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Texan Government and Legal Professionals Offer Tips for Safe and Happy Driving This Holiday Season
Year after year, Texas leads the nation in traffic fatalities due to drunk driving. Add to that the still-growing spike in fatal crashes due to…
Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries, News and Press
Stunning Breakthrough Offers Hope for Paralyzed Spinal Cord Injury Patients
An electrical stimulation implant has helped four paralyzed men regain the ability to move their legs. The device, called an epidural spine stimulator, was implanted…
Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries, News and Press
Expert Links Football Players’ Concussions to Behavioral Problems, Slams NFL Settlement Deal
A brain injury expert from Boston University is speaking out for players he feels have been unfairly excluded from a settlement deal in the class…
Texas Highways Safer Than They Were, Still Potentially Dangerous For Drivers
Though traffic fatality numbers have dropped over the past few years, Texas highways remain dangerous. Among the latest of traffic fatalities, the survivors of a man from East Texas who died have just filed a lawsuit alleging wrongful death. The suit alleges that a truck driver acted with negligence when he backed up his truck…
READ MOREDrowsy Driving Is An Underreported Danger
A study recently released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has shed new light on the number of “drowsy driving” incidents. “Drowsy driving,” or falling asleep behind the wheel is an underreported and dangerous issue on the roadways. Because there is no definitive test to determine sleepiness behind the wheel, state reporting relies…
READ MOREFaulty Defibrillator Wires Are Once Again Being Recalled
St. Jude’s ultra-thin defibrillator wires are part of a new recall for heart patients. On January 13, St. Jude Medical Inc. issued a recall of the wire that is used to secure a device designed to close an opening which can occur in the heart between the two upper chambers. According to the recall, the…
READ MORENECC Employees Subpoenaed, NECC Blames Cleaners For Fungal Meningitis
Employees of the New England Compounding Center are expected to soon begin testifying about the role that pharmacy played in the fungal meningitis outbreak. A federal grand jury in Boston has issued subpoenas as part of an investigation into potential criminal charges. Boston prosecutors may be looking to charge NECC with several crimes, including fraud,…
READ MORENew Safety Recall of More than 200,000 Infant Travel Beds
The Consumer Product Safety Commission just announced a recall of infant beds. Children’s safety equipment manufacturer KidCo Inc. is working with CPSC to recall approximately 220,000 infant travel beds in light of nine reported entrapment incidents and at least one infant death while using the portable sleep tent. It has been determined that a baby…
READ MOREBPA Is Linked to Thyroid Hormone Changes, Study Finds
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical found in numerous household products, including plastic water bottles and canned food linings. Researchers are increasingly concerned about the effect BPA has on human health and have long-suspected that BPA may be affecting hormone levels in children and pregnant women. A new study out of UC Berkeley appears to…
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