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4 Feb 2008, 12:13 pm
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that food poisoning each year afflicts some 76 million Americans; 300,000 require hospitalization and 5,000 die. [read post]
30 Jan 2008, 12:30 am
The Americans with Disabilities Restoration Act of 2007 is another currently pending bill in the same vein. [read post]
25 Jan 2008, 11:20 pm
Patient death rates appear to fall when hospital trauma level designations are upgraded, according to new research published in Archives of Surgery, an archive journal of the American Medical Association. [read post]
24 Jan 2008, 11:17 pm
Authors of the study encourage patients to carefully review their prescription medications before taking them -- particularly if they rely on the services of a drive-through pharmacy window.Previously on the DC Metro Area Medical Malpractice Law Blog, we have posted articles related to: A study demonstrating that many Americans take their medications incorrectly, or not at all The dangers associated with "sound-alike"… [read post]
18 Jan 2008, 2:26 pm
The Board found that an award of the disputed work to Local 623 would not prevent Egg Harbor Township from exercising its authority under state law to negotiate and execute PLAs, nor would it invalidate the PLA in this case. [read post]
18 Jan 2008, 9:41 am
She is currently the chairperson of the American Correctional Association Juvenile Corrections Committee. [read post]
15 Jan 2008, 8:15 am
FACT: Although some scientists dispute the precise number of deaths due to radon, all the major health organizations (like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Lung Association and the American Medical Association) agree with estimates that radon causes thousands of preventable lung cancer deaths every year. [read post]
15 Jan 2008, 12:36 am
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NOZZOLIO -- Relates to compensation, benefits and conditions of employment for certain state officers and employees who are members of the security… [read post]
12 Jan 2008, 3:42 am
One misdemeanor wouldn't prevent "a doctor or nurse fromworking in our facility or any other hospital anywhere in the country,''he said.Missouri was "diligent" in using medical personnel to assist withexecutions even though it had no obligation to do so, Crawford said. [read post]
11 Jan 2008, 1:02 pm
A 2007 study published by in the Journal of the American Medical Association concluded that "Those doctors with low ‘communication scores’ were significantly more likely to have a complaint made against them that was retained. [read post]
8 Jan 2008, 4:21 am
When Justice Antonin Scalia objected that the American Medical Association's ethical code prohibited doctors from participating in executions, Mr. [read post]
4 Jan 2008, 3:48 pm
Medical care can be very costly. [read post]
2 Jan 2008, 1:10 am
Not - social worker, parent, medic, locksmith, paperwork monkey, punchbag, taxi and stats gatherer".Prevention WorksA blog by the National Crime Prevention Council.The Policeman's BlogOne British police officer's "Journey into the mad, mad world of the British underclass and the Public sector, where nothing is too insane for it to be written down and copied in triplicate. [read post]
30 Dec 2007, 11:28 pm
While controversy has historically existed regarding the protective value of a helmet in a high-velocity crash, the team of physician researchers who conducted this study have demonstrated that skiiers on the gladed slopes that are more prevalent today tend to travel at lower speeds -- speeds below 15 m.p.h. nearly 90% of the time -- and that helmets can provide significant protection against Traumatic Brain Injury at those speeds.Authors of the study suggest that the… [read post]
29 Dec 2007, 10:43 pm
Goldmann DA et al., "Strategies to Prevent and Control the Emergence and Spread of Antimicrobial- Resistant Microorganism in Hospitals," JAMA 275.3 (1996): 234-240. [2] Routine disinfection of stethoscopes between patients is recommended by the American Medical Association. [read post]
28 Dec 2007, 10:36 pm
The study was recently published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. [read post]
23 Dec 2007, 9:55 am
Miranda, Project Director University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, Central Administration FILI US Institute P.O. [read post]
20 Dec 2007, 8:09 am
The story focused on one common but largely preventable medical error: urinary tract infections associated with the use of a catheter. [read post]
20 Dec 2007, 7:57 am
This guest post was written by Paul B. [read post]
18 Dec 2007, 7:42 am
Association Carol Flannegan, M.S.W. [read post]
