Personal Injury Law

A Look At Two States Handling Hepatitis A Threats

Posted on April 04, 2008
We spend a lot of time observing how various state, regional and local health districts handle the challenge of an outbreak, or the potential for one.   We see the Idaho Central Health District has pretty well put away the threat that one restaurant worker caused at Boise's Red Feather Lounge by working with Hepatitis A...

PF Chang's Worker May Have Spread Hepatitis A

Posted on March 28, 2008
Anyone who consumed ice, beverages with ice, ice cream or lemons at the PF Chang's in West Chester, KY outside of Lexington anytime between March 14 and 25 should see their doctor immediately.A restaurant worker with Hepatitis A was on the job then, putting everyone consuming one of those items in danger, according to the Butler County Health Department...

PF Chang's Worker May Have Spread Hepatitis A

Posted on March 28, 2008
Anyone who consumed ice, beverages with ice, ice cream or lemons at the PF Chang's in West Chester, Ohio anytime between March 14 and 25 should see their doctor immediately. A restaurant worker with Hepatitis A was on the job then, putting everyone consuming one of those items in danger, according to the Butler County Health Department...

Trendy Boise Nightspot May Be Spreading Hepatitis A

Posted on March 27, 2008
Dozens of people are showing up at the Central Health District in Boise, ID for shots, either vaccines or immune globulin.   All are patrons of the Red Feather Lounge, a trendy spot in downtown Boise, and they were served in the establishment sometime between March 5 and 17 when they might have been served by a restaurant worker who was contaminated with Hepatitis A...

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Trendy Boise Nightspot May Be Spreading Hepatitis A

Posted on March 26, 2008
Dozens of people are showing up at the Central Health District in Boise, ID for shots, either vaccines or immune globulin.   All are patrons of the Red Feather Lounge, a trendy spot in downtown Boise, and they were served in the establishment sometime between March 5 and 17 when they might have been served by a restaurant worker who was contaminated with Hepatitis A...

North Dakota Requires Hep A Vaccine

Posted on March 04, 2008
On April 1st,  North Dakota will require children in daycare to have vaccines for Hepatitis A, Pneumococcal, and Rotavirus. KFYR-TV took a look at how its going with the deadline fast approaching.  The Bismark station reports:"Well most of the kids have the pneumonia one, some of the small ones have the Hepatitis A one, but very few have the rotavirus one," says Renae Vilhauer, of King`s Kids Daycare...

Demi Moore Bash Turns Bust As Hepatitis A Gets Served

Posted on February 22, 2008
Ok, this is a familar story.  Only because the names of some of the people involved has an Hepatitis A scare turned into a national story.  It seems movie star Demi Moore threw a party for her boyfriend, Ashton Kutcher, on Feb 7th at a Manhattan bar called Socialista...

Buffalo Executive Handles Hepatitus A Scare

Posted on February 10, 2008
The County Executive in Buffalo, NY has decided it will take at least another day to vaccinate all the people exposed to an employee with Hepatitis A who was working at a local Wegmans store.Wegmans is a Rochester, NY chain of eco-friendly outlets with a grocery store/ restaurant combination...

BC Health Officials Pursue Two Cases of Hep A

Posted on February 04, 2008
Michele Young of the Kamloops Daily News, wrting in the Vancouver Sun, over the weekend reports that two incidents of Hepatitis A are being investigated by health officials.One victim, who recently visited Mexico, is a member of a local sports team.   The other is a restaurant worker who was in India recently...

Largest Hep A Outbreak In US History: A Look Back

Posted on January 15, 2008
The on line HealthDay News of the American news magazine, U.S. News & World Report, is filled with stories and information on food-borne illnesses stemming from imports.    It  includes the story of the largest Hepatitis A outbreak in U...

President Putin's Vacation Spot Suffers Hep A Outbreak

Posted on January 10, 2008
You may recall that last August, there were pictures of President Putin hunting and fishing in Tuva.We not think these events are in anyway connected, but now comes word of a Hepatitis A outbreak in Tuva's Todzhinsky Kozhuun District.Russia's NewsLab is reporting that 34 children have tested positive for Hepatitis A; and 900 other children have had contact with them...

Oregon requires Hep A vaccine for children

Posted on January 02, 2008
Oregon, it appears, will become the 11th state beginning in the Falls of 2008 to require children in preschool, childcare facilities, kindergarten and Head Start to have two doses of Hepatitis A vaccine.Over the next few years, Hepatitis A vaccine requirements will be added to other grade levels in Oregon...

Dirty doctor sent to prison, patients get tested

Posted on January 02, 2008
As soon as he finishes writing newspaper stories on the convicted Dr. Robert Stokes, Ken Kolker at the Grand Rapids Press should start on a script for "Law & Order."This strange story would be weird for New York City let alone mild and mellow Grand Rapids, Michigan...

Calgary McDonald's patrons to line up for hepatitis A inoculations

Posted on October 25, 2007
A worker at a Calgary, Alberta, Canada McDonald's restaurant has been diagnosed with hepatitis A, and in an effort to prevent an outbreak, public health officials are offering immune globulin injections to inoculate customers against the hepatitis A virus...

Merck Temporarily Halts Hepatitis A Vaccine Orders

Posted on October 02, 2007
The latest news on available supplies of pediatric and adult formulations of hepatitis A vaccine, inactivated, is mixed. Of the two manufacturers that produce this vaccine for the U.S. market, one reports that it has temporarily ceased taking orders for vials of the vaccine, and the other states that its current production and supply levels are in good shape to handle demand for the product...

2nd Fishers student gets hepatitis

Posted on October 02, 2007
A second student has been diagnosed with Hepatitis A at a Fishers grade school, authorities said today. Classes at Harrison Parkway Elementary were not dismissed because of today's discovery - the second case this month - but letters explaining the disease were sent to parents, said Hamilton Southeastern School Assistant Superintendent Richard Hogue...

Jamba Juice To Reimburse After SJ Hepatitis Scare

Posted on August 27, 2007
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Jamba Juice's CEO responded Thursday to a hepatitis A scare originating at a Willow Glen location. Santa Clara County Public Health Department said Thursday there might have been exposure to hepatitis A at a San Jose Jamba Juice, located in Willow Glen at the corner of Willow and Lincoln avenues Santa Clara County Health Officer Dr...

Know risks when travelling with baby

Posted on July 20, 2007
As I lay huddled on a lumpy bed in a guest house in Dharamsala, India, still recovering from giardia, I listened to the infant in the room next door scream for hours. Was he suffering from a similar parasite, dysentery or food poisoning, or was he just colicky? I never found out, but my husband and I promptly checked out, vowing to never bring a newborn to a country where flies are more numerous than diners inside restaurants...

Hepatitis A cases are on the rise

Posted on July 19, 2007
The number of cases of Hepatitis in Kern County California is increasing at an alarming rate.  According to new statistics released by the Kern County Department of Public Health, Hepatitis A cases have increased 10-fold from six this time last year to 64 this year...

Hepatitis A at Hooters in 2005 - How did I miss that?

Posted on June 30, 2007
The Salem Hooters, at 327 S. Broadway, opened only three years ago. In May 2005, an employee there was taken to the hospital with hepatitis A, but state officials said diners at the restaurant were never at risk.

Hepatitis Outbreak Linked To Lexington Restaurant

Posted on June 19, 2007
A former worker at O'Charley's Restaurant has been linked to the Hepatitis A outbreak in Lexington.  Full StoryOfficials say the worker most likely contracted the virus out of state. At this time, only three people have been linked to the outbreak, but not from eating at the restaurant...

Hepatitis warning issued

Posted on June 19, 2007
Anyone who has visted Earthhaven in McDowell County around May 25 is being prompted to seek treatment from a physician due to possible Hepatitis A exposure.  Full StoryCarolyn King, health education supervisor with Wayne County Health Department, said the treatment is to be vaccinated with a shot of immune globulin...

Hepatitis A found in Rutherford County

Posted on June 08, 2007
One person has tested positive for Hepatitis A after being in contact with the Earth Haven Eco Village in North Carolina. Full StoryRutherford Polk McDowell District Health Department spokeswoman Debbie Goings said anyone who has had contact with the Earth Haven Eco Village, a natural living commune, from May 25 until the present should call the health district at 925-0530...

Hepatitis Vaccinations For Food Workers Could Be Reality

Posted on May 22, 2007
KHTS News, Sunday, 20 May 2007 Mandatory Hepatitis A vaccinations being pushed by County board Full StoryTo counter legal roadblocks preempting the County from imposing mandatory Hepatitis A vaccinations for food service workers, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved Supervisor Michael D...

Raw oysters cause Hepatitis A among Arizonans, including Yuma County resident

Posted on May 15, 2007
Thirteen people contracted Hepatitis A after eating raw oysters in Arizona between March 8 and 25.  Full Story from Diana Suarez at Bajo El SolHealth officials are warning people not to eat raw shellfish after 13 Arizonans, one of them a Yuma County resident, contracted hepatitis A from eating uncooked oysters at Rocky Point, Son...

Hepatitis A outbreak possible in Burnsville

Posted on May 14, 2007
Another person has been diagnosed with Hepatitis A in Minnesota. Last week, over 2,000 shots were administered after 3 people were diagnosed with the virus.  Full story.BURNSVILLE, Minn. (AP) - One person at Burnsville High School has been diagnosed with hepatitis A and about 20 others may have been exposed, school officials warned Thursday...

LBI wants food workers vaccinated for hepatitis A

Posted on May 14, 2007
Long Beach Island health officials are urging local restaurants to take advantage of the hepatitis A vaccine offered at the health department.  Full Story Health officials on Long Beach Island are concerned that local food-service workers are not being vaccinated for the liver disease hepatitis A and that the transitory nature of the employees, mostly immigrants, makes doing so a difficult task...

11 Cases of Hepatitis A Prompts Warning: ?Eating Raw Oysters Can Be Dangerous

Posted on May 12, 2007
The Arizona Department of Health Services and the Maricopa County Department of Public Health have confirmed 11 cases of hepatitis A in Maricopa County. All reported eating raw oysters in Puerto Peñasco (Rocky Point) in March and are recovering...

Minnesota Department of Health Hepatitis A Report

Posted on May 08, 2007
Slayton hepatitis A outbreak updateClinics serve nearly 2,300 people; restaurant reopens; investigation continuesMore than 2,280 people received immune globulin (IG) shots at two public clinics held in Slayton, MN on Friday and Saturday after health officials learned of cases of hepatitis A illness in two food workers at the Pizza Ranch restaurant earlier in the week...

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