Personal Injury Law

Medicare Incentives Encourage More Doctors E-Prescribe

Posted on January 21, 2009
LEARN MORE CMS on E-Prescribing National ePrescribing Patient Safety Initiative (NEPSI) Consumer Guide to E-Prescribing InjuryBoard on Medication & Prescription Errors IMAGE SOURCE: © NationalErx New incentives are prompting doctors to begin using electronic prescriptions, also known as E-prescribing, reports WSJ...

MRSA Infections Rising Among Children

Posted on January 20, 2009
LEARN MORE Archives of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery January 2009 CDC: Invasive MRSA Fact Sheet MRSA Education Initiative InjuryBoard on MRSA InjuryBoard Help Center on MRSA InjuryBoard Help Center on Infections Beyond MRSA – Hospitals Fight Superbug IMAGE SOURCE:© Wikimedia Commons / Magnified MRSA infection / author: Patho A new study in the January issue of the Archives of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery reveals a super bacteria known as MRSA is spreading among children, causing a surge in head and neck infections...

Calm And Centered - Less Dementia, Study Says

Posted on January 20, 2009
LEARN MORE The journal Neurology- Abstract of study Karolinska Institute  Midlife Coffee Drinking, press release Injuryboard Help Center- alzheimer's and dementia Injuryboard News - Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's Genome Project  American Journal of Human Genetics  InjuryBoard on Alzheimer's Disease  Alzheimer's Association  National Institute on Aging  Join The Fight: World Alzheimers Day    IMAGE SOURCE: © Wikimedia Commons/ progressive dementia patient/ author: Dr...

Salmonella Scare: Peanut Paste In Dog Biscuits To Energy Bars

Posted on January 20, 2009
LEARN MOREFDA on salmonalla outbreakCDC on salmonella investigation IMAGE SOURCE:  Wikimedia Commons/ friendly dog/ author: Letz  The nation's salmonella scare is changing the focus from peanut butter to peanut paste found in a variety of products from dog biscuits to energy bars...

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Some Facial Injuries Identify Domestic Abuse

Posted on January 20, 2009
LEARN MORE Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery (Jan.-Feb. – 2009) Mayo Clinic: Domestic Violence Toward Women NCADV: National Coalition Against Domestic Violence IMAGE SOURCE: iStockPhoto / author: Stockphoto4u Women who are victims of domestic violence tend to have different facial injuries than those injured in accidents, according to a new study...

OTC Skin Products Lead To Irregular Heartbeat, Coma, Death In Two

Posted on January 19, 2009
  LEARN MORE FDA- Public Health Advisory Injuryboard Help Center- Anesthetics Injuryboard Help Center- FDA and Prescription Drugs FDA Medwatch- Look for Recalled Drugs and Devices Lidocaine warning label   IMAGE SOURCE: Amazon.com ZCaine OTC gel/ Web site   Over-the-counter topical anesthetics are skin numbing products used to prepare for cosmetic procedures, to relieve itching or to relieve pain and burning...

Two Little Debbie Snack Products Join Recall

Posted on January 19, 2009
LEARN MORE Little Debbie News Release CDC on Salmonella Outbreak FDA on Salmonella Outbreak Peanut Corp. of America InjuryBoard on Peanut Butter Recall Salmonella Cases Tied to Tainted King Nut Peanut Butter CDC: Three Deaths May Be Linked To Salmonella Kellogg Peanut Butter Crackers Pulled From Shelves As A Precaution IMAGE SOURCE:© Little Debbie Web site McKee Foods Corp, the company that sells Little Debbie snacks, is voluntarily recalling two types of peanut butter crackers because of a possible link to a deadly salmonella outbreak...

Seven States Challenge Conscience Rule Over Women's Health

Posted on January 19, 2009
  LEARN MORE NIH on Hippocratic Oath  NOW on final rule  Planned Parenthood Federation of America  American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists  Health and Human Services statement  HHS proposed rule    IMAGE SOURCE: ©iStockphoto/ nurse thinking/ author: emreogan   The rule is devised to make an end run around abortion rights in this country, established by the U...

Mom-Based Garment Industry May Be Hardest Hit By New Safety Regs

Posted on January 19, 2009
Kathleen Fasanella LEARN MORE NATIONAL VOICES Fashion Incubator Web site Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act- Lead CPSIA - Certification requirements Congressional letter to CPSC about exemptions   IMAGE SOURCE:  Kathleen Fasanella, Fashion Incubator,Courtesty:  K...

Simple Surgical Checklist Saves Lives

Posted on January 16, 2009
LEARN MORE NEMJ 1/14/09 Surgical Safety Checklist (pdf) WHO: Safe Surgeries Saves Lives IMAGE SOURCE: iStockPhoto / doctors circling / Kovalvs A simple surgical safety checklist reduced patient-mortality and complications by more than a third, according to a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine...

Lilly Whistleblowers Lead To $1.4 Billion Record Zyprexa Settlement

Posted on January 16, 2009
LEARN MORE DOJ statement on the case DOJ Notice of forfeiture DOJ Guilty Plea agreement DOJ Settlement Agreement Search InjuryBoard for Zyprexa Sheller P...

Kellogg Peanut Butter Crackers Pulled From Shelves As A Precaution

Posted on January 15, 2009
  LEARN MORE Kellogg CDC on salmonella outbreak King Nut Announcement  Peanut Corp. of America FDA Recall Announcement  InjuryBoard on Peanut Butter Recall  Minnesota Health Department news release    IMAGE SOURCE: Kellogg Web site/ Austin crackers image   Grab the kids' school lunches...

Children's Health Care Bill Passes House

Posted on January 15, 2009
LEARN MORE Injuryboard News on Presidential extension of SCHIP, January 2008 Injuryboard News - Background on SCHIP JAMA study on uninsured children, October 2008    IMAGE SOURCE: ©iStockphoto/ father comforting girl/ author: YazolinoGirl   President-elect Barack Obama got an early win on child health care Wednesday...

Pursuing Merck and Vioxx With A Vengeance - Part 2

Posted on January 15, 2009
  Joan M. Petty and her great grandson (Continued from PART ONE) LEARN MORE Injuryboard on Merck & Co, and Vioxx Supreme Court docket - Petty v. Merck Injuryboard on Vioxx  Injuryboard on payments  Injuryboard on Merck  Injuryboard on Vioxx pulled  The Vioxx story, Beasley Allen law firm Vioxx settlement web site  Master settlement with exhibits  Master Settlement Agreement - With Exhibits  Description of Settlement Program  Examples of Claim Valuation Calculations  Vioxx Settlement Calculator  IMAGE SOURCE: © Photo courtesy: Joan M...

Pursing Merck And Vioxx With A Vengeance - Part 1

Posted on January 15, 2009
Joan M. Petty and her great grandson LEARN MORE Injuryboard on Merck & Co, and Vioxx Supreme Court docket - Petty v. Merck Injuryboard on Vioxx  Injuryboard on payments  Injuryboard on Merck  Injuryboard on Vioxx pulled  The Vioxx story, Beasley Allen law firm Vioxx settlement web site     IMAGE SOURCE: © Photo Courtesy: Joan M...

Study: Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia Share Genetic Link

Posted on January 15, 2009
LEARN MORE The Lancet 1/17/09 NIMH on Schizophrenia NIMH on Bipolar Disorder IMAGE SOURCE: iStockPhoto / author: ErichMichaud A new study suggests, if schizophrenia runs in a family, bipolar disorder most likely does as well (and vice versa)...

US Airways Flight Crashes Upon Takeoff - 148 Passengers Okay

Posted on January 15, 2009
LEARN MORE US Airways phone number 1-800- 679-8215.  #   IMAGE SOURCE:  Reuters Web site A320 downed   150 people onboard a US Airways plane appear to be alive after the A320 dove into the Hudson River after takeoff from New York's LaGuardia Airport...

Antipsychotics And The Risk of Sudden Death

Posted on January 15, 2009
LEARN MORE NEJM  - Abstract The Lancet Neurology  InjuryBoard on Alzheimer's Disease  InjuryBoard News on Alzheimer's  InjuryBoard Help Center on Alzheimer's  InjuryBoard on Antipsychotics  Alzheimer's Association  NIMH: Antipsychotic Medications    IMAGE SOURCE: © iStockPhoto / close up render of neuron brain cell / author: Henrik5000   Patients taking a newer group of atypical antipsychotics are twice as likely to suffer sudden cardiac failure and death as nonusers...

Ambitious Research Into Child Health And Toxins Launches

Posted on January 14, 2009
  LEARN MORE National Children's Study Injuryboard News on Lead in artificial turf, June 2008 Injuryboard News on bisphenol-A studies, August 2008 Injuryboard New on phthalates, December 2008 Injuryboard - Safe Home 101 InjuryBoard on Phthalates Exposure  InjuryBoard Toxic Substances Help Center Environmental Working Group- Ways to Avoid BPA Exposure    IMAGE SOURCE:© Wikimedia Commons/ baby boy and bottle/ author: Matthias Sebulke   It's long been suspected that children are the most susceptible to environmental factors that adversely impact health...

No Suicide Risk Found With Singulair- FDA

Posted on January 14, 2009
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on Singulair Injuryboard on Vioxx Injuryboard on Avandia FDA page on Singulair  FDA Early Communication on Singulair   IMAGE SOURCE: WikiMedia Commons/ cat allergy/Martin Bahmann   The probe is still in its early stages, but federal health officials do not believe that asthma drugs are tied to suicide...

Two Lawsuits Filed In Continental Takeoff Crash

Posted on January 14, 2009
LEARN MORE Runway Accidents Most Common Cockpit Conversation blog Aero Safety World on RSI IMAGE SOURCE:© Wikimedia Commons/ Delta 757 taking off Reagan Washington Airport/ author: Carl Lindburg Two Passengers on board the Continental Airlines flight that veered off the runway in December have become the first to sue the airline over the crash, reports the Houston Chronicle...

Chlamydia At Record High Numbers

Posted on January 13, 2009
LEARN MORE CDC Surveillance Report, 2007 CDC- Safe in the City videos  Interview with CDC's Dr. John Douglas  Injuryboard on Teen girls and STDs, March 2008 Injuryboard on STD Injuryboard on cervical cancer Injuryboard on HPV    IMAGE SOURCE: ©iStockphoto/ couple grope/ author: PICSUNV   Cases of the sexually transmitted disease (STD), Chlamydia, are reported to be at an all-time high...

CDC: Three Deaths May Be Linked To Salmonella

Posted on January 13, 2009
LEARN MORE Minnesota Health Department news release King Nut FDA Press Release on recall CDC on outbreak    IMAGE SOURCE: Wikimedia Commons/ peanut butter/ author: PiccoloNamek * Correction 410 is the number of cases not deaths! The deaths of two adults in Virginia, and an elderly woman in Minnesota, may be linked to a nationwide salmonella outbreak that has sickened 410 nationwide...

Parents Warned Against Using Vicks VapoRub On Children

Posted on January 13, 2009
  LEARN MORE Vicks Web site The journal, Chest Abstract  Injuryboard News on ban on cold meds for kids, October 2008 Injuryboard Help Center - OTC drugs   IMAGE SOURCE: ©iStockphoto/ mother comforting child/ author: _IB_    Parents have been advised to minimize the use of over-the-counter cold medications in children under the age of four...

Quality Undisturbed Sleep Helps Fight Colds

Posted on January 13, 2009
  LEARN MORE Carnegie Mellon - Sleep study Abstract  Carnegie Mellon University Injuryboard News on weight gain and sleep, May 2008   IMAGE SOURCE:  Wikimedia Commons/ sleeping moon/ author: Dvortygirl   It may sound like common sense- fewer hours of sleep translates to a reduction in your body's immunity to everything, even the common cold...

Health Investigators Match Minnesota Salmonella with Nationwide Strain

Posted on January 12, 2009
  LEARN MORE FDA report on recall  CDC on Salmonella Minnesota Department of Health news release King Nut    IMAGE SOURCE:  CDC map of salmonella outbreak, 2009   A five- pound tub of creamy peanut butter in Minnesota is a genetic match between the strains of Salmonella bacteria associated with 30 illnesses in the state and nearly 400 across the country...

Iraq Afghanistan Soldiers Demand KBR Come Clean on Toxin

Posted on January 12, 2009
LEARN MORE Indiana Guardsmen lawsuit against KBR, December 2008 Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America Testimony of Ed Blacke to U.S. Senate Injuryboard News  - Jones rape allegations, December 2007   IMAGE SOURCE:  Halliburton Watch Web site/ soldiers guard Iraq Ministry of Oil   At least 48 Oregon National Guardsmen are reporting ill effects that may have come from an airborne carcinogen they contacted while working in southern Iraq,  Stars and Stripes is reporting...

Financial Conflicts Largely Ignored By FDA Report Finds

Posted on January 12, 2009
  LEARN MORE Department HHS report Office of the Inspector General Injuryboard News on Harvard conflict of interest, November 2008 Injuryboard News on Emory conflict of interest, October 2008 Injuryboard News on conflicts Some Doctors Just Say NO To Pharma Pay    IMAGE SOURCE: © iStockPhoto/ generic doctor/ twohumans   Conflicting interests between drug companies and researchers conducting clinical drug/device trials is a story that makes the headlines almost weekly, especially since the research generated often dictates the prescriptions doctors write nationwide...

Drugmakers Allowed To Advise Doctors on Off-Label Uses, Says FDA

Posted on January 12, 2009
LEARN MORE PhRMA FDA - 101 - What Does FDA Approval Mean? (Part One) FDA - 101 - What Does FDA Approval Mean? (Part Two) InjuryBoard on FDA IMAGE SOURCE:© FDA Web site logo New guidelines by U...

Salmonella Cases Tied to Tainted King Nut Peanut Butter

Posted on January 11, 2009
source: WikiMedia Commons  -LEARN MORE- King Nut Announcement  Peanut Corp. of America FDA Recall Announcement  InjuryBoard on Peanut Butter Recall  The King Nut Food Supply Company of Solon, Ohio, announced a voluntary recall of their peanut butters yesterday after Salmonella food poisoning was traced to a 5-gallon vat of King Nut labeled peanut butter...

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