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• Effectiveness of artificial discs have been questioned

  Dan Friedman | August 02, 2006 4:18 PM | 0 CommentsLincoln, NE

  Although approved by the FDA, dozens of recipients of artificial discs are claiming that the discs are defective. Used in Europe since the 1980s and approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2004, the Charite disc is marketed as an alternative to spinal fusion and is part of the growing and sometimes controversial use of spinal surgery.The disc's maker says the product is safe and has...

• Hospitals blamed for recycling single-use devices

  Dan Friedman | July 31, 2006 3:24 PM | 0 CommentsLincoln, NE

  An associated press article has detailed the problems that have arisen from hospitals around the country recycling products that were intended to be used only once. Although the practice is seemingly not widespread, injuries and deaths have allegedly been caused by reconditioned medical devices. Congress is planning hearings in the fall.

• Car accident medical bills

  Dan Friedman | July 27, 2006 12:01 PM | 0 CommentsLincoln, NE

  When you're in a car accident that isn't your fault, the at-fault driver's insurance company will not pay your medical bills right away. As a result, you need to be certain that you have plenty of medical payments coverage available on your automobile insurance policy. Medical payments coverage is quite inexpensive. This insurance will pay for your medical expenses when you've been in an...

• Medication errors injure millions

  Dan Friedman | July 25, 2006 2:35 PM | 0 CommentsLincoln, NE

  According to a new study by the Institute of Medicine, 1.5 million Americans are injured, killed or sickened every year by errors in prescribing, administering or taking medications.Medication Errors

• Weekend Car Accident Kills Two

  Dan Friedman | July 24, 2006 11:46 AM | 0 CommentsLincoln, NE

  A head-on crash claimed the lives of to Gage County women Saturday afternoon. Wilma and Audree Benash were heading south on Nebraska Highway 50 when Christopher Halvorsen crossed the center line in his pickup truck. While both women were wearing seatbelts, officials say the accident simply wasn't survivable for anyone in the front seat.Two passengers in the car, Wilma's husband, Dennis Benash,...

• Pressure Cookers Recalled Due to Burn Hazard

  Staff Writer | June 15, 2006 9:45 AM | 0 CommentsLincoln, NE

  QVC is recalling approximately 900 pressure cookers sold on the home shopping channel in 200 and 2001 because the products present a burn hazard to consumers. While QVC has not received any reports of injuries, another retailer that sold the same model - Welbilt Electronic Pressure Cookers - has received 43 reports of product failure, 37 of which involved burn injuries.According to the Consumer...

• Motorcycle and Car Collide in Accident

  Staff Writer | June 12, 2006 2:57 PM | 0 CommentsLincoln, NE

  A Lincoln man was injured Sunday when his Honda Shadow motorcycle collided with a car at the intersection of Nebraska 33 and 14 Street in Centerville. After the wreck, the man had to be life-flighted to the hospital where his condition was considered stable to critical.The car involved in the crash was a mid-90s Chevy Lumina. The woman driving the Lumina escaped without injury.JournalStar.com...

• Dog Bite Lawsuit Filed By Florida Animal Control Officer

  Staff Writer | May 16, 2006 2:31 PM | 0 CommentsLincoln, NE

  After being attacked by two pit bulls, a Florida Animal Control officer filed a lawsuit against the animals' owner last week. Frank Baldwin was called to the home of Charles Staples after one of Staples' dogs charged a jogger and a bicyclist. When Baldwin arrived on the scene, one of the dogs escaped through a gap in a fence and attacked Baldwin who suffered head leg and upper-body...

• Asbestos Lawsuit Results In $16.4 Million Award

  Staff Writer | May 09, 2006 2:38 PM | 0 CommentsLincoln, NE

  New Jersey injury lawyer Ricky Bagolie notes that his firm represented Asbestos victims who were part of a $16.4 million award. The victims suffered injuries as a result of being exposed to asbestos during their careers with the Long Island Railroad (LIRR). During the trial, the company noted that dust masks were available to the workers and used that fact as part of their defense. However,...

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  Staff Writer | March 15, 2006 2:09 PM | 0 CommentsLincoln, NE

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