Hank Blalock, Texas Rangers third-baseman, suffered minor neck injuries and whiplash after his vehicle was rear-ended while stopped at an intersection near Phoenix, Ariz. March 3. Soreness kept him out of the Spring Training lineup for the March 4 game against the Diamondbacks. His...
A Las Vegas health clinic may be responsible for spreading sickness and viruses to as many as 40,000 patients. In an effort to reduce costs, the clinic was found to be reusing syringes and medication vials for the past four years. Click here for...
According to Reuters Health Information, a recent study from Wake Forest University found that trauma patients treated in U.S. emergency rooms are exposed to radiation equivalent to an average of 1,005 chest X-rays each, enough to raise their risk of cancer. According to a report in...
In an effort to build awareness that Cerebral Palsy or brain damage may result from lack of medical attention at birth, the Physiotherapists Association of Malawi (PAM) recently held a course on assessment and management of children with Cerebral Palsy. Held in Malawi, the...
An average of 3.6 per 1000 8-year old children (or 1 in every 278) is affected by Cerebral Palsy, an increase from previous estimates of 1 in 666. A study by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Reaching for the Stars; A Foundation of...
Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Palmer was awarded $890,000 after a West Palm Beach jury found an ophthalmologist liable for damaging his vision. After a two-week trial, it took a jury about four hours to decide Palmer should receive the money for suffering, lost...
A 20-year-old college student was one of two reported deaths in a freak accident Wednesday. An 18-wheeler ran off a freeway ramp in downtown Dallas and landed on a car. Ashley Parra, a political science major at the University of North Texas, was on her way...
Adriane Springs, the wife of former Cowboys running back Ron Springs, has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit in state district court after her husband, Ron Springs, 51, fell into a coma in October during a surgical procedure to have a cyst removed from his...
According to the FDA and Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), about 2500 surgery patients leave the hospital with surgical devices such as clamps, and tweezers or pieces of surgical devices that unintentionally fell off during surgery. The CDRH receives about 1000 reports annually...
According to new research published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Indomethacin, a drug used to stop pre-term labor, could actually cause birth injuries such as brain damage, including cerebral palsy, as well as intestinal problems in infants. Indomethacin affects blood flow...
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