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• Medical Malpractice III

  Donald Caminiti | July 01, 2008 2:51 PM | 1 CommentBergen County, NJ

  Unfortunately, neither ancedotal tales, rhetorical hocus-pocus nor blame pointed at the legal profession will put an end to medical negligence crisi in this country. The Harvard Medical Practice...

• Nursing Home News

  Karen Gatlin | June 23, 2008 1:54 PM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  The following are intended to improve health care for Americans: 1) The government will institute a program rating nursing homes in order to assist consumers in selecting a nursing home for a loved...

• Rankings Fault Medical Schools for Corporate Influence

  Donald Caminiti | June 09, 2008 9:03 AM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  A new ranking of medical schools has concluded that the influence of pharmaceutical companies and medical device makers is extensive on the majority of campuses. The rankings,...

• Study Finds Disinfectant Wipes Linked to Spread of Disease

  Donald Caminiti | June 04, 2008 2:59 PM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  British researchers presented findings Tuesday suggesting that disinfecting wipes used in hospitals may spread drug resistant infections. The results of the study, presented at the...

• Selection of N.J. State Judges

  Donald Caminiti | May 17, 2008 9:49 AM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  New Jersey Lawyer FORMER JUSTICE: SENATORS TOO INFLUENTIAL ON JUDGE PICKSFormer Justice Gary S. Stein says state senators have too much power over judicial appointments and that it has lowered the...

• Legal Hotline Disclaimers

  Donald Caminiti | May 16, 2008 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  The New Jersey Supreme Court ethics committee recently held that disclaimers for legal hotlines stating that a call does not form an attorney-client relationship are ineffective and that attorneys...

• Bush Administration Hellbent on Protecting Wrongdoers

  Donald Caminiti | May 15, 2008 1:08 PM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  In its continuing effort to pander to big corporations, the Bush administration has found another quieter, more subtle way to make it more difficuilt for consumers to hold corportate wrongdoers...

• Victims of Negligence

  Karen Gatlin | May 12, 2008 2:55 PM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  Physicians have alleged that medical malpractice lawsuits are baseless; however, when a West Virginia doctor sustained infection, additional surgeries, and continued pain following surgery by two of...

• New Medical Research Focuses on Modifying Cancer Cells

  Karen Gatlin | May 07, 2008 12:05 PM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  Researchers are investigating methods of altering tumor cell response to heat and radiation after finding that cancer cells are able to protect themselves from heat and radiation. The ability...

• Restraints: Prevention or Danger?

  Karen Gatlin | April 14, 2008 3:35 PM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  Elderly patients are at risk of falling, especially when entering an unknown residence and especially at night. Further, various medications may increase risk of falling. Does this mean that...