Placed properly, lane departure warning sensors assist truck drivers
July 29, 2010
Personal Injury
In a July 14 letter to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), The American Trucking Associations (ATA) asked federal regulators to waive the rules prohibiting the placement of lane departure warning sensors on the swept area of the windshield. ... Read More
Website provides forum for women injured by Gardasil vaccine
July 29, 2010
Pharmaceutical
Two mothers whose daughters were disabled after receiving the Gardasil vaccine created a website to raise awareness and provide a forum for others to share their stories and find help. Marian Greene and Rosemary Mathis both live in North Carolina ... Read More
Plant explosion earns New Hampshire manufacturers hefty OSHA fines
July 29, 2010
Personal Injury
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited two New Hampshire companies for violating workplace safety standards after a January 23 explosion rocked a plant in Nashua. Combined penalties against the two employers — Worthen Industries Inc., a manufacturer of ... Read More
Pain pumps cause problems for shoulder surgery patients
July 29, 2010
Pharmaceutical
Pain pumps are getting a bad rap lately, thanks to the emergence of chondrolysis, a debilitating condition that was once unheard of in the shoulder joint but is now affecting hundreds who have undergone shoulder surgery. But Pearland, Texas, Dr. ... Read More