A Montana Judge ruled that Worker’s Compensation benefits can be extended for a worker mauled by a grizzly bear. The Judge ruled that the injured worker was an employee and was within the course and scope of his employment during the attach. In his ruling, the Judge noted that it was a poor decision on […]
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The city of Raleigh is looking to sue a local club for being a public nuisance, according to NewsObeserver.com. Within the past month, the club lost its liquor license after a fight where two men were shot and injured in the club’s parking lot. Raleigh police have responded to several stabbings, assaults, gunfire and weapons
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What is it really like to live in a nursing home? Anna Mae Halgrim Seaver wrote notes while she lived in one. After her death, her son found them and had them published. “This is my world now. It’s all I have left. You see, I’m old. And, I’m not as healthy as I use
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the website Drugs.com (www.drugs.com) have teamed to broaden the reach of FDA’s consumer health information. A new partnership forged by the two entities provides consumers with a joint resource on Drugs.com’s site that features FDA Consumer Update articles, videos, and slideshows. It will also bring FDA health information
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Concussion is finally gaining respect as a serious injury. Doctors have begun calling it “mild traumatic brain injury,” which more fully and accurately defines what concussion really is. High schools and high school sports organizations have begun setting more stringent standards for evaluating a student athlete after a head injury–no matter how minor the injury
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Summer officially starts next week, but grilling season has already been going strong in North Carolina for weeks. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a reminder to practice basic food safety to help prevent foodborne illness. These may sound obvious, but you would be surprised how many people let safety lapse when
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The North Carolina Board of Nursing has issued a new statements designed to clarify the scope of practice for nurses. These position paper provide guidelines about what the standards for competent care are for LPNs and RNs. Topics include what to do when assessing a patient, planning for a client’s needs, implementing the plan, evaluating
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Today, June 15, is the 5th annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Sponsored by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA), the first Awareness Day in 2006 involved several hundred organizations and governmental bodies throughout the world, on all seven continents. Their core message is this: Never ignore elder abuse. Throughout the world,
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Imagine a hospital operating room wired for phone use. How would you feel if the surgeon removing your appendix talked on the phone — hands free, of course — while operating? That’s the question posed in this week’s issue of the New England Journal of Medicine by Dr. Amy N. Ship, assistant professor of medicine at
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A woman is dead after a North Carolina boating accident, which could lead to a North Carolina wrongful death claim. According to GazetteVirginian.com, the North Carolina boating accident occurred on Mayo Lake in Person County. A 39-year-old woman was thrown from her pontoon boat when it was struck from behind by a ski boat. The
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