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• Heart Medication Recall

  Karen Gatlin | July 11, 2008 9:14 AM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  Many patients with heart failure take Digoxin to improve their heart function. One medication, Digitek, whose main ingredient is Digoxin, is produced in New Jersey by Activis, and marketed as...

• Medical Malpractice: The Risks of Prescribing Accutane

  Karen Gatlin | November 10, 2008 10:03 AM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  Accutane is a drug commonly used to treat acne, a troublesome but non lethal skin condition. Therefore, the benefits of Accutane must be carefully weighed against its risks. Both precribing...

• Medical Malpractice: Prevention of Bed Sores

  Karen Gatlin | October 29, 2008 9:49 AM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  Almost all besores are preventable. The occurrence of a bedsore is now a never event; that is, the treatment will not be covered by Medicare as it is considered a totally preventable occurrence. A...

• Automobile Accident/Insurance points and surcharge

  Donald Caminiti | May 14, 2008 11:46 AM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  The New Jersey Supreme Court recently decided a case which determined whether, and under what circumstances, a driver who is involved in a single-vehicle accident resulting in no personal injury...

• Prednisone and Fractures

  Karen Gatlin | January 28, 2008 12:00 PM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  Corticosteroids such as Prednisone are used in inflammatory conditions for their anti-inflammatory effects. When used properly, these drugs save lives and avert injury to bodily organs. They have a rapid onset of action, and profoundly affect many parts of the immune system as well as most other body systems. Corticosteroids are used to treat a variety of conditions such as vasculitis;...

• Tainted Milk Powder

  Donald Caminiti | September 24, 2008 9:15 AM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  The Chinese Health Ministry announced that more than 1200 infants have become ill from tainted milk powder, and a second child has died, according to a story in the USA Today. Investigators...

• Patient Distrust of Doctors

  Donald Caminiti | August 08, 2008 9:56 AM | 1 CommentBergen County, NJ

  Recent research and anecdotal reports suggest that patients increasingly distrust their doctors. According an article recently published in the N.Y. Times, in a study conducted by Johns...

• New Drug may Offer Hope for Alzheimer's Patients

  Karen Gatlin | August 01, 2008 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  The incidence of Alzheimer’s Disease is growing as the population of the United States is aging. A new drug, Rember, may slow or even halt the effects of Alzheimer’s Disease, a disease which affects...

• Medical Malpractice

  Karen Gatlin | June 17, 2008 2:29 PM | 2 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  In 2006, the Harvard School of Public Health and the Harvard Risk Management Foundation studied over one thousand malpractice files from multiple insurance companies throughout the United States....

• What if my employer denies I was hurt at work and am not receiving any money?

  Carter Corriston | June 11, 2008 12:24 PM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  Unfortunately, employers and their insurance carriers refuse to provide benefits for work related injuries, including lost pay due to an injury at work. When this happens you have the option of filing for State Disability but there are pitfalls that you must navigate.