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• Nursing Home Negligence Lawsuit Filed

  Staff Writer | September 28, 2006 4:54 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse

  The daughters of a woman who died in a California nursing home are suing the facility after the state found it failed to monitor the woman while she was on medication. Maria Tirado dies while on the anti-coagulant Coumadin, and the state fined the nursing home $94,000 for failing to monitor Tirado despite orders from her physician. Tirado died Jan. 18, after suffering from massive bleeding on...

• Tractor Trailer Overturns, Smashing Car In Accident

  Staff Writer | September 26, 2006 4:43 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A 20 year-old Texas man was killed early Tuesday morning when his car was crushed by a tractor trailer on I-26. The accident occurred in the eastbound lanes near mile marker 131. The lanes were shut down for a few hours afterward while authorities investigated.

• Adverse Drug Reactions: A Series

  Staff Writer | September 26, 2006 4:17 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Tom Lamb over at druginjurywatch.com has been running a series about how providing more information to patients and doctors can help prevent sever adverse drug reactions. Tom has done a great job providing recommendations.Part IPart IIPart IIIPart IV

• Wokplace Accidents Costly For Illegal Immigrants

  Staff Writer | September 14, 2006 5:03 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  The Charlotte Observer ran an article last week about the toll that worksite injuries take on illegal immigrants. Many often work without health insurance (a crisis that faces many American workers), can't communicate with bosses and coworkers, aren't covered by workers' compensation and don't get severance pay if they are hurt on the job and forced to quit.One of the examples given in the story...