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• Mandated Reporting of Injuries to Patients Takes Hold in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.

  David Mittleman | July 25, 2009 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Not many people know the extent of avoidable mistakes that occur in hospitals and are never disclosed to the public. However, under laws that took effect last year in Virginia and a few years...

• Tanimura & Antle Voluntarily Recalls One Lot of Romaine Lettuce

  Rick Patterson | July 25, 2009 4:44 AM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Tanimura & Antle, Inc. of Salinas, Calif. is voluntarily recalling one lot of romaine lettuce because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. No illnesses have been reported to...

• Neglect on Nursing Board Dealt with Swiftly

  Shanley Monroe | July 25, 2009 4:13 AM | 0 CommentsStockton, CA

  One of the hot button issues facing the nation is health care reform. Most public officials agree that health care reform is necessary. The question is not whether reform is needed, but rather how...

• Atlanta, Georgia Firefighter Pulls Two People From Burning Car

  Jessica Smagacz | July 24, 2009 11:08 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Earlier today around 11 am, 33 year old Karen Nowakowski, an Atlanta, Georgia firefighter, was on her way to run an errand and was not on duty. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution,...

• Swine Flu Remains a Deadly Threat in Virginia

  Rick Shapiro | July 24, 2009 9:14 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  The Virginia Department of Health is reporting a woman’s recent death may be linked to the H1N1 virus, commonly referred to as Swine Flu. If it turns out Swine Flu was a contributing...

• Hundreds of Patients May Have Contracted Blood Borne Illnesses After Machine Malfunction in Hanover County, North Carolina

  Rick Shapiro | July 24, 2009 8:16 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  Many of us go to the local health center everyday where we are hooked up to several medical testing machines. These medical testing machines are a great benefit to society, allowing more accurate...

• Summer Water Safety Alert: Surf's Up On The South Shore! Be Careful

  Wayne Parsons | July 24, 2009 6:34 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  The waves in Waikiki look white and fluffy and the warm air and water beckon the just arrived tourists. I surf. Its great fun. But beware. Those waves are powerful. The surfers riding them are...

• Woman Dies of Head Trauma from Golf Cart Accident at Carteret County Campground

  Rick Shapiro | July 24, 2009 6:13 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  A woman camping at a Carteret County campground has died from head trauma after falling from a golf cart. Authorities familiar with the accident said that she died on Sunday after receiving the head...

• Denise Morgan, Nashville Resident, Killed in Accident

  George Fusner | July 24, 2009 4:29 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  The woman killed in last week’s two-vehicle collision on Donelson Pike has been identified as Denise Marlene Morgan, 54, of Nashville. According to early police reports, Morgan was driving...

• Airplane crash claims for U.S. citizens on domestic flights.

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | July 24, 2009 4:06 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  The modern world is a complex place. Almost everything we wear, eat, and use has been made somewhere else from components that came from yet more places. As the world grows more complex and more...