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Last Entry: May 18, 2010 at 13:00:21

Study reports falls in elderly linked to hardened arteries

Posted on May 18, 2010
According to some researchers, treating high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol could help prevent some accidents. As aging blood vessels in the brain stiffen, they are less able to respond to blood pressure changes, which can increase the risk of falling by up to 70%...

Attention Parents: Recall of Children?s Medications

Posted on May 04, 2010
A massive recall of over-the-counter liquid medications for infants and children was recently announced. The recall includes all unexpired lots of Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec, and Benedryl for children. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advises that families should stop using the products as they may contain 'tiny particles...

Black boxes in all cars?

Posted on May 01, 2010
Something positive may have come out of the Toyota recalls. Congress is considering legislation that would require the auto industry to make safety updates to vehicles as a result of the Toyota recalls. If this legislation is made into law, all automakers would be required to install black boxes into vehicles as well as to pay fees to the government to fund safety agencies...

Graco Crib Recall

Posted on April 30, 2010
About 217,000 Graco cribs have been recalled. Federal safety officials advised that this is due to a malfunction that can entrap, suffocate or strangle infants and toddlers. In fact, one child died. The so-called "drop side" wood cribs were made by manufacturer LaJobi and were branded with the Graco logo...

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Choosing the Right Hospital

Posted on April 26, 2010
Each year, the same magazine well-known for its annual reviews of colleges and universities, U.S. News & World Report, puts out a list of the top 50 hospitals in a wide range of specialties. The magazine makes it clear that it isn't interested on the handling of relatively minor issues...

Key differences between motorycle accident cases and car accident cases

Posted on April 18, 2010
If I were to ask you how juries and insurance adjusters perceive motorcyle cases and auto cases, you might answer that they perceive them in exactly the same way. After all, they're both motor vehicles that could crash or be hit for any number of reasons, causing various levels of damage and injury depending on the type of crash...

Two Persons Killed in Barrington Hills Auto Accident, Alcohol to Blame

Posted on April 09, 2010
Yet another tragic reminder that drinking and driving do not mix. A motorist hit another car head on Thursday afternoon in Barrington Hills. Both drivers were killed, and according to police, alcohol was a contributing factor. According to Barrington Hills police, the crash took place on Illinois 68 near Dundee Lane at 4:19 p...

Clinton nursing home cited by state

Posted on April 09, 2010
A nursing home in Clinton has recently been cited, and had its director removed, after an inspection by the Illinois Department of Public Health. According to Pantagraph.com, Manor Court of Clinton, a skilled care facility, was found by Public Health to not be in compliance with several federal regulations, said Public Health spokeswoman Melaney Arnold...

Easter Egg Safety

Posted on April 02, 2010
Easter is quickly approaching, and many people celebrating the Easter holiday will come into contact with eggs. After all, a staple of Easter celebrations is egg decorating, hiding and hunting for eggs. Along with the fun comes opportunity for the eggs to become contaminated with bacteria...

Fatal Accident in South Loop

Posted on April 01, 2010
A UPS semi truck and a Ford car collided at the intersection of Roosevelt Road and Canal Street at 2:38 a.m. Thursday morning. The accident claimed the life of 25-year-old Rafael Lopez, one of the car's passengers and injured at least four others. According to police, witnesses say that the car was traveling at a high rate of speed...

Prostate drug found more effective, cuts cancer risk by 25%

Posted on April 01, 2010
Recent research reported that the drug dutasteride reduced the risk of prostate cancer by about ¼ in high-risk men. Currently, the drug is used to shrink enlarged prostates. It is sold under the brand name Avodart and has been found slightly more effective than the similar drug finasteride which could also lower the risk of prostate tumors...

North Dakota train derailment kills one, injures another

Posted on March 30, 2010
Late last week the derailment of five Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western Railroad engines took the life one railroad worker and injured another. The train derailment seems to have been caused when the base beneath the railroad tracks collapsed. This caused the engines to tip; two of those engines ended up falling below the tracks and onto the banks of Turtle Creek...

Spring Break Water Safety Tips

Posted on March 08, 2010
For those of you lucky enough to get out of the cold for Spring Break, you might want to take a minute to review some water safety tips, as it likely has been awhile since you've been outside for a swim. Tropical weather expert Dr. Steve Lyons has put together a Top 10 list of water safety tips to help ensure spring breakers safety when hitting the beach...

Eye doctor barred from doing LASIK surgeries

Posted on March 07, 2010
The Illinois Department of Professional Regulation has recently barred another eye doctor from doing LASIK procedures, among other disciplinary actions. This doctor had previously been sued 50 times since the 1990's for medical malpractice, and had "allegedly mishandled Lasik surgeries and failed to properly manage treatment of post-operative complications...

Food additive with possible salmonella link triggers recall

Posted on March 05, 2010
On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration announced a potentially massive recall of salad dressing, chip dip, soup mixes and other foods made with a commonly used food additive hydrolyzed vegetable protein, as it may be contaminated with salmonella...

Subway shop closed due to food illness investigation

Posted on March 05, 2010
The DuPage County Health Department closed a Subway restaurant located at 1009 E. Roosevelt Road in Lombard pending additional results of an investigation after several customers contracted gastrointestinal illnesses. Eight cases of shigellosis, an infectious disease caused by a bacterium called shigella, have been confirmed...

Government considers brake override requirements

Posted on March 02, 2010
Today the Department of Transportation revealed that it might recommend that every newly manufactured vehicle sold in the U.S. be equipped with brakes that can override the gas pedal. This is on the heels of Toyota officials' third congressional hearing on lethal safety defects for Toyota...

Lawsuit alleges collusion between law firm and clinic

Posted on March 01, 2010
According to a story that appeared in the Louisville Courier Journal, a Kentucky woman has filed a lawsuit against her lawyers claiming that the relationship between the law firm and the clinic ended up costing her money. The woman was involved in an auto accident and suffered spinal injuries which eventually required a fusion operation...

Auto accident resulting in injured trooper linked to cell phone usage

Posted on March 01, 2010
According to prosecutors, the woman who struck and seriously injured an Illinois state police trooped on Saturday was talking on her cell phone as she approached the trooper at 60 mph. The driver, Kimisha Moore, has been charged with aggravated reckless conduct...

North Carolina nursing home under investigation

Posted on February 22, 2010
According to a report from WRAL TV news in North Carolina, a Chapel Hill nursing home has been referred to the State Police for investigation. This was prompted by several residents from the nursing home being seen in the emergency room of a local hospital where they tested positive for powerful pain relievers that had not been prescribed for them...

Lawyer ad makes real point

Posted on February 20, 2010
A lot of people think that America has become too litigious a society. They blame it on the lawyers. And you know what? They are right! Let me explain. It's not every lawyer's fault. In fact, most lawyers are caring, conscientious people who studied law because they wanted to improve the world, not because they wanted to sue McDonalds over hot coffee...

Protect Your Family With Underinsured Motorist Coverage

Posted on February 17, 2010
Illinois' minimum mandatory auto insurance law requires minimum policy limits that are too low to provide any real protection or benefit to car accident victims. At present, the required minimums are $20,000 per person and $40,000 per accident, and $15,000 for property damage...

False charting at nursing homes

Posted on February 15, 2010
One thing that we do when we are handling a nursing home abuse and neglect case is thoroughly review the chart for false chart entries. Every nursing home staff member I have ever deposed has always testified that false chart entries are totally unacceptable...

Mentally ill straining state nursing homes

Posted on February 13, 2010
You might think that nursing homes are places where we send our elderly loved ones to receive care when we ourselves cannot care for them. And while this is true, the state of Illinois has extended the function of nursing homes to also include providing care for the mentally ill...

Ice on Semi-trailers a Hazard to Public

Posted on January 13, 2010
Imagine you are traveling down the interstate, perhaps making your daily drive to work or taking a longer journey to visit family. Ahead of you is a semi-truck. As the truck approaches the underpass just ahead of you, you wonder if it meets the clearance requirements painted on the concrete...

Liability for Slip and Fall on Ice Suits in Illinois

Posted on January 04, 2010
Winter in Illinois can be long and hard, and the frequent presence of snow can also make it more dangerous than it needs to be. The presence of snow and ice often leads people to slip and fall, sometimes sustaining serious injury which may or may not require surgery...

8 vehicle truck accident in Monee leaves one dead

Posted on November 27, 2009
A recent accident on I-57 has demonstrated, yet again, how dangerous semi-trucks can be. According to ABC 7 News: One person is dead and at least two others injured in an accident involving eight vehicles in south suburban Monee. It happened Friday night in the northbound lanes of I-57 near the Monee-Manhattan Road exit...

Glen Ellyn youth hockey tournament evacuated due to carbon monoxide poisoning

Posted on November 12, 2009
Carbon monoxide is a deadly gas that can cause serious short and long-term health problems. Unfortunately, the danger is even more serious since the gas has no smell, taste, or color to identify it by, so people can be exposed to it for long periods of time without realizing that anything is wrong...

Nursing Homes & Felons: A Dangerous Mix

Posted on November 09, 2009
Mentally ill criminals and others on society's fringes housed in nursing homes pose a threat to other residents, especially if they are not carefully assessed, treated and monitored. In January, 21-year-old Christopher Shelton allegedly raped a 69-year-old woman in her own room...

Employers may be liable for Drivers? Multitasking

Posted on September 11, 2009
It should come as no surprise that the use of personal electronic communications devices while driving is unsafe. In fact, a recent report reveals that driving while using hands-free cell phones and other communications devices is nearly as unsafe as driving while using hand-held devices...

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