A passing car ripped off the door of a Raleigh police officer’s patrol car but did not injure the officer, according to WRAL.com. The Raleigh police officer had pulled a vehicle over on Interstate 440 near the Glenwood Avenue exit in Raleigh and was exiting his patrol car when another vehicle drove by and clipped […]
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The 2nd Annual Rocky Mount Fun Run for Charities is this Saturday–May 15, 2010–and we are hoping to smash turn-out and fundraising records! Last year, there were more than 500 participants and we raised more than $253,000. The Fun Run has two purposes: 1) to have fun (obviously!); and 2) to raise money for needy
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In late April 2010, an NCAA panel recommended that all schools have a clear plan for what to do when a student athlete receives a head injury. The main issues are recognizing signs of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI, also known as concussion), understanding the potential severity of every head injury, and deciding when the
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An article by attorney Tiana H. Zaebst was published in the May 10, 2010, issue of North Carolina Lawyers Weekly. The topic: How people who have been permanently injured in an accident often overlook a valuable source of long-term protection. According to Ms. Zaebst, people who have been injured in an accident can benefit from
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Infusion pumps are used in hospitals and nursing homes to deliver nutrients or medications to people in hospitals or nursing homes. One brand, the Colleague infusion pumps made by Baxter International, has been recalled after the company failed to fix problems with battery failures and software errors. According to an article in the New York
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Congratulations to Terrell G., student at Douglas Byrd High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina! He was named the grand-prize winner of the 2010 HensonFuerst PSA Contest. His winning video elegantly blended creative vision and savvy editing skills, giving life to a message of bicycle safety. The prize is pretty wonderful: a new Apple MacBook with
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An article on the WRAL webite today reports that an excessive amount of morphine contributed to the death of a patient in the Alzheimer’s unit of Britthaven of Chapel Hill nursing home. In February, patients were drug tested when managers expressed concern about the way the patients were acting. Of 25 Alzheimer’s patients, nine tested
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Last week, McNeil Consumer Healthcare issued a recall for many of its infant’s and children’s liquid medicines, including Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec, and Benadryl. Problems in the manufacture of these products mean that some of the medicines may contain a higher-than-labeled concentration of active ingredient, and some may contain inactive ingredients that are not supposed to
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New Haven, Connecticut–home to Ivy League Yale University–is also the location of the latest example of how disgusting and neglectful a nursing home can get. According to a story by a Connecticut NBC affiliate, the Department of Public Health held a surprise inspection of The West Rock Health Care Center. Everyone was surprised when inspectors
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The Louisiana (LA) legislature passed a bill in the house, currently under debate, that would limit any LA professional athlete to filing a Worker’s Compensation claim in the state of LA. Previously, a professional athlete could file a claim in a variety of states if that athlete played a game in that state. To read
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