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• Class Action Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Over Human Tissue Samples

  Jack Landskroner | April 07, 2007 10:41 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Previously I have blogged about the cases we are handing on behalf of recipients of transplanted human tissue stolen from cadavers without authorization from the deceased or consent from their family members. In these cases, the billion dollar a year human tissue industry shortcutted required screening processes which would have revealed that many of the unwitting tissue donors were not viable...

• $500 Million Allocated to Stop Childhood Obesity

  Rebecca Castell | April 04, 2007 9:53 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Obesity is now recognized as one of the biggest risks to children. The New York Times Reports thatThe Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has dedicated over $500 Million over the next five years to reverse the increase in childhood obesity. It is one of the largest public health initiatives ever tried by a private philanthropy. The foundation estimates that roughly 25 million children 17 and under...

• New Research to See if Epilepsy Can Be Prevented in Head Injury Victims

  Rebecca Castell | April 02, 2007 4:51 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Victims of traumatic brain injuries often develop epilepsy later in life as a result of their injuries. New research is tyring to discover why and see if anything can be done to prevent epilepsy. New efforts are trying seizure medications to see if they will act to prevent epilepsy from developing.Traumatic brain injury victims often see symptoms develop months or even years after their...

• As Easter Approaches Be Careful of Salmonella

  Paul Grieco | March 30, 2007 3:55 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  As children around the country anxiously await the arrival of the Easter Bunny and the delicious treats the bunny brings, parents need to be aware of a health risk that typically occurs around Easter. That health risk is the spread of salmonella. The infection seems to be spread this time of year due to the handling of baby chicks, many of which are given as gifts or viewed at petting zoos at ...

• Nursing Homes Need to be Monitored

  Paul Grieco | March 27, 2007 4:42 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Nursing homes just like hospitals and doctors offices need to be properly monitored in order to prevent injury and death due to negligence. All too often negligence in nursing homes goes undetected and is ignored due to the fact that those that are patients are typically the oldest and sickest and unfortuneately can be ignored. Many states are now starting to inhance their inspections of...

• Employers That Provide Blackberries to Employees Must Prohibit Texting While Driving or Face Liability

  Jack Landskroner | March 24, 2007 10:32 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  The Workers Comp Insider Blog raises a very interesting and concerning work related issue in its posting March 16, 2007 concerning employee use of Blackberry or cellular devises and the practice of texting while driving. As if we don't have enough distractions as we hurtle ourselves from Point A to Point B in four ton vehicles, we read that DWT - driving while texting - has become an issue of...

• Truck Overturns on Route 76 Near Medina

  Jack Landskroner | March 22, 2007 12:02 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  A truck accident in Medina has resulted in injuries to the victims in the a three vehicle crash. Drivers approaching a truck accident at Interstate 76 and Ohio 261 got involved in a three-car crash in traffic nearby. One car rolled over and a motorist was ejected.... The tractor-trailer rolled onto its side about 5:45 this morning and remains beside the road, where traffic has been slow. The...

• Worker Pulled From Collapsed Trench Lucky to Survive

  Jack Landskroner | March 22, 2007 11:34 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  An Akron area man was flown to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland Wednesday after being buried to his waist in mud for more than two hours after a trench collapsed. The worker, Malcolm Ferguson, 51, of Akron, suffered broken bones in his lower leg, and possibly a large-bone break, Reminderville, Ohio fire officials said.Trench collapses can be deadly and are usually caused by a failure to...

• Rise in c. diff cases is concern

  Justin Madden | March 22, 2007 9:45 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  When doctors prescribe antibiotics such as clindamycin, patients need to be alert and concerned about c. diff. When antibiotics overwhelm the bacteria in the colon, a patient can become severely sick and dehydrated, and the colon can suffer. C. diff, if not addressed, can prove fatal. There are occasions where c. diff is the result of medical malpractice.When prescribed powerful anti-biotics,...

• High Interest Loans Cheat Consumers and Bring Down Neighborhoods

  Rebecca Castell | March 18, 2007 9:00 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  High interest loans, offered by lenders to consumers with bad credit or offered as a way for home owners to refinance their homes are now also being blamed for suburban plight. Owners facing foreclosure often abandon their homes fearing there is no way to prevent the loss of the property. Once abandoned, these houses deteriorate quickly, resulting in blighted areas of once bright...