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• Smoking Ban in Public Places

  Eddie Farah | June 28, 2006 8:08 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  The surgeon general reports, 126 million nonsmokers are exposed to second hand smoke putting them at an increased risk of death from lung cancer, heart disease and other illnesses. Only smoke-free buildings and public places truly protect nonsmokers from the hazards of breathing other people's. One in five children is exposed to secondhand smoking at home, thus increasing their risk of SIDS,...

• More Heart Device Recalls

  Eddie Farah | June 27, 2006 10:08 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Boston Scientific Corporation Acquired Guidant Corporation in April of 2006. On June 26, 2006 they announced additional problems resulting in a recall of both defibrillator and pacemakersThe affected Guidant devices include Insignia and Nexus brand pacemakers, Contak Renewal TR/TR2 cardiac resynchronization pacemakers, and Ventak Prizm 2, Vitality, and Vitality 2 cardioverter...

• Health Care Costs

  Eddie Farah | June 23, 2006 4:01 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Chicago, Oct 7 - Postoperative infections, surgical wounds accidentally opened and other often preventable complications lead to more than 32,000 U. S. hospital deaths and more than $9 billion in extra costs annually.Many of these complications included medical objects left inside patients after surgery. These are preventable medical errors. The most serious complications were post-surgery...

• Human Tissue Scandal

  Eddie Farah | June 22, 2006 3:07 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Hundreds of Americans are facing a new problem that of potentially infected tissue used in transplant surgery. Healthy people are getting sick when they are supposed to be receiving life saving tissue transplants. Instead of getting better, they are being implanted with contaminated tissue that was acquired illegally from corpses.The FDA is investigating and has issued an alert to physicians,...

• Nursing Home Justice

  Eddie Farah | June 21, 2006 8:38 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Substandard care of nursing home residents makes jurors angry.Nursing home abuse is abounded and often involves deaths, horrible injuries, dehydration, malnutrition, fractures, and brain injuries. Most jurors walking in to a courtroom believe that nursing homes value profit more than resident care. These types of lawsuits are about monetary damages. Jurors feel sorry for the plaintiff that...

• Emotial Client

  Eddie Farah | June 19, 2006 4:40 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Dealing with an emotional client over the telephone is probably one of the most difficult things you can encounter. These clients are often in pain and frequently taking pain medication. Because they are not able to work they are under heavy financial strains. They are looking for sympathy and are angry at our legal system because it is too slow to handle their problem now!!. They are often...

• Serious Eye Infection

  Eddie Farah | June 16, 2006 4:16 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Over the past several months, the FDA and CDC have investigated an outbreak of Fusarium keratitis occurring in America, predominantly among contact lens wearers. Fusarium Keratitis is a serious fungal eye infection which if left untreated can result in corneal injury and potential blindnessThe CDC's interest in ReNu with MoistureLoc is based on the disproportionate number of cases of Fusarium...

• Heart Health

  Eddie Farah | June 15, 2006 2:20 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  In my previous posting I discussed the concerns relating to Guidant Defibrillators.A new study suggests that for some patients with implanted heart defibrillators that have been recalled by the manufacturer, replacing the device might be riskier than leaving it in.This study by Canadian researchers reported a higher rate of surgical complications in patients who had potentially faulty...

• Guidant Defibrillator

  Eddie Farah | June 13, 2006 3:00 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  On July 18, 2005, Guidant Corporation voluntarily recalled certain pacemakers manufactured between November 25, 1997 and October 26, 2000 due to a potential leak in a seal within the device leaking, thereby allowing moisture to affect the electronic circuits. Also certain defibrillator models were recalled. These devices can develop an internal short circuit without warning, resulting in...

• FL Motorcycle Helmet Debate

  Eddie Farah | June 09, 2006 1:26 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  In recent weeks at least four motorcycle riders were killed. Two of these motorcycle riders were police officers riding their personal motorcycle off duty. None of these riders were wearing helmets. Reports of this type of accidents are occurring more regularly. These fatalities probably could have been avoided had the riders been wearing helmets. Since 1999 when the Florida Legislature...