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Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following: Family Dollar Stores- (254,000) Tough Treadz Auto Carrier Toy Sets due to laceration hazard. Sunbeam- (34,000) Oil filled heaters due to scald hazard. Lifesmart – (17,000) Lifepro brand portable mini space heaters over electrical shock hazard. Performance Packaging- […]

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Cancer misdiagnoses: Protecting yourself from unnecessary treatments and surgeries

Approximately 1.3 million people are diagnosed with cancer each year, and misdiagnosis is not uncommon. Last year, tissue samples from 6,000 cancer patients across the country were reviewed by researchers at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. It was determined that one out of every 71 cases was misdiagnosed, and up to one out of

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Consumer recall alerts

Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following: CR Brands – (83,000) Mean Green cleaner and degreaser products due to chemical hazard La-Z-Boy – (4,000) control wands sold with Silver Luxury Lift chairs over burn hazard Primal Vantage – (1,000) Hunter’s tree stands due to fall

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Early identification is essential to surviving meningitis

Meningitis is an inflammation of the protective membranes, or meninges, surrounding the brain and spinal cord. Easily mistaken as the flu, signs of meningitis may develop over several hours or one to two days. Symptoms usually include severe headaches, stiff neck, sudden high fever, vomiting, and confusion. There may be additional symptoms of nausea, seizures,

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Consumer recall alerts

Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following: Olympic Mountain Products – (232,000) Tealight wax warmer sets over fire and burn hazards. IKEA – (169,000) VYSSA crib mattresses over risk of entrapment. CoScentrix – (168,000) DD brand candles were recalled as part of an expansion of an

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Medical Malpractice on Cruise Lines

A three-judge appellate panel has ruled that cruise lines should no longer be legally exempt from medical malpractice lawsuits. The decision comes from a 2011 case in which Pasquale Vaglio, an 82-year-old retired NYC policeman and Korean War veteran, fell and hit his head shortly after disembarking from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship for a

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Whistleblowers on the rise

In recent years, the number of whistleblower cases in healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors has surged to unprecedented heights. These cases have proven to be a crucial implement for unearthing fraud against the government in healthcare, tax evasion, and other cases. In an effort to further encourage whistleblowers to come forward, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder

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Consumer recall alerts

Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following: Comfort Research – (125,000) vinyl bean bag chairs due to a risk of entrapment and suffocation Schneider Electric – (62,500) Power Pact J-Frame circuit breakers due to fire , burn , and electrical shock hazards Pro Performance –

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Trinity Industry’s Highway Guardrail sales suspended after whistleblower trial

Trinity Industries, an industrial manufacturing company based in Dallas, has halted shipments of its ET-Plus highway guardrail system following reports of deaths and injuries over allegedly faulty design changes. A federal whistleblower recently charged Trinity with changing the design of its guardrail system without informing regulators until several years later. The whistleblower case led to

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$190M settlement reached in suit over doctor’s lewd misconduct

Johns Hopkins Hospital recently agreed to pay $190 million to 7,000 women whose privacy was invaded when they were secretly recorded during pelvic exams. The incidents occurred at an East Baltimore community clinic run by the hospital network. According to news reports, Dr. Nikita A. Levy, a practicing OB/GYN at the clinic was fired after

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Jury returns verdict for woman who died at St. Joseph’s Hospital

Kline & Specter’s Braden Lepisto, in his first case as lead counsel, won a $260,000 jury verdict for the family of an 83-year-old woman who died at St. Joseph’s Hospital after staff there failed to monitor her vital signs as she suffered an acute aspiration event. A nurse’s aide who found Mildred Rogers unresponsive waited four to five minutes

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Power morcellators spread uterine cancer

A gynecological tool called a power morcellator has been found to spread cancer during routine laparoscopic hysterectomies and myomectomies, or fibroid tumor removal. The morcellator cuts through uterine tissue to allow it to be easily removed through a small incision in the abdomen. During this procedure, however, previously undetected cancer cells, specifically uterine sarcomas, can

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