The sale of Zelnorm, (tegaserod maleate) approved in 2002 for treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation, has recently been suspended by its manufacturer, Novartis, after the drug has been linked to a significant number of cardiovascular risks. This decision was made after the United St
Thanh Van Nguyen, 36, was recently involved in a one car DUI accident after loosing control of his vehicle. According to the Georgia State Patrol, Nguyen over corrected his Ford Explorer causing injuries to both himself and his 12 year old male passenger. Both occupants were subsequently treated for
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
