My mother's hemoglobin was down to eight again, which is confirmation of severe anemia, so her primary care physician sent her over to a hematologist to receive a blood transfusion. It was all well intended to avoid another hospitalization. This blood specialist has her practice in a cancer center where they provide all kinds of intravenous therapy including blood transfusion, so it seemed that an out patient administration of packed cells made sense. Well, they infused two units over...

It is time to rethink organic. For example, a non-organic celery stick could contain 67 pesticides , according to a new report from the nonprofit Environmental Working Group, reports CNN.

Concerned with public health, the group scrutinized 100,000 produce pesticide reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to ascertain which fruits and vegetables have the highest and lowest amounts of chemical residue.

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It is a parent's worst nightmare! You send your child to school and expect him or her to come home safe. It didn't happen that way in this case. As many children of the inner city, Shawn was asthmatic. He lived in Brooklyn and attended PS 20 in Clinton Hill. On February 2003, only weeks after his 11th birthday, Shawn had a serious asthma attack in school. He went to the nurse's office where the nurse determined 911 should be called and the boy should immediately be taken to the hospital...

Hiring a Fort Worth personal injury attorney is the first step in getting the compensation that you deserve when you are involved in a dispute. From motorcycle and car accidents to dog bites and slips and falls, people are involved in personal injury situations every day, and they need to seek the legal help that is available to get the results that they deserve from their case. A Fort Worth attorney will help you to determine if you have a case, how much compensation you should ask...

What are mesothelioma lawsuits and how do they arise?

Mesothelioma lawsuits are filed by the victims of mesothelioma to avail reparations for medical expenses, pain & suffering and loss of income associated with the growth of this disease. Mesothelioma is a kind of cancer, which is inflicted by exposure to asbestos most frequently used in industrial and residential places till the late seventies. The numbers of mesothelioma victims were on the rise as the employers...

Infantino LLC is pulling two of its popular sling baby carriers, the SlingRider and the Wendy Bellissimo, off the market. The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a statement two weeks ago warning parents of the potential dangers of sling carriers for children under four months old.  The deaths of at least three children lead to the recall of over one-million sling carriers.  The CPSC says there is a risk involved with all sling carriers, particularly for newborns. The...

On March 31, 2010 attorneys involved in Super Poligrip/Fixodent Denture Cream litigation will appear before Judge Sandra Moss, in Philadelphia to discuss discovery issues to move the cases closer to trial

New York, NY  - On February 18, 2010, Glaxo "GSK" announced that it would stop manufacturing, marketing and advertising Super PoliGrip denture cream products containing zinc. Procter & Gamble, "PG", which manufactures Fixodent has not followed...

Ergonomics, or "human factors", is the science of designing equipment, the workplace and even the job to fit the worker. It covers a broad spectrum of factors that make up the fit between humans and work. Ergonomic research enables designers to create equipment better suited to the human form so that it puts less stress on the body, as well as controlling external factors such as light, temperature and noise so workers can be at their most productive for...

Medical malpractice attorneys work with individuals who are injured due to negligence, misdiagnosis, and the like, on the part of a doctor or other medical professional. Though these lawsuits allege circumstances resulting in personal injuries to the patient, it’s important to note that not all errors on the part of medical professionals and misdiagnosis result in malpractice cases. The lack of a desired outcome in medical care is essentially an intrinsic factor in the practice of...

Locating a wrongful death lawyer after a loved one has passed away shouldn’t be time consuming or burdensome. In the event that you do need to locate one quickly, it is important to be prepared. There are many things to consider when a wrongful death occurs, such as what exactly constitutes wrongful death? If a death occurs due to someone else’s negligence, do I need to get an attorney to represent me in court? What kind of attorney should I choose? These questions will be...