Month: October 2014
Guardrail Supplier Endangers Drivers, Found Liable for Fraud
A major guardrail supplier has been found guilty of defrauding the federal government by selling systems that can malfunction during crashes and slice through cars,...
Deadly Airbags Recalled in Auto Industry Safety Crisis
What do you do when safety devices designed to protect you in your car end up becoming deadly? This is exactly what happened to Florida...
Infection Rates Plague Hospitals Nationwide
More than one in six U.S. hospitals currently have trouble stamping out infections that could become deadly, according to a Kaiser Health News analysis. About...
Cincinnati Bar and Bartender Sued for Wrongful Death
Should a bar be held liable when overserving a patron turns to tragedy? That’s what Deborah Floyd of Cincinnati believes after her husband was struck on his...
Faulty Nursing Home Rating System to be Amended
Substantial changes are coming for the government’s five-star rating program for nursing homes and its controversial criteria basis, according to a recent article in The...
Medical Records Show Incompetence in Treating Ebola Patient
Medical records are raising new questions about the treatment the only person to die from Ebola in the United States received when he first sought...
Four Out of Five Heart Attacks in Men Preventable
Four out of five heart attacks in men can be prevented with healthy lifestyle changes, according to a new study published in the Journal of...
Back Pain? Try Exercise, Not Surgery
With increasing concern that doctors are too quick to recommend spinal surgery, exercise is being proven as a relief to not go under the knife...
Common Antibiotics Damaging Nervous Systems
One of the most frequently-prescribed class of antibiotics may cause debilitating side effects much worse than the issues they are used to cure, according to...
Dallas Hospital Backtracks Statement on Releasing Ebola Patient
A lot of questions remain after the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States was mistakenly sent home from the hospital with the diagnosis...
Commercial Truck Accidents on the Rise, Demand for Stricter Training
As you are driving down the highway, those commercial trucks weighing 25 to 50 times the size of your vehicle may be driven by operators...