November 12, 2009 The Asheville Citizen-Times reported that a Greenville car accident left four people with various injuries this week. The driver of one car pulled into the path of a pickup truck, causing the collision. All occupants of the two vehicles suffered minor injuries during the Greenville auto accident and were taken to local …
A new study has concluded what may be obvious to brain injury lawyers like me – Amateur boxing is associated with acute neuronal and astroglial injury. A small population of boxers was studied to determine whether successive blows to the head were associated with injury to the neurons, which are the connective pathways that transmit …
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Football helmet manufacturers are recognizing the dangers and significant consequences posed by head injuries and concussions in football. To that end, several manufacturers are improving designs, some geared towards reducing the force of the blows received to the head, and others that use a transmitter to notify coaches and trainers on the sideline if a …
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The Affordable Health Care For America Act, passed by the US House of Representatives this past Saturday evening contained several provisions extremely beneficial to the elderly, and in particular the elderly who reside in nursing homes. These provisions included: The Nursing Home Transparency Act; A requirement that long-term care workers undergo criminal background checks ; …
In an excellent opinion written by Judge Ervin, the N.C. Court of Appeal reversed the trial court for dismissing plaintiff’s pierce the veil claim and fraudulent conveyance claim. This opinion should be helpful to nursing home neglect and abuse lawyers, who are frequently confronted with sham entities as the uninsured licensees of North Carolina nursing …
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A new study is analyzing the effect of cinnamon on brain cells, with initial findings appearing to indicate a reduction in inflammation. Such a finding could have significant consequences for victims of traumatic brain injury and stroke, in which swelling of the brain is one of the principle causes of brain trauma. Much more study …
Health care fraud affects the elderly. Mariner Health Care and SavaSenior Care, two related Atlanta based nursing home chains, and the men that run them, are being investigated for illegal kickbacks. Click and read. http://www.wtop.com/?nid=111&sid=1802392
The elderly among us have wisdom, historical perspective, and spiritual development which enriches our lives. I have long thought to post articles about outstanding senior citizens on this blog, and commence today, in honor of Claude Levi Strauss, world famous anthropologist, who just died at the age of 100, after a lifetime of contributing to …
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A conference is scheduled this weekend in Raleigh at the McKimmon Center to celebrate the spiritual growth that is life’s mission in old age. Click on the link for more information. http://www.newsobserver.com/news/health_science/story/170752.html
The members of HensonFuerst do more than fight for their clients-they’re also fighting for the millions of people affected by heart disease, the nation’s leading killer. For the third year in a row, the firm’s members walked to raise funds and awareness during the American Heart Association’s Start! Heart Walk in Rocky Mount on Saturday, …