Month: March 2014

Shaken baby syndrome is a medical condition that occurs whenever an adult forcefully and violently shakes an infant or toddler. When a very young child is forcefully shaken, the brain hits against the skull because there is less cushioning available. This can cause serious injury or even death. A few of the side effects of shaken baby syndrome CONTINUE READING →

Summer camps house a large number of children, not to mention the fact that they often revolve around physical activity and outdoor adventure. As a result, summer camp injuries happen quite often. Most of these injuries are relatively minor cuts, sprains and bruises, but occasionally children will wind up with more serious ones such as broken bones, CONTINUE READING →

Many elder women begin to face issues such a pelvic organ prolapse (POP), which can happen years after undergoing childbirth, a hysterectomy or menopause. POP is a condition where the pelvic muscles weaken over time, causing vital organs like the uterus, the bladder or the rectum to fall down into the vaginal area. As a solution CONTINUE READING →

Many women, who suffer from Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) or Sudden Urinary Incontinence (SUI), are looking for non-invasive treatments to cure their condition. The modern resolution that doctors have been proposing is for them to have Transvaginal Mesh implants. This is a small surgical procedure where they insert a woven fabric of surgical mesh and they implant it CONTINUE READING →

Since the release of Bayer Inc.’s Mirena IUD product, there has been uproar in legal and medical controversy over all the dangerous side effects that are associated with it. The Mirena IUD is essentially an intrauterine contraception device that acts in place of birth control. It is directly inserted through the vagina and into the CONTINUE READING →

Have you ever been on a cruise? Cruises can be a very relaxing time away from home, but that was not the case for the passengers on board the Carnival Triumph ship. This oversize cruise ship weighs approximately 102,000 tons and carries hundreds of thousands of passengers. This particular voyage was carrying 3,143 passengers, along with 1,086 CONTINUE READING →

The costs of dog bites in the Unites States have reached a new all-time high record and the average price of a claim has escalated up 12% from what it used to be. With the cost of medical treatment, settlements and the compensation award, dog bites cost the personal injury industry over $478.9 million in 2011. This CONTINUE READING →