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• Three Wrong Site Surgeries In A Year

  Frank Bailey | November 27, 2007 4:45 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  95% of all medical malpractice is caused by less that 1% of doctors. This has recently been highlighted by a hospital in Rohde Island where doctors for the third time this year operated on the wrong side of a patient's head.The hospital said it was re-evaluating its training and policies, and providing more oversight; giving nursing staff the power to ensure procedures are followed, but is this...

• Is Cymbalta Safe

  Frank Bailey | November 16, 2007 4:17 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  Cymbalta, duloxetine hydrochloride, was created by the same Eli Lilly researchers that were behind Prozac. David Wong and Frank Bymaster first published the discovery of the novel drug, then known as LY227942, in 1988. The scientist wrote, "These findings suggest that LY227942 has the pharmacological profile of an antidepressant drug and is useful to study the pharmacological responses of...

• Nike Football Helmet Chin Straps Recall

  Frank Bailey | November 14, 2007 11:58 AM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  On November 13, Nike recalled about 235,000 football helmet chin straps. The chin strap's plastic cup can break as a result of contact, exposing the player to facial or head injuries. Like many toys that have been recently recalled these straps were made in China.Nike has received 18 reports of the chin strap breaking, including two reports of concussions, two reports of facial lacerations...

• Pressure Sores in Nursing Home Residents

  Frank Bailey | November 13, 2007 12:44 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  Our frail elderly population is at risk to develop pressure sores in a nursing home environment unless certain rules and protocol are followed by the nursing home staff. Although most pressure sores can be prevented, far too many residents of nursing homes develop pressure sores which go untreated, leading to serious injury, infection and in severe cases death.In hospitals, the incidence of...

• Does Prempro Cause Breast Cancer

  Frank Bailey | November 07, 2007 9:53 AM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  A Reno, Nevada jury fixed damages for three women who took Prempro and Premarin at $35 million in compensatory damages. The jury also assessed $99 million in punitive damages against the manufacturer of the drugs. The Plaintiffs asserted that they contracted breast cancer from taking the artificial hormones and the jury agreed. Company documents indicated that the company knew there was a risk...

• How To Discover Nursing Home Abuse And Neglect

  Frank Bailey | November 01, 2007 9:25 AM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  Nursing home abuse and neglect continues to turn our stomachs. When corporations put profit over people, our country is in a sad state. Our government appears to have little ability to end this problem. It is time for the families of nursing home victims of abuse and neglect to take a stand. Attorneys who are trained in nursing home cases can help to bring the abusive homes to their...

• Closed Head Injury

  Frank Bailey | October 21, 2007 12:47 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  A closed head injury is an injury to the brain without a breach of the skull or the brain's surrounding tissues by a penetrating object. The biomechanics of a closed head injury may be understood by examining the inner dynamics of the skull and brain when influenced by the forces of acceleration, deceleration and rotating motions.When the head is subjected to rapid acceleration and then...

• Wrongful Death Case Filed Against Parkview Nursing Home

  Shannon Weidemann | October 11, 2007 8:54 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  A family is suing a Kentucky nursing home for wrongful death. It is the second wrongful death case brought against the same home in a month. The family alleges the man suffered nursing home abuse when he was in the care of the Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in 2005. He accuses Parkview of accelerating Young's physical deterioration "beyond that caused by the normal aging process"...

• Widow Wins $16 Million in Medical Malpractice Case in Connnecticut

  Shannon Weidemann | October 11, 2007 8:13 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  The widow of a truck driver was awarded $16 Million in a medical malpractice case against a doctor and medical group. The man died in 1994 of a heart attack. The lawsuit contended that the man's heart disease was not properly diagnosed or treated. The defendents in the case were Dr. Robert Goldsmith and the Stamford Medical Group. Koskoff called the award one of the largest wrongful death...

• Winslow Truck Driver Killed in Trucking Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | September 21, 2007 5:49 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  A 57-year-old truck driver was killed when his semi-truck overturned on Arkansas Highway 59 South. The trucking accident happened near Siloam Springs. The truck was a feed truck for Tyson. The one-vehicle accident occurred at 6: 30 p. m. Wednesday about three miles south of Siloam Springs. It happened on a sharp curve and a steep hill just north of the Illinois River bridge. Emergency...