A recent article in the Washington Post points out some scary statistics regarding the rate of human error in health care settings. Human error -- whether it stems from overworked and exhausted medical interns or other causes -- is a leading source of medical errors that kill as many as 98,000 Americans a year, according to the Institute of Medicine (IOM). The problem is particularly acute in...
An interesting article in USA Today reports that a number of IBM workers who spend time working in manufacturing plants, especially those in East Fishkill, NY and Burlington, VT, developed cancer later in life. These alleged worksite injuries are raising concern among former IBM employees.One 55-year-old woman who worked in an IBM plant during the 1970s believes that the company is to blame for...
With the rise in obesity, there is also expected to be a rise in obesity related medical conditions. Many such conditions only require long term management, but some require instant identification and appropriate medical intervention. Such is the case with the condition known as Pseudotumor Cerebris. Overweight women of childbearing age are at risk and the condition causes and increase in...
As I surf around and see the proliferation of blogs I'm forced to ask myself (and occasionally others) whether anyone really reads them. There's obviously so much information out there right now, and so many different forms of media, that one must wonder who actually has the time to read blogs.But of course people do read blogs because blogs deliver targeted information. This blog, for...
One problem that comes up over and over is the issue of pre-existing injuries in car and truck accident cases . Yesterday , an insurance attorney was taking my clients deposition and the sole purpose was to focus on her problems she had before the accident .The goal is to frame the issue that your client was hurt anyway and they are just looking for money . In this case , my...
Shirl Kennedy, at Docuticker, has excerpted a paragraph about Big Tobacco that hits the nail on the head.Tobacco manufacturers' defence against plaintiffs' claims of cancer causation: throwing mud at the wall and hoping some of it will stick Source: Tobacco Control"Despite the vast body of literature showing that cigarette smoking causes cancer, and despite tobacco companies' recent admissions...
There are times when the system works. Fabuloso's better bottle - thanks to youIn March 2006, after being alerted by a Consumer Reports reader, we reported on all-purpose cleaners whose packaging may entice children to drink them. The vivid-colored, sweet and fruity-smelling bottled cleaners also lacked child-resistant caps, which federal law does not require, since their labels described the...
For the third time in the last year a supplier of human tissue used in surgical procedures has recalled tissue because of safety concerns. A Minnesota patient apparently was infected with an unusual germ from cadaver tissue used during routine knee surgery -- a discovery that has led the nation's largest tissue bank to ask 750 hospitals around the country to return 2,400 tendons and other body...
An Akron woman was sentenced to three years in jail, despite being pregnant, for her negligent driving. She caused a violent motor vehicle accident that left a young female adult paralyzed and killed her fiancee.The victims of the negligent driver have more than the criminal prosecution to obtain justice. They also have the civil justice system to look to for compensation for their losses.
Traffic fatalities were again an unfortunate part of this holiday season. Reports indicate that 15 motorists were killed in Ohio in separate motor vehicle accidents. Tragically, alcohol was believed to play a role in at least four of the motor vehicle accidents.Injured motorists or families who lost a loved one would be wise to seek legal assistance from a trusted law firm so that full...