Now is the time that you can do something to protect one of the most vulnerable populations – our elderly residents of nursing homes. There is legislation pending in Washington entitled the “Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act” which is designed to keep the elderly from being subjected to one-sided, industry driven arbitration contracts after […]
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A new study out of Europe sheds light on the association between the size of Intracranial bleeding and mortality in patients with Traumatic Brain Injury. The study found, maybe not surprisingly, that the larger the size of the bleed on the brain, the higher the risk of mortality. The study did not account for the
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A new study highlights a promising new treatment for brain injury. It appears that repetitive Hyperbaric Oxygenation (HBO) treatments, started 1 hour after traumatic brain injury can significantly reduced axonal loss and neuronal degeneration, suggesting that HBO was able to attenuate the effects of brain damage by reducing the progression of neuronal injury. HBO is
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Have questions about what Liability Coverage is and which Liability Coverage to pick? North Carolina Injury Lawyer David Henson helps explain. If you have further insurance coverage questions, contact a Raleigh, North Carolina auto accident lawyer at HensonFuerst Law Firm today.
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Dementia is one of the most feared outcomes of aging. New research shows that eating fish is linked to preventing dementia while eating beef is linked to increasing the likelihood of developing dementia. Please click for The New York Times full article.
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July 30, 2009 A recent Fayetteville car accident claimed the life of one woman and left five other people with various injuries, according to WRAL. One person was driving a car down the highway when he drove off the side of the road, overcorrected, and drove into the opposite lane. That car then collided with
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Erica McAdoo On July 29, 2009, President Barack Obama visited Needham B. Broughton High School in Raleigh, NC where he conducted a town hall style meeting addressing his healthcare reform bill and the economy. Entrance to the event was granted only to those lucky enough to have secured a ticket. Miraculously, my husband’s name was
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Plaintiff was justified in refusing a job offer. The job was part-time and paid the plaintiff 82.9% less than his pre-injury job. Furthermore, Plaintiff could not return to work for even 10 hours a week without experiencing pain. Plaintiff was therefore justified in refusing unsuitable employment.
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The plaintiff had a prosthetic eye implanted secondary to an injury resulting from domestic violence. Plaintiff was speaking at a seminar in the course and scope of her employment for her employer. During the seminar, the trainer proclaimed that he didn’t even notice her eye. Plaintiff contended that the comment triggered post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
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I was so saddened to learn this week of the death of a young athlete in the sport of boxing, apparently caused by a knockout blow during a welterweight fight. I find it so hard to believe that a sport in which the primary goal is to knock out your opponent still curries favor among
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