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The government and Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are closely monitoring those toys they consider dangerous, but remain on store shelves. The CPSC has initiated numerous recalls of toys they consider to be a dangerous product and have stopped millions...
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Duke University published an in depth study in 2006 in the Quality and Safety in Healthcare journal. The research found that surgeries begun between 3 and 4 PM displayed an alarmingly high rate of patient "nausea, vomiting and postoperative pain."...
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A jury in Allegheny County sent a clear message to West Penn Power Company today by awarding an Irwin man and his family 109 million dollars, including 61 million in punitive damages. On a clear June afternoon Carrie Goretzka was...
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Often when the term workers' compensation benefits is mentioned it is assumed that someone is seeking the benefits due to an injury that is suffered while conducting a task related to one's occupation. While in many cases this is of...
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When it comes to a Pittsburgh kids party, few things burn off as much energy in a small space as bounce houses. What could be more fun for a kid that jumping around in a little air filled house, laughing...
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Today medical advances have made the birth of a baby a fairly regular medical procedure. Monitoring devices enable doctors and nurses to detect potential abnormalities as they occur and respond accordingly. When doctors fail to monitor these vital signs, however,...
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While car accidents often involve other motor vehicles, at times they instead involve individuals not afforded the protection of a steel car frame in the form of walkers and bicyclists. As all are likely aware it is always possible that...
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Are doctors responsible, or negligent, for prescribing large quantities of medication for patients in need? A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court by a suicide victim's twin sister will address this issue. While this is not a Pennsylvania case, the...
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Most people do not view bed rails, used to prevent patients from rolling out of bed, as a dangerous product. However, the issue is now being studied by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Surprisingly, the Food and Drug Administration...
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New Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations require people holding commercial driver licenses to have a complete medical physical exam no longer than every two years by a certified physician. There is one prominent goal for these new regulations: Help to...
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When one reads of a fatal motor vehicle accident, it seems that it is second nature to scan for evidence of drunk driving. In one recent accident that occurred just north of Pittsburgh, police report that alcohol was suspected to...
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In Lawrence County, there was a fatal accident that took place. Two boys, ages seven and nine, were hit by a yellow pickup truck while playing outside on the front doorstep of the one boy's grandmother's home.Octavius Stone, the seven-year-old,...
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