The new moniker simplifies the firm's brand to reflect the one name that has consistently appeared on the firm's marquee since 1979. It was selected by the partnership to reflect their unified commitment to a memorable brand rather than a roll call. "All too often, law firm names change because an individual partner joins or leaves," said the equity partners of the firm in a joint statement. "The external focus, then, shifts to the people involved instead of on the firm's work. The vision of George Martin when establishing this firm over three decades ...

Roberts Law Group, PLLC is happy to announce that attorney Andrew Nicholas "Nick" Clifford has recently joined the firm. Nick is a welcome addition to the criminal defense team at Roberts Law Group and brings several years of experience to his new role. Mr. Clifford, a Raleigh native, has returned to North Carolina to continue pursuing his passion - defending those who have been entangled in the criminal justice system. He knew in high school that he wanted to be a North Carolina defense lawyer and began his journey as a clerk at Anderson & Anderson, P.A, ...

Searching for, viewing and downloading adult pornography is not illegal. But, there is a problem when sexually explicit images of children sneak into group of otherwise legal images during a bulk download. No matter how you receive it, even if accidentally, possession of child pornography is illegal. Accidental download of child pornography can happen quickly and may be irreversible. Say, for example, you ran a quick search for pornography on the internet or through file-sharing software. Ten 'hits' come up, you select all to download, walk over the kitchen to grab a ...

"It is very painful to walk and even to sit upright." "I get serious cramps along the walls of the vagina. They wake me from sound sleep." "My bladder has to be flushed every week because I have an ongoing infection." "I'm afraid the mesh has gone into my organs, the pain is so bad." These are the words of real women who are victims of transvaginal mesh (TVM) implants gone horribly wrong. The medical devices were meant to fix pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence. Many women who underwent these surgeries hoping ...

Recent events here in the Ohio Valley have reinforced just how important it is to use care and caution on the highways. The Wheeling area was rocked this week by two separate motor vehicle collisions involving fatalities which occurred only about 24 hours apart. Early Sunday, a drunk driver slammed into the rear of a vehicle on McCutchen Road resulting in the death of one passenger and critically injuring another. The next day another collision occurred on I-70 Westbound near The Highlands between a car and a semi-tractor trailer. Both passengers in the car died as a result ...

Launching today, Just Opened London promises the city's trend-setters and opinion leaders a new, simple way to stay ahead of the curve in London. Based on a simple premise, Just Opened London has been set up to showcase the best of London's newly opened offerings across the lifestyle spectrum. Ranging from bars, restaurants and hotels to fashion launches, cultural events and new properties, Just Opened London provides the social currency of 'what's new' that so many people crave. The site features listings and detailed information of the latest openings as chosen ...

One of London's most famous sons will this month blow the bloody candles out on his 80th birthday. Born in Southwark on 14th March 1933 as Maurice Micklewhite, Michael Caine is as much prolific actor as iconic Londoner. Renowned for his distinctive cockney accent, Caine was voted London's favourite Londoner in 2008 and said in his acceptance speech: "If you're born in London you're one of the luckiest people on earth. This is a city that I will love to the day I die and I'm so proud to be a Londoner." Six days before Sir Michael turns 80, the Museum of London ...

A growing body of research demonstrates that contacting individuals after any type of hospital interaction boosts patient satisfaction, mitigates risk and optimizes provider performance. Timely patient surveillance assesses well being, fortifies medication and follow-up compliance, and provides a critical feedback loop for both provider performance and issue resolution. This touch point is essential in order to thrive in today's accountable care environments. Dr. Tom Scaletta, founder of Smart-ER, explains. "My passion for patient contact began fifteen years ago ...

They'll upgrade your laptop. They'll defrag your hard drive. But never ask a geek to dance - unless it's for a good cause. DancingGeeks.com is seeking the dorkiest, most embarrassing displays of rhythmic nerdiness in the country. Viewers will vote on their favorites and Vitaver will donate a total of $10,000 to charity in the name of the top dancers: $5,000 to first place, $3,000 to second place, and $2,000 to third place. Vitaver will also award cash prizes to the top dancers: $500 to first place, $250 to second place, and $100 for third place. "We want ...

DETROIT – A class of medications commonly prescribed to lower blood sugar in diabetic patients appears to protect them from developing heart failure, according to a study at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. "People with diabetes are at risk for developing heart failure," says Henry Ford researcher and cardiologist David Lanfear, M.D., lead author of the study. "Diabetic adults die of heart disease two to four times more than those without diabetes. "Our study data suggest that diabetic patients taking a particular class of medications are less likely to develop heart ...

A clinical decision support tool helped physicians identify patients at high risk of bleeding complications prior to undergoing a coronary intervention procedure and helped guide the use of bleeding avoidance strategies, leading to less complications and a shorter hospital stay, according to a study being presented March 10 at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions. More than 1.3 million percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) are performed each year in the United States. Bleeding during and after these procedures is a common risk (3 – 6%). "Bleeding ...

The first multicenter study of hybrid revascularization shows that the emerging procedure for treating coronary artery disease has a similar rate of major adverse events in the first year, compared with percutaneous intervention (stenting). Hybrid revascularization is a minimally invasive blend of coronary bypass surgery and stenting. It has been described as a "best of both worlds" strategy for treating multi-vessel coronary artery disease. Surgeons avoid opening the patient's sternum, which facilitates recovery, while keeping the durability of bypass surgery for the ...

Transfusion of donated blood more than three weeks old results in impaired blood vessel function, a new study of hospital patients shows. Blood banks now consider six weeks to be the maximum permitted storage time of blood for use in transfusion, but recent studies have suggested transfusing blood stored for more than a few weeks has adverse effects in patients undergoing cardiac surgery or critical care. The new finding suggests a mechanism explaining why older blood might be detrimental to patient health: a deficiency in nitric oxide, a short-lived chemical messenger ...

SALT LAKE CITY – Researchers at the Intermountain Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center have developed an innovative tool designed to eliminate 30-day hospital readmissions for heart failure patients and improve the quality of medical care a patient receives in the hospital. The tool, known as the IMRS-HF, was adapted from the Intermountain Risk Score (IMRS) that has been used at Intermountain Medical Center to predict mortality rates in trauma patients. Heart researchers discovered that by using the IMRS-HF, they could more accurately evaluate a patient's ...

The belief among medical professionals in the 1950s that the mortality rate for type A acute aortic dissection during the initial 24 hours was one to two percent per hour appears to hold true in the contemporary era of treatment, based on a review of the large-scale IRAD registry being presented March 9 at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Scientific Sessions. "In the 1950s, the medical literature suggested that the mortality rate for type A acute aortic dissection was one percent per hour, but we have limited information about the current rate in an era where ...

Even though a newly recognized cardiomyopathy, which mainly impacts women, is typically treatable, Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy can also be deadly when compounded by other co-morbidities, such as heart failure, according to a study being presented March 9 at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Scientific Sessions. This condition, formally known as Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) and informally known as stress cardiomyopathy or broken heart syndrome, has abrupt onset of symptoms and is characterized by a distinctive left ventricular (LV) contraction profile. Ninety ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Can the length of strands of DNA in patients with heart disease predict their life expectancy? Researchers from the Intermountain Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City, who studied the DNA of more that 3,500 patients with heart disease, say yes it can. In the new study, presented Saturday, March 9, at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session in San Francisco, the researchers were able to predict survival rates among patients with heart disease based on the length of strands of DNA found on the ends ...

PHOENIX – A Mayo Clinic study has concluded that patients with implanted cardiac devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators can safely drive or ride in an electric car without risk of electromagnetic interference (EMI). The study, titled "Hybrid Cars and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators: Is It Safe?" is the first of its kind to address the interaction between these devices and electric cars. It will be presented at the 2013 American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session in San Francisco on March 9. In some cases, implanted devices may sense signals ...

Palm Beach Fertility Center founder Mark Denker MD says new test may help to determine and treat IVF implantation failure cause. Mark Denker MD recently announced that a new test is available to IVF patients experiencing implantation failure. Palm Beach Fertility CenterâEUR s Mark Denker MD offers the test on-site at the Center and reports that it is designed to monitor the endometrium during the time of implantation. According to Mark Denker MD, this allows physicians the opportunity to get to the bottom of IVF failure in otherwise healthy women. According to Mark ...

As the name suggests, teardrop banners look like dropping tears and these are special type of marketing equipment that can offer reusability and portability features to businesses. Among the different mediums available for marketing, this is considered cost effective and it is also known to offer the best value for the money spent by the entrepreneurs. It is known to increase the level of exposure available to businesses and whenever this marketing means is used, businesses can get the attention of prospective customers. They can be used in places where people gather in ...

A Chinese saying, "Women hold up half the sky," was the inspiration for The Future Problem Solving Program International's selection of this year's topic to be used at their International Conference. FPSPI, an educational non-profit competition for students ages 10 and beyond, is announcing its topic for the International Conference on International Women's Day this year. International Women's Day was first observed in 1909, and in 1981 Congress established National Women's History Week to be commemorated the second week of March. Congress later expanded the week ...

Paranormal Insider Radio, associated with the paranormal group featured on A&E Television's "Paranormal State" will be interviewing medium and scientist Rob Gutro about his newest book, "Lessons Learned from Talking to the Dead," on Monday, March 11 at 9 p.m. ET. The radio program is broadcast free over the Internet. Join host, Alex Matsuo, as she interviews meteorologist, Rob Gutro. The special thing about Rob is that not only is he a meteorologist, but he is also a medium. How does he balance his scientific knowledge with his abilities and ...

Athletes for Education (AFE) and Southwest Sports Wellness Foundation (SWSWF), co-hosted the 3rd Annual Celebrity Bowling Bash (CBB) fundraising event on Saturday, February 9, 2013, at Kearny Mesa Bowl. Event proceeds totaling $25,000 will benefit the youth outreach programs administered by both nonprofit organizations. Participants in the bowling competition featured local and national sports celebrities and notables from all major sports leagues. Personal appearance by NFL players included: current San Diego Charger Antonio Garay and former San Diego Chargers Kassim Osgood ...

Mr. Oslin B. Sevinger, Minister of Integration, Infrastructure and Environment of Aruba, accepted the delivery of the Island's second streetcar and announced the purchase of two additional self-powered, pollution free streetcars from TIG/m Modern Street Railways, manufacturers of the world's greenest streetcars for inner-city public transportation. "TIG/m represents the best Los Angeles and America has to offer: they're a homegrown small business that is innovative, forward-looking, and green," said Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. "I am proud ...

Performance Technic (PTech) and TNI Racing have announced that they will partner for the full 2013 racing season in the Nitto Tires United States Touring Car Championship (USTCC). PTech will be providing a newly built BMW E46 M3 chassis and will focus on the mechanical set up and car preparation with trackside support from PTech technical director, Matt Mederios. TNI Racing will provide the weekend management, crew and logistics, alongside its two Mazdaspeed 3s. TNI driver Doug Makishima has been tapped to campaign the PTech/TNI Racing BMW M3 entry. "The passion ...