Personal Injury Law

Don't Drink The Hot Cocoa Until You Read About Recall

Posted on December 23, 2008
LEARN MORE FDA Recall notice  DMI -  Tim Acheson at 888-645-1053 DMI-  recall@dmi-global.com. IMAGE SOURCE: Wikimedia Commons/ hot chocolate/ author: Fir0002 A Canadian company, Dorsey Marketing Inc., is recalling lots of three different cocoa products sold at stores in the U...

Study: New Drug Protects Mice From Chronic Lung Disease

Posted on December 23, 2008
LEARN MORE PNAS 12/22/08 InjuryBoard on COPD InjuryBoard on Emphysema InjuryBoard on Cigarettes & Tobacco IMAGE SOURCE:© Wikimedia Commons / Healthy lung vs...

Amgen Anemia Drug Lawsuit Dismissed

Posted on December 22, 2008
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Safe Toy Shopping This Holiday Season

Posted on December 22, 2008
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America's Ten Most Stressful Cities

Posted on December 22, 2008
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Nearly Decapitated Boy Survives Car Accident

Posted on December 22, 2008
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Runway Accidents Most Common

Posted on December 22, 2008
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Dr. Nemeroff Steps Down As Emory Psychiatry Chair

Posted on December 22, 2008
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Court Rules Good Samaritan Can Be Sued

Posted on December 21, 2008
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Tysabri For Multiple Sclerosis Linked To Another Death

Posted on December 19, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard  - Help Center on Tysabri Injuryboard Blog - Tysabri return to the market Tysabri- Web site  Injuryboard on Fred Baron and Tysabri    IMAGE SOURCE: Tysabri banner ad, Tysabri Web site The popular multiple sclerosis drug, Tysabri (natalizumab), appears to promote a rare brain infection and is linked to the death of another multiple sclerosis patient...

Mercury Overdose From Sushi Reported As FDA Considers Softening Recommendations

Posted on December 19, 2008
  LEARN MORE Injuryboard News on EPA- EWG controversy  Environmental Working Group on  mercury controversy NIH on Chelation Therapy Injuryboard News on mercury contamination CNN on failing fish regs  Internal EPA Memo on FDA Action  EPA Review on FDA Action  FDA Mercury Proposal  EWG's Letter to EPA  InjuryBoard on Mercury  InjuryBoard Mercury Exposure FAQ    IMAGE SOURCE:© Wikimedia Commons/ piece of salmon / author: Dezidor IMAGE SOURCE: Jeremy Piven/ New York Times Theater web site   Fans of the HBO show, "Entourage" know him as the snarky, over-the-top,  Hollywood agent...

Veterans Sue Government For Mental Health Benefits

Posted on December 19, 2008
LEARN MORE Soldiers vs. U.S. InjuryBoard on PTSD National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder InjuryBoard on PTSD Study IMAGE SOURCE:© Wikimedia Commons/ soldier in Iraq/ author: Sgt...

Countdown To Crawford - Presidential Parting Gift Of Conscience

Posted on December 19, 2008
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Panel: EPA Needs To Assess Health Effects Of Phthalates

Posted on December 19, 2008
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Consumers May Detect Lead In Toys

Posted on December 18, 2008
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Study Links Ovarian Cancer Survival To Low Levels of 2 Proteins

Posted on December 18, 2008
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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hospitalizes Eight

Posted on December 18, 2008
p align="center"img title="Carbon monoxide almost poisons a famioy of eight in California." alt="Carbon monoxide almost poisons a famioy of eight in California." src="http://www.injuryboard.com/uploadedImages/InjuryBoardcom_Content/Blogs/News_Blog/News/CO molecule 500...

Star-Rating System Helps Consumers Choose Nursing Home

Posted on December 18, 2008
p align="center"img title="A new rating system goes into effect for nursing homes today." alt="A new rating system goes into effect for nursing homes today." src="http://www.injuryboard.com/uploadedImages/InjuryBoardcom_Content/Blogs/News_Blog/News/Nursing home resident i stock mark papas 500...

Alternating Breast Cancer Screening Best For High-Risk Women

Posted on December 18, 2008
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No New Trial For Judge Fancy Pants

Posted on December 18, 2008
p align="center"img title="Judge Roy Pearson denied new trial in his pants case" alt="Judge Roy Pearson denied new trial in his pants case" src="http://www.injuryboard.com/uploadedImages/InjuryBoardcom_Content/Blogs/News_Blog/News/Judge roy pearson 500(2)...

Marital Discord Affects Breast Cancer Recovery

Posted on December 18, 2008
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Pool Safety Regulation Deadline Friday

Posted on December 17, 2008
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Lobbyists Meet and Greet Incoming President Obama

Posted on December 17, 2008
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FDA Commissioner Will Resign With Bush Administration

Posted on December 17, 2008
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Mediterranean-Style Diet For Diabetics

Posted on December 17, 2008
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Colon Cancer Risk Increases With Smoking

Posted on December 17, 2008
p align="center"img title="Colorectal cancer risk increases with smoking, Italian researchers find. " alt="Colorectal cancer risk increases with smoking, Italian researchers find. " src="http://www.injuryboard.com/uploadedImages/InjuryBoardcom_Content/Blogs/News_Blog/News/colorectal anatomy 500(3)...

Face Transplant at Cleveland Clinic Raises Ethical Questions

Posted on December 17, 2008
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FDA Panel Endorses New Female Condom

Posted on December 17, 2008
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Autism Tough On Finances And Emotions

Posted on December 17, 2008
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Colonoscopy Less Effective Than Previously Thought

Posted on December 16, 2008
LEARN MORE Annals of Internal Medicine - Jan. 2009 InjuryBoard Help Center- Colon Cancer InjuryBoard Colon Cancer News WebMD on Colonoscopies American Cancer Society on Colon and Rectum Cancer A Preferable Test For Colon Cancer IMAGE SOURCE:© iStockPhoto / colon cancer / author: Eraxion A colonoscopy is an effective procedure used to combat colorectal cancer, but it may not be quite as effective as previously thought, suggests a new Canadian study...

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