Personal Injury Law

Public Calls For Rational Police Pursuits - 2 Officers Charged

Posted on May 09, 2008
                  Ashley McIntosh                                LEARN MORE Dr. Robyn online petition Pursuit Watch Candy Priano and Voices Insisting on Pursuit Safety   Injuryboard on High-Speed police chases Injuryboard on Hot Pursuits Injuryboard on police chases Nebraska Injuryboard on Pursuit Watch Police Driving web site KSDK video on Trooper Matt Mitchell NHTSA 1982-2006 pursuit fatalities by state    IMAGE SOURCE: Ali Carter Memorial Web site Courtesy: Leigh Griffis; Website of Dr...

Less Sleep - More Obesity, Smoking, Drinking Says CDC

Posted on May 08, 2008
LEARN MORE AASM on obesity and sleep More on healthy sleep  CDC Report on Sleep Injuryboard on Obesity Injuryboard on Childhood Obesity Injuryboard on Fat Cells   IMAGE SOURCE:  Wikimedia Commons/ sleeping moon/ author: Dvortygirl   There are 70 million Americans with sleep disorders who would like nothing more than to relax at night...

U.S. Hospitals Unprepared For Attacks

Posted on May 08, 2008
  LEARN MORE Injuryboard on ER overcrowding Injuryboard on ER long waits Harvard study Waxman reports on emergency surge   IMAGE SOURCE: Wikimedia Commons/ emergency room/ author: Thierry Geoffroy   In 2004, a series of coordinated bombings on the commuter train system in Madrid during the morning rush hour killed 191 people and send nearly 300 to a local hospital within hours...

China is Tight-Lipped on Reporting Virus as Olympics Near

Posted on May 07, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on foot and mouth disease in animals CDC on HFMD    IMAGE SOURCE: WikiMedia Commons/ Hangcun village in Anhui Province, China/ author: Udo Schoene   The timing couldn't be worse for China. As that country is preparing to host the Beijing Summer Olympics, a deadly virus has been killing children and the government's secrecy has caused more cases to emerge...

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Respiratory Damage From Smoking Takes Decades To Heal

Posted on May 07, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on Lung Cancer Injuryboard on the Engle Trust Fund Injuryboard on Second Hand Smoke American Lung Association on smoking    IMAGE SOURCE: WikiMedia Commons/ Lucky Strike, Portugal 2007/ author: Ryhion   If you are a smoker, quitting can lower your risk of dying from coronary heart disease by 21 percent in five years but you might not see overall improvement in your respiratory health for decades, according to researchers...

Happy Mother's Day- Sweden Best, Ethiopia Worst Place for Mothers and Children

Posted on May 07, 2008
LEARN MORE Save the Children Annual Report  CDC on Child & Adolescent Immunization Schedule Injuryboard on vaccines Injuryboard on U.S. Vaccination report Injuryboard on National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program   IMAGE SOURCE: WikiMedia Commons/ mother and child in Mumbai/ author: Wen-Yan King   Some mothers want cards and flowers for Mother's Day...

Adopted Youth Have Slight Risk for ADHD

Posted on May 06, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on ADHD Injuryboard on Emotional Problems Injuryboard on ADHD Drugs Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine   IMAGE SOURCE: WikiMedia Commons/ adopted Chinese girl, 1999/author: Marc Davis   In the first study of its kind, University of Minnesota researchers wanted to know whether adopted adolescents have an increased risk for behavioral and emotional problems...

Research Finds Breastfeeding Boosts IQ

Posted on May 06, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on Breast Cancer Injuryboard on Baby formula Archives of General Psychiatry Abstract   IMAGE SOURCE: WikiMedia Commons/ breastfeeding within minutes, 2006/ author: David Goodman   As if mothers didn't already know this, more evidence, this time from Canada's McGill University, shows that breastfed babies have a higher IQ than those babies fed with formula...

Painkiller Cuts Dementia

Posted on May 06, 2008
LEARN MORE Neurology Abstract Injuryboard on Alzheimer's disease Injuryboard on Ibuprofen Rotterdam study Google on Ibuprofen and studies Alzheimer's Association    IMAGE SOURCE: WikiMedia Commons/ ibuprofen 200 mg/ author: Ragesoss   A large U...

Raytheon's Florida Neighbors Sue Over Water Contamination

Posted on May 05, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on TCE Injuryboard on Raytheon Groundwater Contamination Saunders & Walker P.A. Complaint Linda & John Swartout Raytheon Superfund Cleanup in Mountain View CA Florida DEP    IMAGE SOURCE: WikiMedia Commons/ Raytheon Missiles on display, Paris Air Show, 2005/ author: David Monniaux   The city of St...

SuperTarget Stores Hit By Meat And Poultry Recall

Posted on May 05, 2008
LEARN MORE USDA Recall Notice USDA Recall hotline number (347) 887-0083 Injuryboard on Food Poisoning Injuryboard on Listeria CDC on Listeria   IMAGE SOURCE:  WikiMedia Commons/ Listeria/ CDC Public Health Library   A Queens, New York-based meat and poultry recall is reaching into the shelves of SuperTarget's Archer Farms brand across the country...

Fat Cells Set By Adolescence Study Shows

Posted on May 05, 2008
LEARN MORE BMI calculate  Injuryboard on obesity    Injuryboard on diabetes   Injuryboard on fast food   IMAGE SOURCE: WikiMedia Commons/ fat adolescent/ author: Robert Lawton    Scientists in Sweden at the Karolinska Institute say that fat cell numbers are set at adolescence and stay the same all of your life...

Docs Weigh In On Lip Gloss Cancer Theory

Posted on May 02, 2008
LEARN MORE Solar Radiation study Injuryboard on cancer drugs Injuryboard on SPF Injuryboard on melanoma   IMAGE SOURCE: WikiMedia Commons/ pouty lips/ author: Rachael Ashe   When in doubt wear sun protection on your lips even heavier than you would on your face and body...

Measles Outbreak from Unvaccinated

Posted on May 02, 2008
LEARN MORE See CDC on measles outbreak Institute of Vaccine Safety FDA on thimerosal and MMR Injuryboard on thimerosal  Injuryboard on measles   IMAGE SOURCE: WikiMedia Commons/ measles rash day 3/ CDC   So far this year there have been 64 cases of measles across the U...

Minnesota Bridge Collapsed Victims To Be Compensated

Posted on May 02, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on bridge collapse NTSB on aging infrastructures    IMAGE SOURCE: WikiMedia Commons/ MN I-35 bridge, August 14, 2007 / U.S. Navy Photo   Last night Minnesota lawmakers worked out a deal to compensate the 13 people killed and more than 100 injured when a Minneapolis bridge collapsed last August...

Aspirin May Cut Muscle Aches AND Breast Cancer

Posted on May 01, 2008
LEARN MORE Breast Cancer Research, abstract Injuryboard on breast cancer   IMAGE SOURCE: WikiMedia Commons/ aspirin/ author: Chaval Brasil    It's known to help with headaches and muscle aches and to reduce fever. It may even protect against colon cancer...

Trees May Cut Asthma- NYC Study Finds

Posted on May 01, 2008
LEARN MORE J.  of Epid. and Community Health Injuryboard on asthma Injuryboard on asthma drugs New York Restoration Project- Million Trees NYC   IMAGE SOURCE: WikiMedia Commons /Washington Square trees, NYC/ author: Urban   Could nature provide a solution to dirty air created by particle and smog emitting cars and factories? Columbia University researchers in New York City (NYC) find that children living on tree-lined streets are less likely to develop asthma...

Pittsburgh "Steel City's" Bad Air Outpaces Los Angeles

Posted on May 01, 2008
LEARN MORE Source: State of the Air report  American Lung Association  Injuryboard on lung cancer Injuryboard on Air Pollution    IMAGE SOURCE: WikiMedia Commons/ downtown Pittsburgh/ author: CBC at de wikipedia    Typically it's been Los Angeles, located in a bowl with carbon monoxide spewing cars clogging highways at all hours, that has won it the designation of the most air-polluted U...

Las Vegas Hepatitis C Doc Blocked From Medicine

Posted on April 30, 2008
  LEARN MORE Injuryboard on reusing syringes Injuryboard on Dr. Desai story Injuryboard on first lawsuit Injuryboard on hepatitis  Southern Nevada Health District warning  Injuryboard on how to stay safe  CDC on infection control  White, Meany & Wetherall Las Vegas Journal-Review photos of Dr...

$4,600 For Celebrity Medical Records Brings Indictment

Posted on April 30, 2008
LEARN MORE Lawanda Jackson Indictment Injuryboard on HIPAA Injuryboard on Google Cleveland Clinic trial   IMAGE SOURCE: ©iStockphoto/ medical records/ Snowleopard1   She is alleged to have sold the medical records of celebrities who had checked into the UCLA Medical Center for $4,600...

Heparin Contamination Intentional

Posted on April 30, 2008
LEARN MORE FDA on Heparin Injuryboard on Heparin Injuryboard on Quaid lawsuit   IMAGE SOURCE: WikiMedia Commons/ 2 pigs/ author: titanium22   The chemical contaminant found in some batches of the recalled blood-thinner heparin may have been put there intentionally...

Marry For Love, Money, Health Benefits?

Posted on April 29, 2008
  LEARN MORE Injuryboard on insurers Injuryboard on insurer profits in Florida Kaiser Family Foundation   IMAGE SOURCE: WikiMedia Commons/ man woman icon/author: Anonmoos   A survey finds that seven percent of Americans or someone in their family, married so they could receive healthcare benefits in 2007...

Fosamax Linked To Heart Irregularity

Posted on April 29, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on Osteoporosis Injuryboard on Fosamax Injuryboard on Actonel National Osteoporosis Foundation International Osteoporosis Foundation NIH on osteoporosis Archives of Internal Medicine abstract   IMAGESOURCE: ©iStockPhoto/ osteoporatic hips/ Starfotograph   A new study reports that the osteoporosis drug Fosamax may be linked to a doubling of a woman's risk of developing atrial fibrillation, according to researchers at the University of Washington...

Lung Cancer Linked to HPV and Measles Virus

Posted on April 28, 2008
LEARN MORE Gardasil information Journal of Thoracic Oncology: (Membership)  European Society for Medical Oncology statement  ESMO conference CDC on HPV  Injuryboard on Lung Cancer Injuryboard on Gardasil   IMAGESOURCE: WikiMedia Commons/ lung cancer and bronchoscope/ Author:U...

FDA Knew of Artificial Blood Dangers JAMA Study Finds

Posted on April 28, 2008
  LEARN MORE JAMA report Injuryboard on FDA Drugs Public Citizen on FDA artificial blood trials   IMAGE SOURCE: ©iStockphoto.com/blood bag/ pictorico   Artificial blood was originally created to offset any shortages of fresh blood that could be used in an emergency or for wounded soldiers...

Diabetes Doubles, Five Folds Increasing Risky Pregnancies

Posted on April 28, 2008
LEARN MORE Trends in the Prevalence of Preexisting Diabetes abstract  Injuryboard on Diabetes Injuryboard on Diabetes Drugs Injuryboard on Glucophage    IMAGE SOURCE: Wikimedia Commons/ pregnancy at 36 weeks/ flickr Just as our nation is in the grips of an obesity epidemic, the number of pregnant women with diabetes is skyrocketing...

$600 Million Fund To Go To Injured Florida Smokers

Posted on April 21, 2008
  LEARN MORE Engle Trust Fundhttp://www.engletrustfund.com/ Injuryboard on the Engle Case Injuryboard on Florida Tobacco Lawsuits   IMAGE SOURCE: Cigarette/ www.tobaccoflorida.com Thousands of Floridians who have been injured by cigarettes are lining up to share in a $600 million trust fund set up to compensate smokers for illness...

Foot Pads Padding the Truth?

Posted on April 18, 2008
  LEARN MORE Customer Comments on Foot Pads on Wiki Answers Kinoki Foot Pads web site ABC News 20/20 report SPJ Code of Ethics Stossel: Give Me a Break  Airborne Health lawsuit  Injuryboard on Airborne    IMAGE SOURCE: Kinoki Foot Pads from company web site   Late night infomercials tell you just what you want to hear...

26 Californians Get Back Cancelled Health Coverage

Posted on April 18, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on Managed Care Injuryboard on Patsy Bates California Department of Managed Care Kaiser Permanente   IMAGE SOURCE: WikiMedia Commons/ $100 bill/ U.S. Govt. California health insurers have been told to reinstate the health policies of 26 people who were thrown off the roster for coverage after the insurer claimed they lied...

Health Insurers Enjoy $550 Million in Profits in Florida

Posted on April 18, 2008
LEARN MORE Healthy Florida Alliance Florida Health Care Coalition Gov. Crist on Autism Spectrum Disorders Injuryboard on HIPPA health insurance Injuryboard on ruling against big insurance Injuryboard on insurers playing doctor  Injuryboard on uninsured and diabetes   IMAGE SOURCE: WikiMedia Commons/ Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower, Chicago/ Author: Tony The Tiger   Health Insurers in Florida had an off year in 2007...

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