Personal Injury Law

Flu Season- Worst In A Decade

Posted on April 17, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on Influenza Injuryboard on Flu Drugs Injuryboard on Tamiflu The CDC publication: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr Listen to the CDC report on the flu season, Thursday   IMAGE SOURCE: ©iStockPhoto/ sick child/ perkmeup   This year's flu season is the worst in three years according to the Centers for Disease Control, made worse because the flu vaccine was not particularly effective...

Heparin Lawsuits Not Expected Says CEO

Posted on April 17, 2008
LEARN MORE FDA on deaths from heparin  Injuryboard on heparin Baxter Healthcare Recall Notice   FDA Heparin advisory       IMAGE SOURCE: FDA image of heparin vials Baxter International attributes four deaths to use of its blood thinner heparin...

NYC Gets Calorie on the Menu Mandate

Posted on April 16, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on obesity Injuryboard on menu mandate, January Injuryboard on fast food NYC Dept of Health    IMAGE SOURCE: WikiMedia Commons/ McDonalds french fries/Kici Beginning Monday at your favorite New York City eatery you can ask for ketchup, fries and get the calorie count for both...

Some Doctors Just Say NO To Pharma Pay

Posted on April 16, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on the pharmaceutical industry lawsuits  Injuryboard on Merck fraud case  Public Citizen on drug company incentives NEJM:  Is Academic Medicine for Sale?  2007 Senate Finance Committee Report The Prescription Project   Merck PharmedOut...

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Merck Busted For Ghostwriting Vioxx Studies

Posted on April 16, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on Vioxx Injuryboard on Merck & Co. JAMA article on Merck Dr. Thomas Schnitzer in an email to Merck The practices of Merck & Co., 2002 paper JAMA on Medical Integrity, April 16, 2008 Merck response to JAMA   IMAGE SOURCE: ©iStockphoto/ file cabinet/ blackred Drug maker, Merck & Co...

DASH Diet Improves Heart Health Too Study Shows

Posted on April 15, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on hypertension Injuryboard on heart attack Dash Diet eating plan DASH Diet plan book Archives of Internal Medicine (free) April 14, 2008 CSPI on DASH    IMAGE SOURCE: WikimediaCommons/ still life with fruit, Cezanne 1885-1890/ The Yorck Project   Diet is a four letter word...

Natural Substance Slows Parkinson's

Posted on April 15, 2008
LEARN MORE Archives of Neurology abstract Injuryboard on two new studies Michael J. Fox Foundation   IMAGE SOURCE: WikiMedia commons/ actor Michael J. Fox, August 1988/ flickr A natural substance found in the blood appears to slow the development of Parkinson's disease according to a new report...

60 Minutes Profiles Breakthrough Radio Wave Cancer Research

Posted on April 14, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on cancer Injuryboard on cancer: Frequently Asked Questions  Dr. Steven Curley Published results in journal Cancer  60 Minutes story   IMAGE SOURCE: © 60 Minutes/ of John Kanzius   Might it be that a former radio and television executive, with no background in science or medicine or even a college degree could help invent a cure for cancer? 60 Minutes profiled John Kanzius this past Sunday, April 13th...

Malt-O-Meal Salmonella Recall

Posted on April 14, 2008
LEARN MORE Minnesota Department of Agriculture news release  FDA on the recall Malt-O-Meal on recalled items MN. Department of Agriculture on avoiding salmonella  Injuryboard on Salmonella   IMAGE SOURCE: package of puffed wheat from Malt-O-Meal company web site Malt-O-Meal is supposed to be good for you but so far at least 23 are sick from a discovery of salmonella contamination in the cereal...

Sudden Cardiac Arrest- Chest Pushes Alone Increase Survival

Posted on April 01, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on Heart Attacks Injuryboard on Defibrillators and Fitness Centers American Heart Association on hands-on CPR   IMAGE SOURCE:  WikiMediaCommons/ Cardiopulmonary resuscitation/ Rama You see someone collapsed in an apparent cardiac crisis...

Parents Donate Son's Organs And Unintentionally His Cancer

Posted on April 01, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on tissue donation  Injuryboard on lymphoma    IMAGE SOURCE: WikiMedia Commons/ model of a heart/ Ekko  A 15-year old teen dies from what his parents are told is bacterial meningitis.  They decide he should live on, so in a gesture of giving they donate his organs...

The Autism - Schizophrenia Link

Posted on April 01, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on Autism  Injuryboard on schizophrenia drugs  Science article    IMAGE SOURCE:  WikiMedia Commons/ sleeping autistic boy with ducks in a row/ Author: Andwhatsnext Tomorrow is World Autism Awareness Day, a time to focus on what causes the social deficit disease that circumvents normal interactions and development in children...

Vytorin- Disappointng Results in Helping Heart Disease

Posted on March 31, 2008
LEARN MORE NEJM  Cardiology conference  Injuryboard on cholesterol drugs Injuryboard on Vytorin     IMAGE SOURCE: Wikimedia Commons/ Cholesterol/ Author: RedAndr Vytorin.  You've seen the ads for the heart disease drug with family members who look like high cholesterol food and may be to blame for your genetic pre-disposition for high cholesterol...

Stephanie Kuleba Family Speaks Out, Sets Up Website

Posted on March 31, 2008
LEARN MORE Stephanie Kuleba website for signatures Today show interview with the Kuleba family www.stephaniejudekuleba.org Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the U.S.      IMAGE SOURCE:  Stephanie Kuleba Facebook page Joanne Kuleba and her daughter did all the homework they could when Stephanie was considering plastic surgery to correct a breast defect...

Parkinson's Disease, Pesticides and a Sense of Smell - Two New Studies

Posted on March 31, 2008
LEARN MORE The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke on Parkinson's disease BMC Neurology Injuryboard on Parkinson's disease Injuryboard on Pesticides and Produce   Injuryboard on cloning and PD Injuryboard on pesticides   IMAGE SOURCE: WikiMedia Commons/ crop duster/ Takuyamurata   Parkinson's disease (PD) and its uncontrollable tremors has long been suspected to have both a genetic and environmental cause...

Individual's Gene Glitches Uncover Schizophrenia

Posted on March 28, 2008
  LEARN MORE Injuryboard on Autism Injuryboard on schizophrenia drugs Science article    IMAGE SOURCE:©iStockPhoto/ homeless guy/ aurumarcus  The key to understanding the mental disorder, schizophrenia may be as individual as a person's genes...

9-1-1 Tapes Released in Teen Plastic Surgery Death

Posted on March 27, 2008
IMAGE: Stephanie Kuleba from her Facebook page  LEARN MORE Injuryboard on plastic surgery  Injuryboard on anesthesia mortality  Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States  American Society of Plastic Surgeons on Breast augmentation  Anesthesia article on dantrolene sodium  See Dr...

How Common is Anesthesia Allergy That Killed Teen?

Posted on March 27, 2008
Funeral services were held for 18-year-old Stephanie Kuleba on Wednesday. Family friends and mourners from Boca Raton, Florida said goodbye to the high school cheerleader known as  "Sunshine" who was supposed to be attending the University of Florida this fall on her way to becoming an MD of plastic surgery...

Apple-Shaped Abdomen Fat - Increased Risk for Dementia

Posted on March 27, 2008
  Diet and Exercise And the Mind LEARN MORE The American Academy of Neurology Calculate your BMI Injuryboard on Alzheimer's disease  Injuryboard on diabetes Injuryboard on obesity    IMAGE SOURCE: ©iStockphoto/ woman's belly fat/Jsheets19  It's been assumed that family history is one risk factor for developing Alzheimer's disease...

FDA issues Early Warning on Singulair and Suicides

Posted on March 27, 2008
  IMAGE:  Cat allergies are one that Singulair is taken to counteract LEARN MORE Injuryboard on Singulair Injuryboard on Vioxx Injuryboard on Avandia FDA page on Singulair  FDA Early Communication on Singulair   IMAGE SOURCE: WikiMedia Commons/ cat allergy/Martin Bahmann Singular is used by millions of Americans who suffer from allergies...

OMG - Are U Addicted to Texting?

Posted on March 26, 2008
  LEARN MORE Injuryboard on addiction treatment Injuryboard on antidepressants  American Journal of Psychiatry article    IMAGE SOURCE:© iStockphoto/ teen texting/ roundhill Love to text message? Can't stand being away from the computer to read your emails? If this sounds familiar you may have more to worry about than your emails...

Procter & Gamble Knows Mouthwash Turns Some Teeth Brown

Posted on March 25, 2008
Crest Mouthwash: "I Woke Up With Brown Spots On My Teeth" LEARN MORE P & G  on blue dye  Crest Pro-Health Q & A  Journal of Dental Hygene on staining  IMAGE SOURCE: Amazon The reports are all over the internet -- Amazon.com, DIGG, Consumerist, eMedicine and Drugstore...

Study: Comprehensive Sex Ed Helps Reduce Pregnancies

Posted on March 25, 2008
  LEARN MORE  Journal of Adolescent Health study Injuryboard on Gardasil for HPV Injuryboard on Cervical Cancer   IMAGE SOURCE: WikiMedia Commons/ Teen girls/ Savaman  It is called comprehensive sex education and it includes information about birth control, condoms, sexually transmitted disease and pregnancy as well as sex in general...

Questions Surround Teen Death From Anesthesia During Breast Surgery

Posted on March 25, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on plastic surgery Injuryboard on anesthesia mortality Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States American Society of Plastic Surgeons on Breast augmentation  Anesthesia article on dantrolene sodium See Dr. Schuster'sintroductory video    IMAGE SOURCE:  WikiMedia Commons/ breast augmentation/ from FDA...

New Face Transplanted On French Man

Posted on March 24, 2008
  LEARN MORE Coler discusses his transplant Injuryboard on organ transplant rejection ABC News on French woman with partial face transplant     IMAGE SOURCE: WikiMedia Commons/ Nevit Dilmen    The surgery for a face transplant is very rare and France is leading research into this type of procedure...

Honduran Melons Contaminated with Salmonella

Posted on March 24, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on Salmonella CDC alert  FDA  News on Salmonella outbreak FDA on food safety and salmonella Map/ Content Source: National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne, and Enteric Diseases (ZVED)  Injuryboard on Salmonella peanut butter recall, 2007    IMAGE SOURCE: WikiMedia Commons/ Tomia   Over the weekend grocers got the word to begin removing cantaloupes grown in southern Honduras off of store shelves...

Breakthrough In Cloning Technology to Treat Parkinsons

Posted on March 24, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on cloning National Parkinson Foundation Sloan-Kettering publications    IMAGE SOURCE: Wikimedia Commons/ cloned mice /Emma Whitelaw, University of Sydney, Australia   This study represents a major breakthrough in the controversial science of cloning...

Biomedical Hepatitis C Treatment Hopeful

Posted on March 24, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on hepatitis C Scripps Florida researcher - Timothy Tellinghuisen    IMAGE SOURCE:  Wikimedia Commons/ Wikipedia/ Public domain   This positive news coming out of Scripps Florida, a new biomedical research institute in Jupiter, holds promise for the development of new therapies to treat hepatitis C...

Criminal Charges Could Void Victim Awards in Hep C Lawsuits

Posted on March 21, 2008
Image: CNN's Nancy Grace LEARN MORE Injuryboard on hepatitis C  Injuryboard on colon cancer  White, Meany & Wetherall law firm web site  Steven Klearman & Associates, Reno CNN's Nancy Grace program    IMAGE SOURCE: CreativeCommons.org/with permission from Flickr/ Nancy Grace  With the FBI, Las Vegas Police and District Attorney's office all looking into criminal charges against the clinic whose practices have led to the largest public health notification in history- comes disclosure that those charges could supercede any monetary awards from patients who turn up positive for hepatitis C, B or HIV...

More Conflicts and Clinic Violations in Hepatitis C Investigation

Posted on March 21, 2008
LEARN MORE Gov. Jim Gibbons office Southern Nevada Health District updates Gibbons Release Hot line: 702-759-4636     IMAGE SOURCE: WikiMedia Commons/ State flag of Nevada in the public domain   Increasingly what happens in Las Vegas is not staying in Las Vegas...

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