Going organic is one of the latest trends in health food; organic foods are supposed to be free of harmful pesticides and growth-enhancing drugs. However, growing foods without harsh chemicals can have unintended consequences. A recent recall by four organic food...
Month: April 2015
What You Need To Know About LIPITOR
Lipitor has been in the news for a long time. In 2012, the Food and Drug Administration released updates on health complications from Lipitor, including risk of high blood sugar and development of diabetes. A study released the same year found the post-menopausal...
Don’t Let the Fancy Amenities Fool You: Nursing Home Neglect in the Race for Medicare Dollars is Rampant
A recent New York Times article describes how, despite the promised luxurious amenities, many nursing facilities have a poor quality of care. There is a massive shift going on in the nursing home industry to appeal to short-term Medicare patients and turning away from...
Honoring the Memory of Cincinnati Firefighter and Family Man Daryl Gordon, Who Died in the Line of Duty
In the early morning hours of March 26, 2015, Cincinnati lost a hero. Firefighter and family man Daryl Gordon lost his life in the line of duty when he fell into an elevator shaft of a burning apartment building. Having served almost 30 years and just months from his...
Steve Crandall Tackles Distracted Driving with the Help of 650 Chagrin Falls Students
There are few things more important than enriching, educating and protecting your community – and Crandall & Pera Law’s very own Steve Crandall proved it just last week, when he gave a presentation to 650 members of the student body at Chagrin Falls...
Ohio Nursing Homes Get Great Marks
For the last seven years, U.S. News & World Report has published an annual “Best Nursing Homes” edition. The report helps families to search for information about care, safety, staffing and more for almost 16,000 nursing homes throughout the nation....