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• Doctors Need to Be Aware of Possible Condition

  Robert Blanchard | November 29, 2006 12:42 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  With the rise in obesity, there is also expected to be a rise in obesity related medical conditions. Many such conditions only require long term management, but some require instant identification and appropriate medical intervention. Such is the case with the condition known as Pseudotumor Cerebris. Overweight women of childbearing age are at risk and the condition causes and increase in...

• Tort Reform - Not a Real Issue

  Robert Blanchard | November 21, 2006 10:56 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  If you listen to insurance companies, they will say that limiting lawsuits - "tort reform" - is the top concern of American voters.Using their own "push polls" and fantasy arguments, corporate interest spokesmen have created the myth that this issue is some kind of national priority. Yet time and again, evidence shows that the public couldn't care less.Senator Rick Santorum made "tort reform"...

• Brain Injury

  Robert Blanchard | November 20, 2006 10:32 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Most of the serious trauma victims seen in emergency rooms are cases involving motor vehicle accidents. A new study may help change the quality of care for those patients who suffer a brain injuries in such accidents. The conclusion of the study finds that neurosurgeons are rarely needed to intervene. Given the number of traumas and the limited number of neurosurgeons, the study suggests that...

• Acetaminophen Recall

  Robert Blanchard | November 15, 2006 12:52 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  I doubt any serious injury cases will come out of the recent incident where metal fragment were found in generic Tylenol tablets. However it may be a good tiime to review the overall safety and effectiveness of the medication.Tylenol (acetaminophen) is the most frequently consumed medication. Acetaminophen is an analgesic (pain reliever) and anti-pyretic (controls fever) medication which is sold...

• FDA Drug Lawsuit Preemption Thrown Out

  Staff Writer | November 01, 2006 4:40 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  A judge in (somewhere) ruled today.....