January 6, 2017 The Philadelphia Personal Injury Lawyers Discuss Why We Need To Be Careful In The Winter Winter is the deadliest season, and it may not be for the reasons that you suspect. While we often hear reports of heat waves and summertime storms causing fatalities and injuries, it is actually the winter that poses a 20% increased risk for death over the warm or hot weather seasons. A study that utilized … Read More »
January 5, 2017 The Danger of Sleep Deprivation for Doctors Doctors have highly important and stressful jobs. However, many suffer from sleep deprivation due to long shifts and rigorous work schedules. Sleep deprivation can cause an array of mental and physical problems, putting doctors and their patients at risk. One example of just how seriously sleep deprivation affects our abilities to function is illuminated in … Read More »
January 4, 2017 Risk of Stroke Increases with Alcohol Consumption Many new studies show that if a person drinks heavily, their risk for suffering a stroke increases. Consuming greater than one to two drinks each day increases the chances of a stroke from eight to fourteen percent overall. With strokes being a leading national cause of serious medical issues and even death, it is certainly … Read More »
January 4, 2017 Ear And Teething Medicines For Children Removed From Market Due To Health Risks Two different name brands of children’s medications have been pulled off of the market in a medication recall because they contain too high and potent an amount of belladonna, or “beautiful woman”. Belladonna is a substance that is often used in homeopathic medications. In large doses, it can be extremely dangerous and even potentially fatal. … Read More »
December 31, 2016 Children’s Blood Pressure On The Rise Along With Obesity In recent years, children have become progressively more at risk for high blood pressure, which can lead to an array of other serious medical conditions. Recent studies have been conducted on a national level, and many of them show that the amount of children and adolescents who have high blood pressure continues to escalate, compromising … Read More »
December 31, 2016 Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Lawyers: Opioid Epidemic Prompts Establishment of Prescription Drug Database Just a few months ago Pennsylvania initiated a prescription drug-monitoring database due to the overwhelming amount of drug overdoses and deaths that have been occurring. Just last year alone, there were more than 3,300 overdoses, many of them fatal. This is the highest number of overdoses that Pennsylvania has ever had. There are multiple concerns … Read More »
December 30, 2016 Parents Accidentally Giving Children Too Much Medication A new study shows that children are at risk for taking too much medication when their parents use measuring cups as opposed to oral syringes to administer dosages. The study, conducted by a group of pediatric health clinics throughout the United States, showed that the majority of these medicine overdoses occurred with liquid medications. Part … Read More »
December 30, 2016 Philadelphia Fire Department Compiles Home Fire Safety Recommendations The Philadelphia Fire Department has compiled a list of important, fire safety items for residents to use as a guide in their homes or apartments. The checklist details different types of fire safety hazards, such as housekeeping hazards, heating/cooking hazards and electrical hazards. There is also information specifically for parents to keep in mind when … Read More »
December 29, 2016 Philadelphia Products Liability Lawyers Discuss Dry Carpet Powder Recall Product Recall: Dry Carpet Powders Contaminated The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (USCPSC) recently reported yet another product recall. This time, several brands of dry carpet cleaner, which contain powders that consumers can use to deodorize their carpets, are reported to have contaminants, such as bacteria. The bacterium that is in the dry carpet cleaners … Read More »
