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Fatal Auto Accident Occurs After Driver Travels Down Wrong Lane Of I-85

A car traveling down the wrong lane of travel on I-85 has left one person dead and 20 others injured. The driver of the vehicle was killed and pronounced dead at the scene. The injured occupants on the Greyhound bus were taken to a local hospital for treatment. Many of the bus’ occupants had to craw

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 31 Mar 2007

Fatal Auto Accident Occurs After Driver Travels Down Wrong Lane Of I-85

Bus Accident Results In Numerous Injuries

Yesterday morning, paramedics and other emergency personnel responded quickly to the scene of an accident where a bus and another car were involved in an auto accident. The car, according to authorities, unknowingly ran into the back of the commuter bus near King and Church street in Clayton County.

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 30 Mar 2007

Bus Accident Results In Numerous Injuries

Pet Food Contamination Linked To Dry Food As Well

Initially the contaminated pet food recall focused on wet food that consisted of “cuts and gravy” produced by Menu Foods, Inc. Now the recall has been extended to a least one brand of dry dog and cat food called Prescription Diet m/d Feline dry food. That food, along with those manufactured and put

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 30 Mar 2007

Pet Food Contamination Linked To Dry Food As Well

Menu Foods' Pet Food Recall Linked To Plastic Chemical-Melamine

A recent recall on more than a 100 brands of “cuts and gravy” style dog and cat food has now been linked to a chemical used to make plastics: melamine. Melamine, after numerous tests by the United States Food and Drug Administration, has been definitively identified in the corpuses of both dogs and

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 30 Mar 2007

Menu Foods' Pet Food Recall Linked To Plastic Chemical-Melamine

Nationwide Recall Of Permax (Pergolide) Issued

The United States Food and Drug Administration has issued a public health announcement concerning the withdrawal of Permax (Pergolide) from the market due to a link of increased heart valve damage in its consumers. The advisory indicates two new studies showed patient’s with Parkinson’ Disease, who

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 30 Mar 2007

Nationwide Recall Of Permax (Pergolide) Issued

Stage 4 Bed Sore (Decubitus Ulcer)

The final stage in the bed sore classification system is stage 4. In a stage 4 bed sore, the most serious and advanced stage, almost all skin has been lost in the affected area and a very deep wound has occurred. The would itself has extended through the muscles, tendons, organs, and/or bones. Stage

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 29 Mar 2007

Stage 3 Bed Sore

A stage 3 bedsore is typically denoted by a serious break down of the skin in which the wound itself protrudes all levels of the skin including the epidermis (the outer layer of the skin) and the dermis (inner most or deep part of the skin). A stage 3 bed sore usually involves a crater like wound wh

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 29 Mar 2007

Stage 2 Bed Sore

As previously noted, bed sores or pressure sores as they are often called, are classified in one of four stages. A stage 2 bed sore is usually denotes that some form of skin loss has occurred and presents as an open would in the skin. A stage two bed sore is typically described as a blister or abras

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 29 Mar 2007

Stage 1 Bed Sore

Bed sores are generally defined by one of four stages. A stage 1 bed sore is the most common form of bed sore and can be usually be resolved by relieving the pressure on the affected area. A stage 1 bed sore usually appears as a red or pink area on the skin that remains that color even when pressed

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 29 Mar 2007

Bed Sore Prevention

Bed sores, in most all cases, are preventable. Bed sores only arise after the blood supply is cut off on a specific part of the body for an extended period of time. Because bed sores only occur when the proper measures and treatments have not been followed, no one should develop a bedsore, especiall

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 29 Mar 2007

What Is A Bed Sore?

A bed sore is an area of skin and tissue that has been damaged due to prolonged pressure on a specific area of the body. A bed sore is an area of skin and tissue that has been damaged due to prolonged pressure on a specific area of the body. Typically bed sores, or pressure sores as they are sometim

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 28 Mar 2007

Defense Verdict In Madison County Vioxx Trial

In the latest Vioxx trial, a Madison County jury found in favor of Merck & Co. after deliberating for more than 6 hours over the course of two days. The jury members rejected Patty Schwaller widower’s claim that Merck & Co. was to blame for his wife’s sudden death linked to cardiovascular side effec

By M. Brandon Smith

/ 27 Mar 2007

Defense Verdict In Madison County Vioxx Trial