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Medical Malpractice Expenditures Comprise Less Than 1 Percent Of Overall Health Costs

Posted on October 26, 2008
We hear a lot of propaganda from medical professionals, insurance companies and politicians who try to place the blame for America’s skyrocketing health care costs on the so-called medical malpractice “insurance crisis.” They claim that patients who are injured by negligent doctors and their lawyers are responsible for driving up the costs of health care here in Hawaii and across the country...

"They Told Me That I Waived My Rights When I signed the Contract" .... Can They Do That?

Posted on October 22, 2008
Did you realize that almost every ticket you buy and every contract you sign has some form of "waiver" of rights in it? Waiver of Rights is a new tool that corporations use to avoid the law. The law is what the legislatures pass as bills and what the constitution says...

Scuba Diving Should Be Safe But Be careful In Choosing A Dive Company

Posted on October 22, 2008
Hawaii has some of the best scuba diving in the world and people come from all over the world to enjoy the exploration of the world beneath the surface of the waters surrounding these remote islands. With proper supervision, professional instruction and proper ecquipment, scuba diving is a completely safe activity...

FDA Warns About Surgical Mesh Used for Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Stress Urinary Incontinence

Posted on October 22, 2008
If you are being treated for pelvic organ prolapse of stress incontinence, the FDA wants you to ask your doctor specific questions before allowing any surgery using a surgical mesh. There have been complications associated with the placement of mesh through an incision made in the wall of the vagina...

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Cruise Ship Forum Selection Clauses - Redux

Posted on October 22, 2008
I recently posted about Forum Selection Clauses in cruise ship tickets. If you get hurt on a cruise ship through their negligence you will find out about these clauses. They dictate that you must give quick written notice of the claim to the cruise line and then says any claim or lawsuit must be filed in a specific place, like Miami, Florida...

Fat Paychecks for Insurance Executives

Posted on October 19, 2008
The CEO's of the top 10 property/casualty insurance companies earned an average $8.9 million in 2007. The CEOs of the top 10 life and health insurance companies earned - believe it or not - even more with an average paycheck of $9.1 million. For the insurance industry as a whole, the median cash compensation for an insurance CEO leads all industries at $1...

Insurance Industry Wealth

Posted on October 19, 2008
The insurance industry gets $1 trillion in premiums each year, has $3.8 trillion in assets which is more that Gross Domestic Product of every country in the world except the U.S. and Japan. Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Wayne Parsons

Ten Worst Insurance Companies

Posted on October 19, 2008
Former Allstate adjuster Jo Ann Katzman put it in stark perspective: “We were told to lie by our supervisors—it’s tough to look at people and know you’re lying.” The American Association of Justice has recently published an article ranking the 10 worst insurance companies in America: A full read of the article is a "must" for any person dealing with an insurance company...

The American Association of Justice (AAJ) Teaches Consumers About Preemption

Posted on October 19, 2008
This artcle from the American Association of Justice website is such a great primer in the battleground of consumer protection that i am quoting it in its entirety here: The United States Supreme Court and Congress are facing critical issues that—depending on how they areresolved—could provide negligent corporations complete immunity from lawsuits...

Bush Usurps State Rights With Federal Preemption

Posted on October 19, 2008
For years we have listened to conservatives from Reagan to Bush to McCain rail against federal laws and regulations that take away state powers. "Let the states decide" is probably the most spoken core issue by these politicians. Well behind your backs they are doing the opposite of what they say...

Brachial Plexus Awareness Week

Posted on September 27, 2008
The United Brachial Plexus Network, Inc (UPBN) annonces the annual Brachial Plexus Injury Awareness Week (October 19 - 26, 2008) to promote public awareness of this injury to infants during childbirth. Brachial plexus injuries result in partial or complete paralysis of a baby's arm...

Unrestecable Non-Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Standard of Care

Posted on September 25, 2008
People afflicted with pancreatic cancer have a poor prognosis and oncologists do not agree on a standard of care regarding what treatment is best. I have previously reported on spectacular new research on pancreatic cancer vaccines being developed at top centers like Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore...

Save Lives And Keep Defective Vehicles Off the Road With Court Imposed National Database

Posted on September 23, 2008
Public Citizen reports that: "The 16-year wait for a national database that will allow car buyers to determine whether a vehicle has been stolen or rebuilt after a wreck is almost over. In an emphatic victory for consumers, U.S. Judge Marilyn Hall Patel ruled Monday that the U...

Wall Street, Main Street and Mean Streets

Posted on September 22, 2008
Yes Mean Streets is one of my favorite movies and the financial crisis is overusing the first two street names so I threw my version of what is happening out for your consideration. Are you confused by the latest financial news? The first question is where do you get your news? Fox News you say? a lot of people like the colorful commentary but doesn't it seem to you that Fox is nothing more than a voice of the neo-conservative movement and the politicians they support? No one would consider their coverage to be fair or up to any journalism standards...

New Treatment For Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Liver Tumors

Posted on September 22, 2008
Results of new research from Zurich have been published in a paper in Digestion, Vol. 78, No. 1, 2008, entitled "Chemoembolization Combined With Pravastatin Improves Survival In Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma". The authors explain: "Pravastatin, a 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor, has been shown to inhibit growth and to induce apoptosis in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells...

Palladin Gene Mutation of Chromosome 4 in Pancreatic Cancer

Posted on September 21, 2008
Scientists have identified a genetic defect in the previously mapped chomosome 4. The3 defective gene has been labeled "Palladin". An overview can be found at the Pancreatic Education and Research Letter (PEaRL) winter 2006 issue. When Palladin is mutated the cells begin to change more rapidly which may explain why pancreatic cancer spreads so rapidly and is so deadly...

Pancreatic Cancer Vaccines Offer New Hope

Posted on September 21, 2008
New hope for cures of pancreatic cancer and cholangiocarcinoma are on the horizon. New vaccines offer great promise. Pancreatic cancer along with other adenocarcinomas in the biliary system (cholangiocarcinoma, gallbladder cancer, Klatskin tumors) are often said to be incurable...

Recovery From Spinal Cord Injury Improves With Sole Use Of Impaired Limb

Posted on September 21, 2008
There is important new hope for brain injury and spinal cord injury patients reported in Science Daily Health! An important new study of rats with minor spinal cord injuries showed full recovery in rats that had to use the impaired limb. The explanation for this phenomenon is that by using the impaired limb the growth of healthy nerve fibers is increased as is the formation of new nerve cell clusters...

Deaths In U.S. Hospitals Due to Medical Errors Take 195,000 Lives Per Year

Posted on September 20, 2008
The healtcare quality company Healthgrades concluded that in each of the years 2000, 2001 and 2002, 195,000 people died in U.S. hopsitals from "preventable" medical errors. Their new report was based upon review of 37 million hospital records and followed earlier studies that concluded that the healthcare system was experience an epidemic of immense proportions...

Reuters Reports That New Study Links Some Antibiotic Use With Cerebral Palsy

Posted on September 20, 2008
In the past, mothers at risk for premature birth were sometimes administered antibiotics. It turns out that certain antibiotics may increase the risks of cerebral palsy as well as other potential harm according to a Reuters report on British research...

Equipment Failures Cause Many Worplace Injuries - Know Your Rights If You Are Injurede

Posted on September 18, 2008
Work is a dangerous place for many workers. In the construction industry and certain manufacturing operations, serious injuries can and do occur. But do you know your rights if you are hurt at work? Hawaii has a workers compensation law in Chapter 386, Hawaii Revised Statutes...

The National Organization of Women (NOW) Endorses Obama

Posted on September 18, 2008
Kim Gandy, chair of the political action committee for the national Organization of Women (NOW) reports that the organization has endorsed the Obama/Biden ticket because of their support of civil justice issues affecting women. She said that "Although it is very unusual for us to endorse in a presidential election, this is an unprecedented candidate and an unprecedented time for our country...

Drowning Hazard leads Aqua Lung America to Recall Apeks Scuba Diving Regulators

Posted on September 18, 2008
In a voluntary recall of Aqua Lung Apek scuba diving regulators the manufacturer - Aqua Lung America - has warned consumers to stop using these devices because they pose a drowning hazard. The diaphragm cover on some regulators is missing and that can cause the diaphragm to become displaced during a dive and that allows water to enter the regulator...

Why Do Doctors Make Mistakes that Injure Or Kill Their Patient's?

Posted on August 09, 2008
The answer is simple. Medical science is improving and we know more about how to cure disease than ever before. So why do so many patients suffer injuries when they are treated by modern health care providers - doctors and hospitals? The answer has to do with economics...

North Shore Oahu Roads Site of One of Hawaii's Most Deadly Collisions

Posted on August 09, 2008
On August 6, 2008, Hawaii relived a tragic day in 2006 at the sentencing of John Szemkow, who drove his car in the wrong direction into oncoming traffic on Kunia road in April 2006. One of the bloodiest auto accidents in Hawaii's history resulted from Szemkow's actions...

Roads On The North Shore of Oahu Continue To Take Traffic Toll

Posted on August 09, 2008
The roads on the north shore of Oahu continue to be the site of major car collisions and serious injuries in Hawaii. On August 1st 2008 Terry Selig was critically injured at about 7:30 in the morning when her car crashed and ended up on its roof in an accident near 59-049 Pupukea Road...

Consumers Union Identifies Top Food Issue Risks Consumers Face

Posted on July 24, 2008
The advance of technology in the food industry poses new health risks to consumers, a subject that is being discussed by scientists in Orlando Florida at the meeting of the Consumers Union© and the Consumer Federation of America© at their 2008 Joint Annual Conference...

Epilepsy Drugs Topiramate and Valporate Raise Risk of Birth Defects Fourteen-Fold According to British Researchers

Posted on July 23, 2008
Topiramate (sold as Topamax© by Johnson & Johnson™) and Valporate© both have been known to cause birth defects. Studies have shown that Topomax causes birth defects in animals and Valporate©, one of the leading epilepsy drugs, has been shown to be associated with birth defects and fetal death in approximately 20% of the mothers who take it during pregnancy...

Australia Reserachers Embark On Large Cerebral Palsy Study

Posted on July 17, 2008
In the largest study of its kind, scientists in Australia are attempting to identify genetic causes of cerebral palsy. A spokesperson states that this ".... study will investigate a key issue behind cerebral palsy: whether genetic factors make women more vulnerable to environmental risks that affect the brain of their unborn child...

Acetaminophen Use Can Lead to Serious Liver Toxicity

Posted on July 17, 2008
The University of Washington along with 21 other medical centers warn about acetaminophen use and severe liver toxicity in the December issue of Hepatology. Dr. Anne M. Larsen M.D. warns that as little as 7.5 grams of acetaminophen per day can lead to severe liver toxicity...

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