This is a frightening new statistic: Between 2001 and 2008, the number of accidental drug poisonings surged 22 percent among children ages 5 and younger. According to research published in The Journal of Pediatrics, researchers gathered data on more than half a million cases reported to the poison control center. In 95 percent of cases, […]
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This coming Sunday, September 18, starts Child Passenger Safety Week. According to Safe Kids USA, a government site devoted to all things related to children’s safety, Child Passenger Safety Week is celebrated every year to remind parents and other caregivers of the need to keep children of all ages properly restrained in the seat that
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ALS is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease), a neurologic disorder that causes the degeneration of nerves that control voluntary muscle movement. It is a vicious disease that slowly erodes a person’s ability to function. HensonFuerst Attorneys has long been a proud supporter of the mission of the Jim “Catfish” Hunter chapter of
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In North Carolina, it is illegal to text while driving because the activity is way too distracting to be safe. Now, it seems that it is also dangerous to be distracted by texting, talking, or even listening to music on portable devices…while walking. It makes sense. Experts estimate that distracted driving is roughly the safety
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HensonFuerst managing partner David Henson has been selected for inclusion in the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.. For nearly three decades, Best Lawyers has been regarded – by both the profession and the public – as the definitive guide to legal skill and accomplishment in the United States. According to Best Lawyers: Selection
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I confess, this story has me feeling a little confused. The headline is this: The federal government has just moved to ban the sale of ground beef tainted with six toxic strains of E. coli bacteria, which can cause severe illness or even death. My confusion is this: Does that mean that E. coli hasn’t
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According to ABC 11 News and an article on ABClocal.go.com, a lawsuit filed in Durham Superior Court names Duke University, Duke University Health System, and five doctors. They are accused of participating in a fraudulent clinical trial, and exposing participants to unnecessary treatment—including chemotherapy. The lawsuit alleges the clinical trial relied on the work of
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About 4 million women in the United States—more than 10 percent of women over age 50—take medications called bisphosphonates as a treatment for osteoporosis or osteopenia (pre-osteoporosis). Unfortunately, many of those women may not have been informed about the risks of these so-called bone-building drugs. There are serious risks associated with these medications…risks that aren’t
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Stents have been used successfully for years in people with atherosclerosis to keep arteries around the heart open and prevent a first, second, or third heart attack. About six years ago, stents were approved for use in the brain, with the hopes of preventing strokes. The brain stents failed miserably. A study designed to test
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Every year the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that everyone 6 months old and older get a yearly influenza vaccine. And this is especially true for people over age 65, who are at greater risk of serious complications from the flu compared with young, healthy adults. In the United States, it’s estimated
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