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• Hospitals May Not Be Doing Enough To Fight MRSA

  Drew Dixon | June 18, 2008 10:07 AM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  A recent survey of the infection control practitioners found that 54 percent of them believe hospitals aren't doing everything they can to prevent the spread of methicillin- resistant staph aureus (MRSA).

• 228 Cases of Salmonella Now Linked to Tainted Tomatoes

  Drew Dixon | June 13, 2008 2:30 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  Last week I blogged about the outbreak of Salmonella in several types of raw tomatoes. Today I was made aware of a recent update from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) attributing the number of illnesses attributed to Salmonella tainted tomatoes to be 228. Infections have been reported in at least twenty-three states since mid-April, with the last 61 cases found in Florida, Georgia, Missouri, New York, Tennessee, and Vermont.

• Red Tomatoes May Contain Salmonella

  Drew Dixon | June 05, 2008 3:01 PM | 2 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  The Food and Drug Administration released an alert earlier this week warning consumers in Mexico and Texas that a Salmonella outbreak may be related to the consumption of certain types of raw red tomatoes and products containing raw red tomatoes. The bacteria, Salmonella serotype Saintpaul, is an uncommon type of Salmonella.

• Spinal Cord Injuries and New Treatments

  Frank Bailey | June 02, 2008 11:29 AM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  Are cars really safer? We have seen so many people with serious spinal cord injuries resulting from head on collisions, I wonder if more can’t be done to make cars safer… But that is for another...

• Shooter Ruins Wedding Ceremony In Arkansas

  Frank Bailey | May 27, 2008 5:27 AM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  I woke this morning to find another tragic story making the headlines in Arkansas. How can people do things like this? According to AP, a stranger shot the bride and groom along with two other...

• Are SUV Rollovers Preventable?

  Frank Bailey | May 26, 2008 6:44 AM | 1 CommentLittle Rock, AR

  Did the tragic accident in Florida on Wednesday which killed several Arkansas residents result from a problem with steerability? Did the Nissan Armada SUV have the design engineering to prevent...

• Carnival Ride Collapses; 23 injured

  Sach Oliver | May 23, 2008 1:04 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  Injuries of this nature usually cause more damage than what is detected at an emergency room screening. Spinal injuries from falling and being dragged may have long lasting effects and require extensive treatment. The seriousness of the spinal injury is something that should be taken seriously and should not be ignored.

• Tackling in Football Can Lead to Injury

  Drew Dixon | May 19, 2008 10:07 AM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  It is not often that it is a good thing when someone one is let go from their job; but in the case of Kevin Everett being released might truly be a blessing. The Buffalo Bills released Kevin Everett on Tuesday, clearing the way for the former tight end to receive disability benefits for the spinal cord injury that ended his career.

• New Rule to Prevent Unneeded Insurance For Elderly and Disabled

  Drew Dixon | May 12, 2008 11:28 AM | 1 CommentLittle Rock, AR

  A new Federal Rule proposed last week would limit the contact private health insurance companies could have with Medicare beneficiaries. Under the proposed Rule, agents of private health insurance companies would be barred from cold-calling, door-to-door solicitations, and from setting up tables used for pitching their policies outside hospital waiting rooms and pharmacies.

• Heparin Recall Continues

  Frank Bailey | May 09, 2008 11:11 AM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  The FDA has asked for help to spread the word about recalls of injectable heparin products and heparin flush solutions that may be contaminated with oversulfated chondroitin sulfate. There have...