Blog Posts in August, 2011
Posted on Aug 19, 2011 By Scott Distasio
Two years ago, a 44 year old man and a 35 year old woman sought treatment for infected tattoos caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium haemophilium. These incidents lead to an investigation of a local ...
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Posted on Aug 17, 2011 By Scott Distasio
Across America when kids go back to school, many of them will bring their lunches in the quintessential brown paper bag. But the Huffington Post reported on a new study published in the Journal of ...
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Posted on Aug 16, 2011 By Scott Distasio
When a person undergoes surgery for an ailment, he expects to get better. There may be some discomfort with recovery, but ultimately he expects to get back to his normal life without the inconvenient ...
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Posted on Aug 15, 2011 By Scott Distasio
What does a personal injury attorney do? How long will my case take? What should I do if I am ever in a car accident? If I think my mother is being abused in her nursing home, what should I do? These ...
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Posted on Aug 10, 2011 By Scott Distasio
medical mistakes The Sun Sentinel published an article examining a new Health Affairs study on hospital admissions. The study shows that up to 1 in every 3 hospital admissions results in injuries ...
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Posted on Aug 8, 2011 By Scott Distasio
When people go to the grocery store and bring home food, they rarely expect that food might make them sick. But tainted food has been linked to one death and 76 illnesses in Ohio, Michigan, Texas, ...
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Posted on Aug 6, 2011 By Scott Distasio
An Australian woman, Halina Jane Gillett, has recently become known internationally for her personal injury lawsuit against the doctor that delivered her in 1985. Ms. Gillett's medical negligence ...
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