crash Leaves Four in Hospital On August 5 at 5:20 pm, a 31-year-old Bristow woman’s 2006 Volkswagen Jetta crossed into oncoming traffic and struck a 2003 Ford F-250. They...

• Andrews Missing in Presumed Plane Crash

  Mike Schneider | August 13, 2008 12:51 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  Deputy Commissioner of Revenue, Brian Andrews, 56, and his son, Brandon, 24, are the subject of an intensive search in areas between Young Lake and Juneau. The Cessna 182 on floats had dropped...

• Baronof Is. Plane Crash Deaths Identified

  Mike Schneider | August 13, 2008 12:28 AM | 3 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  The pilot of the baron 55 that crashed on Baronof Is. was 83 year old Harold Joseph Gaines of Marietta, Ga. His passenger has been identified as 73 year old Sy Mymudes of Decatur, Ga. A fuel...

• Cub Foods Recalls Wild Harvest brand Beef Choice

  Michael Bryant | August 12, 2008 11:22 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  As part of a nationwide beef recall, Cub foods is recalling Wild Harvest brand Beef Choice ribeye steaks, sirloin steaks and strip steaks on store shelves between July 1 and August 8...

• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Announces Ratings Updates

  Steve Klearman | August 12, 2008 10:14 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  In an effort to provide consumers with more complete safety information and encourage car manufacturers to design safer cars, the U.S. Department of Transportation has revised its five star rating...

• New Study Examines Medication Error Deaths

  Greg Webb | August 12, 2008 9:44 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  A new study found mixing street drugs and alcohol with prescription medications has attributed to a fivefold increase in the number of deaths ascribed to medical errors since the 1980s. In 2004,...

• Prime Mortgages Threaten Potential Housing Recovery

  Paul Kiesel | August 12, 2008 8:28 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  CNNMoney.com published an article today that reiterates a point I brought up three months ago in a blog titled, "The Next Mortgage Crisis: Prime Borrowers." CNN's article relates how more borrowers...

• Pit Bull Mauls Girl in East Anchorage

  Mike Schneider | August 12, 2008 7:29 PM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  APD responded this afternoon to a report that a young girl was mauled by a pit bull in East Anchorage. The dog was later shot and killed. The girl is being treated at a local hospital. If the dog...

• Is it better to accept settlement or wait out a trial?

  Chuck Boyk | August 12, 2008 5:50 PM | 0 CommentsFindlay, OH

  For those suffering from personal injuries from incidents such as car accidents or medical malpractice, settling a case out of court is common. Majority of cases – 80 to 92 percent – settle out of...