A congressional subcommittee allowed the families of victims who died due to tainted heparin to say their piece today. They told stories of family members looking forward to birthday dinners planned for the night of the day they died, and of multiple family members lost for the same reason. According to Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), chairman […]
Father Accidentally Kills Own Toddler with Car
An 18-month-old girl was killed when her own father backed over her in front of the family’s home. The child wandered out of her home in Ohio and walked behind her father’s Chevrolet Suburban as he was backing out of the driveway to go to church. The car struck his daughter, pulling her beneath the […]
New Study Helps with Understanding Concussions
Concussions in young athletes are a very common form of traumatic brain injury, but the changes that occur in brain function because of those concussions have been poorly understood in the past. A recent University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study linked changes in brain function directly to the recovery of the injured athlete. The […]
Another Suit Filed Against Boston Scientific For Faulty Defibrillator
When Boston Scientific bought Guidant Corp. for $27.5 billion, they also bought the company’s faulty defibrillators. Now, Patsy Roberts has filed a wrongful death suit against Boston Scientific alleging that a faulty defibrillator was the cause of her husband, Joseph Roberts’, death. Joseph Roberts received an Implantable Carioverter Defibrillator (ICD) in 2000. His ICD was […]
Troubled Airlines are Literally Falling Apart
US Airways Flight 1250, traveling from Orlando, Florida to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has become the latest chapter in the saga of airlines struggling with fuel prices, lost luggage, and stressed out, well, everybody. While American Airlines grounded over a thousand flights recently to make sure they were up to FAA standards, and Southwest was exposed for […]
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