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• Carbon Monoxide Safety Tips

  Chrissie Cole | December 09, 2010 10:39 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  You can’t see Carbon monoxide (CO). It is a deadly, colorless, odorless, poisonous gas that is produced whenever any fuel such as gas, oil, kerosene, wood, or charcoal is burned. Carbon...

• Orange Country Jury Convicts Man in Death of TapouT Founder Charles Lewis

  Greg Owen | December 09, 2010 10:33 AM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  An Orange County jury Wednesday convicted a 53-year-old Costa Mesa man of killing Charles “Mask” Lewis Jr., known for the popular TapouT clothing line and his influence in the mixed...

• Round Up: More Interesting Medical Items

  Mike Bryant | December 09, 2010 9:22 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Do woman wait to long when they are having a heart attack? The FDA is suggesting that radiation from CT Scans is operator error. Injuryboard member Paul Napoli takes a interesting look at the...

• Virginia Workers Compensation judge interrogates disabled claimant

  Doug Landau | December 08, 2010 9:54 PM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  Several disabled workers represented by the Herndon Law Firm ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. came to watch a difficult comp case at the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission Northern Virginia Regional Office...

• Sledding Poses Serious Risks

  Linda Chalat | December 08, 2010 5:30 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Sledding as a fun winter activity has been a popular forever. Yet, each year 20,000 youngsters a year are hurt and 9 percent suffer traumatic brain injury researchers warn. Whether they’re...

• We All Bear The Cost When Insurance Companies Refuse To Accept Responsibility

  Brett Goodson | December 08, 2010 5:18 PM | 0 CommentsCincinnati, OH

  Unfortunately insurance companies and the US Chamber of Commerce have declared war on innocent victims of negligence. They have framed the discussion in such a way that makes it seem that society...

• Friends remember two teenagers killed after a Thanksgiving car crash

  Karl Truman | December 08, 2010 3:17 PM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY

  Thanksgiving is the deadliest holiday of the year. The disturbing trend of Thanksgiving Day driving fatalities continued this year in Kentucky when two Louisville teenagers were killed in a car...

• Increased Sepsis Infections in Nursing Homes

  Michael Monheit | December 08, 2010 12:49 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  Sepsis is a life-threatening illness. It is usually caused by the body’s response to bacterial infection. The immune system goes into overdrive, which overwhelms normal processes in the...

• Recognition of Road Hazards avoids Car and Trucking Accidents

  Jeremy Thurman | December 08, 2010 11:15 AM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  In reviewing the commercial drivers manual (CDL) I was reminded that to be a good defensive driver, we must always be on the lookout for hazardous driving situations and/or conditions. As an...

• When Shoveling Snow You Can't Deposit It In The Street

  Mike Bryant | December 08, 2010 9:06 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  When you are clearing sidewalks and drive ways, the snow can't be placed on the road. The Minnesota Department of Transportation sent out a press release pointing out that private homeowners and...