Patients with drug-eluting stents placed in the heart to avoid heart attacks and blocked arteries now face a new problem. It has been found that the placement of the drug-eluting stent in the heart to avoid heart attacks and clogged arteries is doing the very thing it was designed not to do. The stent was designed in the 1980s to push open clogged arteries. It was placed in a procedure called...
As a result of three children suffering serious injuries after swallowing small magnetic pieces from Polly Pocket Doll sets, Mattel has recalled 2.4 million doll play sets. The injuries occurred in children who ranged in age from 2 to 8. The injuries sustained were intestinal perforations which is a tearing of the stomach or intestinal lining. The specific toys which were recalled were sold...
With the holiday season, many employers will host an office party and, according to national surveys, alcohol is more likely to be provided than before. However, alcohol-fueled office parties sometimes result in incidents of sexual harrassment.No employer will tolerate sexual harrassment, whether an inappropriate comment, or inappropriate physical contact, to any employee. This will be clearly...
An early morning single-car accident on Thanksgiving left one teen dead and one in critical condition, a report from the associated press said. The 17-year-old boy driving the car died at the scene, while the other three passengers lived. The 17-year-old male passenger was in critical condition at hte University of South Alabama Medical Center, and the other two passengers, a 15-year-old girl...
For too many years I have confronted judges and juries who appear to believe that a worker should simply have refused to perform a particular work assignment because he or she could plainly see it was unsafe. Confined Space posts an article that expresses my frustration with the so-called voluntary assumption of the risk by employees."Do what you're told, or take the chance of being fired." If...
In the last two election cycles the Right has targeted Trial Lawyers as the poster-child for the Democratic party. Campaigns suggested that attorneys should be hated and used rhetoric including slogans like "don't feed the Trial Lawyers." The push behind the campaign appeared to be two-fold; first, to undercut a group that on the whole historically has funded and supported the Democratic party...
An interesting article on Healthday.com discusses a study out of Virginia Commonwealth University in which two physicians looked at research studies, clinical trials and other information related to bronchitis, and determined that antibiotics don't actually help these patients. "Physicians should be encouraged to avoid antibiotics in most cases," said Dr. Richard P. Wenzel, chairman of the...
Demonstrative evidence is visual evidence which helps tell your story to the jury . In todays world , it is much easier to show a jury what happened rather than tell them what happened . We are rapidly becoming a more visual society . Diagrams of the accident scene is an excellant tool to illustrate what happened . Sometimes investigators or artists can recreate the scene ,...
A group called Public Citizen filed a petition to the FDA in August 2006, urging them to issue a warning about the risks of tendon rupture associated with certain antibiotics called fluoroquinolone antibiotics. One example of this type of drug is ciproflaxacin (Cipro). An article on worstpills.org provides the details:Between November 1997 and the end of December 2005, 794 cases of...
If you haven't already spent your entire Christmas present budget on a Play Station or similar video device here is what a health-conscious parent should consider for a child.Buy Children Holiday Gifts That Encourage Physical ActivityAs the holiday season draws near, the hunt is on for parents to find the perfect Christmas present for their child. While a multitude of toys and games are...