Personal Injury Law

Teen Girls Charged With Abusing Nursing Home Residents

Posted on December 03, 2008
LEARN MORE MN Dept of Health report, August 2008 Smoking Gun- Complaint against teens Injuryboard on Nursing Home Abuse   IMAGE SOURCE:  Smoking Gun Web Site/ Teens Charged In Nursing Home Abuse   Two teenage girls charged with abusing and sexually humiliating nursing home patients with dementia and Alzheimer's disease will be arraigned on adult charges...

Wal-Mart Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed For Black Friday Trampling

Posted on December 03, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard Blog - Wal-Mart sues injured employee, April 2008 Injuryboard Blog- Off the Clock Wal-Mart fine, September 2008 Walmartsucks.org LATE ADDITION: UPDATED - Walmart Statement on Incident at Valley Stream Store  12/3/08 "Tomorrow morning we will release our sales numbers for the month of November...

Reduce Medical Residents Shifts To 16-Hours To Reduce Errors, Report Suggests

Posted on December 03, 2008
  LEARN MORE Institute of Medicine study, Resident Duty Hours IOM Press release The American Academy of Family Physicians outlines how patients can prevent medical errors  Healthgrades  Injuryboard on medical errors  Injuryboard on medication errors  Injuryboard on heparin    IMAGE SOURCE:  ©iStockPhoto/ doctors circling/ Kovalvs   A 16-hour work shift may sound like a long one, but that is the maximum number of hours medical residents should work in one day, says a new report...

First Of 8,000 Florida Tobacco Lawsuits Begins

Posted on December 03, 2008
LEARN MORE Engle Trust Fund Injuryboard on the Engle Case  Injuryboard on Florida Tobacco Lawsuits  Florida Supreme Court on Engle case    IMAGE SOURCE:  Wikimedia Commons/ Marlboro cigarettes/ author: Bachmont   A lawsuit by the widow of a Cooper City man who smoked up to 40 cigarettes a day for 40 years, is underway - the first of 8,000 similar lawsuits to be heard in Florida against Big Tobacco...

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Obese Children At Risk For Thyroid Damage

Posted on December 03, 2008
LEARN MORE JCEM 12/2008 CDC on Obesity InjuryBoard on Thyroid InjuryBoard on Childhood Obesity InjuryBoard on Obesity News Obese Children At Risk For Heart Disease IMAGE SOURCE: © Wikimedia Commons / thyroid gland / author: Bemoeial1 A new study by Italian scientists suggests obesity during childhood may alter the shape of the thyroid gland affecting metabolism and growth...

Vitamin D Deficiency And Cardiovascular Risk

Posted on December 02, 2008
LEARN MORE JACC Abstract of article NIH on vitamin D   U.S.D.A. on vitamin D foods  Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine  Injuryboard on sunshine and vitamin D   Injuryboard on bone, joint and muscle disorders    IMAGE SOURCE:© iStockPhoto/ girl in meadow/ author: arphotokike   We've been hearing all of the good news about vitamin D...

ACP Urges Routine HIV Screening For All Patients

Posted on December 02, 2008
LEARN MORE InjuryBoard on HIV/AIDS Drugs InjuryBoard HIV News CDC on HIV AIDS Prevention CDC: 250,000 Americans Are Unaware They Are HIV-Positive CDC: HIV Report HIV Report Q&A CDC Advice To Get HIV Testing, Ignored By Many IMAGE SOURCE:© iStockPhoto / AIDS Awareness / author: MentalArt All patients 13 and older should be screened routinely for the HIV virus, whether or not they have engaged in risky behavior, urges the American College of Physicians (ACP)...

30 Years Of Studies Find Too Much Media Hurts Kids

Posted on December 02, 2008
LEARN MORE Common Sense Media Injuryboard News - RAND study on sexual behavior and teens RAND Press Release  Does Watching Sex on Television Predict Teen Pregnancy? Findings From a National Longitudinal Survey of Youth  NIH on Safe Sex    IMAGE SOURCE: © iStockPhoto / TV watching / author: digitalhallway   As if the evidence against too much media was not clear enough - this compilation of 173 studies finds that spending a lot of time with media - whether in front of the television, playing video games, and online leads to a range of health problems for children...

Epilepsy Drug In Pregnancy Linked To Autism Risk

Posted on December 02, 2008
LEARN MORE Neurology 12/2008 InjuryBoard on Depacon / Valproate Sodium InjuryBoard on Epilepsy InjuryBoard on Autism IMAGE SOURCE:© iStockphoto/ pregnant woman / author: Aldomurillo Pregnant women taking the drug valproate to treat epilepsy, may significantly increase their baby’s risk of developing autism, according to a new study published in the journal Neurology...

Brand-Name Heart Drugs No Better Than Generic

Posted on December 02, 2008
LEARN MORE JAMA 12/3/08 PhRMA Statement FDA on Generic Drugs InjuryBoard on Heart Disease FDA & Prescription Drugs IMAGE SOURCE:© iStockphoto/ pouring pills/ author: VisualField A new study suggests brand-name drugs used to treat cardiovascular disease (heart disease) are no better than FDA-approved generic drugs...

FDA Reports Food Protection Plan Progress

Posted on December 01, 2008
LEARN MORE FDA Reports Significant Progress in Protecting the Food Supply Food Protection Plan – One Year Progress Food Protection Plan InjuryBoard on The FDA Action Plan for Import Safety IMAGE SOURCE:© Wikimedia Commons / U...

World AIDS Day - 20 Years And 33 Million Sufferers

Posted on December 01, 2008
  LEARN MORE Elizabeth Glaser Foundation Injuryboard on AIDS drugs  VOA audio version of the interview, Dr. Denis Tindyebwa InjuryBoard on Leukemia  InjuryBoard on HIV/AIDS Drugs  InjuryBoard HIV News  CDC on HIV AIDS Prevention  CDC: 250,000 Americans Are Unaware They Are HIV-Positive  The Lancet on retroviral therapy (ART) IMAGE SOURCE:  Wikimedia Commons/  HIV Epidemic among young adults/ author: Grcampbell    Today marks 20 years since the first World AIDS Day was recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1988...

A Preferable Test For Colon Cancer

Posted on December 01, 2008
  LEARN MORE Injuryboard Help Center- Colon Cancer Annals of Internal Medicine  InjuryBoard Colon Cancer News  AHRQ on Prostate Cancer Screening  Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - Press Release    IMAGE SOURCE:  Wikimedia Commons/ polyp of the colon/ author: Dr...

Chemical In Gut May Help Fight Obesity

Posted on December 01, 2008
LEARN MORE Cell, 11/28/08 CDC on Obesity InjuryBoard on Obesity InjuryBoard Obesity News IMAGE SOURCE:© Wikimedia Commons / waist circumference / author: Pharos, FDA Dietary Guidelines Scientists have discovered a fatty substance made in the gut that signals the brain when it’s time to stop eating -- a discovery that could lead to new approaches in the fight against obesity...

J & J To Acquire Troubled Implant Maker

Posted on December 01, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard Help Center-Vaginal Sling Injuryboard on Mentor multi-district litigation   IMAGE SOURCE:  Mentor Corp. Web site   Look for the world's largest health-care company to get even bigger. Johnson & Johnson plans to acquire the breast-implant maker, Mentor Corp...

Seven Injured When Miami AirportTrain Crashes Into Building

Posted on December 01, 2008
LEARN MORE InjuryBoard on Train & Railroad Accidents Miami International Airport IMAGE SOURCE:© Miami International Airport Passengers onboard a Miami International Airport train were injured when the automated terminal-to-terminal vehicle went past its stop and slammed into a building near Concourse E on Friday...

Shoppers Stampede L.I. Wal-Mart Trampling Guard To Death

Posted on December 01, 2008
LEARN MORE NY Post video Wal-Mart   IMAGE SOURCE: CNN  Web site   CNN is showing a video of a Wal-Mart stampede on Black Friday, the shopping day after Thanksgiving. "This was utter chaos," says Lt. Michael Fleming of the Nassau Co. police department on Long Island, New York...

Personality Disorder Common In Young Adults

Posted on December 01, 2008
LEARN MORE Active Minds Archives of General Psychiatry American Psychiatric Association InjuryBoard on Emotional Problems NIMH on Borderline Personality Disorder IMAGE SOURCE:© American Psychiatric Association / Healthy Minds: college mental health / In the most extensive study of its kind to date, researchers found nearly one in five young American adults have a personality disorder that interferes with daily life, and even more abuse of drugs and/or alcohol...

More Positive Results For Older Adults Who Exercise

Posted on December 01, 2008
LEARN MORE National Institute on Aging Physical Fitness May Slow Down Alzheimer’s Exercise May Boost Memory Function in Older Adults IMAGE SOURCE:© iStockPhoto / senior couple on cycle ride / author: monkeybusinessimages A new study suggests older adults who regularly exercise have increased blood flow and more blood vessels in the brain...

Internet Hoax Mom Convicted Of Lesser Charges

Posted on November 26, 2008
  LEARN MORE Injuryboard news on cyberbullying trial Friend of the Court brief, EFF Computer Fraud and Abuse Act    The Missouri mother involved in an internet hoax that ended in a 13-year-old girl's suicide was convicted of a three minor offenses by a Los Angeles jury Wednesday...

Poor Labeling Puts Children With Food Allergies At Risk

Posted on November 25, 2008
LEARN MORE Allergen Tracker The Food Allergy Network ACAAI on Food Allergies IMAGE SOURCE: © Whole Foods Market company logo Children with food allergies are suffering life-threatening – and often avoidable – adverse reactions because food manufacturers mislabel their products and regulators fail to police store shelves, finds a Chicago Tribune investigation...

Harvard Psychiatrist On The Hot Seat For Conflict Of Interest

Posted on November 25, 2008
LEARN MORE Archives of General Psychiatry, September 2007, Bipolar trends in youth Mass. General - Bio on Dr. Biederman Injuryboard on Grassley investigation of Biederman  Harvard on Conflicts of Interest  What Doctors Think survey  Boston Globe profile on Dr...

Study Suggests Breast Cancers May Go Away On Their Own

Posted on November 25, 2008
LEARN MORE Archives of Internal Medicine 11/24/08 InjuryBoard on Breast Cancer InjuryBoard on Breast Cancer News National Cancer Institute on Breast Cancer Dana-Farber Cancer Center InjuryBoard on Mammogram Errors IMAGE SOURCE: © iStockPhoto/ Woman w...

Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom Settles Lawsuit

Posted on November 25, 2008
LEARN MORE InjuryBoard on Amusement Parks Injured Teen Speaks Out About Six Flag Park Safety H.R. 2320, the National Amusement Park Ride Safety Act IMAGE SOURCE: © Kaitlyn Lassiter / Courier Journal Kaitlyn Lassiter was 13 when a cable broke and severed her feet while riding the Superman Tower of Power ride at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom amusement park in 2007...

Medicaid Pays Millions For Unapproved Drugs

Posted on November 25, 2008
LEARN MORE FDA List of Unapproved Drugs FDA & Prescription Drugs IMAGE SOURCE:© iStockPhoto / Rx Drugs /author: pixhook The government is paying out millions for unapproved drugs that were never reviewed for safety and effectiveness but are still covered under Medicaid, according to analysis by the Associated Press...

$12.5 Million AIDS Transmission Judgment

Posted on November 25, 2008
LEARN MORE Supreme Court of California, 2006 ruling  Injuryboard on HIV and AIDS drugs Injuryboard on reluctance to be tested State HIV Testing Laws  InjuryBoard HIV News  CDC on HIV AIDS Prevention  CDC: 250,000 Americans Are Unaware They Are HIV-Positive  CDC 2006 Recommendations    IMAGE SOURCE: Wikipedia Commons/ HIV virus/ National Institute of Health   The case that established liability for giving someone AIDS has concluded with a $12...

Study: Depression May Raise Heart Attack Risk

Posted on November 25, 2008
LEARN MORE JAMA 11/26/08 Mended Hearts InjuryBoard on Depression InjuryBoard on Heart Failure American Heart Association on Heart Failure Depression and Heart Attack Link IMAGE SOURCE: © Wikimedia Commons/ diagram of a heart attack/ author: U...

Drug Fails To Help People With Lou Gehrig's Disease

Posted on November 25, 2008
LEARN MORE Neurology, 2008 InjuryBoard on Lou Gehrig’s Disease/ALS The Muscular Dystrophy Association on ALS ALS Association IMAGE SOURCE: © Wikimedia Commons/ structure of Insulin-like growth factor-1 / author: DanielleDk A growth hormone that had previously shown some promise for treating people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often called Lou Gehrig's disease, showed no benefit in a new study published in the November issue of the journal Neurology...

Hairpray Ingredient Linked To Birth Defect In Boys

Posted on November 24, 2008
LEARN MORE EWG- "Skin Deep,"  cosmetics report Not Too Pretty report CDC - Report on human exposure to environmental chemicals, 2005 EHP online- study CDC on hypospadias    IMAGE SOURCE: ©iStockphoto/ hairspray in salon/ author: EvansArtsPhotography   Anyone using hairspray while pregnant - beware! A new study finds that the sons of hairdressers, who have a high exposure to hairspray, were twice as likely to be born with a genital defect...

Are We Predisposed To A Longer Life?

Posted on November 24, 2008
LEARN MORE Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Abstract Injuryboard news on centenarians Archives of Internal Medicine Abstract    IMAGE SOURCE: ©iStockphoto/ elderly man/ author: Saltov   A new study suggests that we may be genetically predisposed to a longer lifespan, despite being susceptible to a host of diseases...

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