08/26/09

The statistics are always staggering and a recent tragic event in Novato has prompted us to bring domestic violence back to the forefront.  Almost one-third of all women murdered in this country are killed by a domestic partner. As advocates for justice for victims of domestic violence, we continue to put domestic violence on the front burner of our crime prevention efforts.

Domestic violence can take many forms, including physical, verbal or emotional abuse,...

Asbestos - 'the magical mineral' has been used world-wide as a protective material. However since the early 1900's it became known it presented a clear risk to health.

From exposure a sufferer may be diagnosed with a number of associated asbestos related diseases. Pleural Plaques, Pleural Thickening, Asbestosis, Lung Cancer and the fatal Mesothelioma . All present differing symptoms.

Let us take a closer look at Asbestosis Typically Asbestosis does not tend to show symptoms...

What is Legionellosis?

Legionellosis is a collective term for the group of diseases caused by the bacteria Legionella Pneumophila and other bacteria from the Legionelaceae family.

Around 90% of cases of Legionellosis are caused by the bacteria Legionella Pneumophila. Legionella Pneumophila is divided into sixteen different serogroups with L. Pneumophila serogroup 1most often associated with Legionnaires' disease in the United Kingdom.

Legionnaires' disease is a type of...

Before it's Too Late, consider a Life Estate

During their lifetime, people acquire many assets. These assets often include real property such as houses and land. They also may have a large amount of cash in savings accounts and CD's, as well as stocks and bonds. If a person becomes ill and cannot provide for him or herself, they may need to be placed in an assisted living program. As often discussed in the news, these programs and facilities are not cheap to say the least...

Birth Injury Law can be very complex. Parents have to way personal factors as well as external events. This article is here to describe common causes of injury and if you have the right to pursue legal recourse.

Even though the sheer amount of births that take place make it seem like a routine operation, the birthing event is a very unique process for every woman. Medical practitioners need to be in top form and prepared for all kinds of contingencies. Injury at birth is still a...

Each year in Canada, there are around half a million motor vehicle accidents. Of those, approximately 250,000 people sustain injuries and 20,000 are critical. To put this into perspective, a serious injury occurs on Canadian roadways every two minutes, resulting in eight deaths each day.

The number one cause of death for people under age 30 involves motor vehicle collisions. SUV accidents account for more than double the rate of fatalities as a result of road...

Medicare is a healthcare program initiated by the US government back in 1965 under the government of then President Lyn Johnson. It is of the social welfare programs in the US targeted to provide health care assistance in the form of cash to individuals above 65 years of age, with disability and under 65 years old, and with a permanent kidney failure with no particular age in consideration. Funds for Medicare are sourced out from pay roll taxes and individual contributions as...

With the ever expanding needs on healthcare services, the US government keeps on adjusting with the modifications and improvements in its healthcare policies to essentially accommodate these changes. One example is the Medicare program. Originally, Medicare is offered in two packages namely the Part A and the Part B, both of which necessitated the purchase of the Medigap policy to fill in the gaps of the policy.

Recently, as sourced from www medicare gov, the healthcare program...

If you shop around you can pay anything between £200 and £800 per fire risk assessment.

You’ll pay around £400 for a one man band who has little back up or assurance. At the other extreme you could pay up to £1000 premium just for a branded fire risk assessment.

Your business has to have a fire risk assessment by law; the punishment for not having one is severe BUT worse than that by not having one you are putting everyone in your business at...

In December 2008, the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning against the use of Fleet Phospho Soda, an over-the-counter laxative. In connection to this, Visicola and OsmoPrep, the prescription versions of the drug were required to use the black box to warn users of associated risks.

Fleet Phospho is routinely given to patients in preparation for colonoscopy procedures. It was supposed to be considered safe and effective. Its ingredients are monobasic sodium phosphate,...