Women and men considering cosmetic surgery now have an expanded resource that will help them truly see just what to expect from their procedure - with real-life examples. Dr. Frank Campanile's Denver plastic surgery practice (http://www.campanileplasticsurgery.com) recently added dozens of new before-and-after photos of patients to its online photo gallery. There are now more than 200 real-life cases showing the results patients have achieved through Dr. Campanile's surgical skill. "My staff and I always love to see new patients come in for a consultation and talk ...

Neck injuries are among the most common injuries in car accidents, although they can also occur in other situations that involve a jarring impact. Neck injuries are also frequently the result of: - Truck accidents - Motorcycle accidents - Bus accidents - Slip-and-fall accidents Neck injuries can cause everything from minor temporary discomfort to long-term pain to paralysis. Because medical costs and rehabilitation expenses associated with neck injuries are high, it's important to contact an experienced personal injury attorney if your neck injury was caused ...

Maritime work is precarious, and those who labor aboard ships, barges and offshore drilling rigs rely on their employers to provide safe workplaces in the face of the obvious risks inherent in working on the powerful ocean with a variety of dangerous, heavy machinery and equipment. After World War I, the government wanted to modernize and enhance the U.S. shipping and maritime industries. As part of that effort, Congress enacted the Jones Act in 1920 to provide a federal legal remedy for the injury or death of a seaman in the course of his or her employment. Some of ...

Every year, lawmakers seem to find new ways to ratchet up the punishment for drunk drivers. But it's not just jail time and fines anymore; innovative technological solutions are increasingly being tapped to address drunk driving concerns. An ignition interlock is an electronic device that, when installed in a vehicle, will not allow the engine to start until the driver provides a breathe sample that measures below a certain limit for blood alcohol content. In addition, to keep the engine running, the driver must periodically breathe into the ignition interlock while ...

Ask a patient who has suffered a severe injury or prolonged illness due to a medical professional's errors, and they will likely tell you that having civil remedies to pursue damages helped them keep faith in justice during a tough time. Ask many American politicians, and they will try to persuade you that medical malpractice lawsuits are a major contributor to health care costs. Economic studies have shown the opposite, including a recent study from the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies. The authors of "Will Tort Reform Bend the Cost Curve? Evidence from Texas" ...

Like other states, South Carolina requires people convicted of sex crimes to register as sex offenders. This life-long duty is imposed for felonies ranging from sexual assault and rape to child pornography possession and indecent exposure. The best way for many accused defendants to avoid a lifetime of sex offender registration is to defeat charges by presenting an aggressive criminal defense. In addition to a life of lost privacy and a badge of shame, registration as a sex offender brings constant legal oversight and the potential for further criminal consequences should ...

When Florida citizens or visitors are involved in car accidents, boating accidents, truck accidents or other crashes that cause serious injuries, obtaining appropriate medical care should always be their first concern. But most every injured driver, passenger or motorcycle rider eventually wonders how they will pay for the losses they have suffered. Personal injury claims are an important means of resolving disputes over who should pay and how much. In almost every case involving vehicles, a considerable share of damages is paid from insurance coverage, and a major recent ...

Pennsylvania's sex offender registration law, commonly known as Megan's Law, has recently been amended to bring it in line with federal law. The new law went into effect when Gov. Tom Corbett signed the updated law on Dec. 20 of last year. As the law is retroactive, it will have repercussions for anyone currently convicted of sex offenses, as well as those who are convicted in the future. Out-of-State Sex Offenders Now Being Watched Megan's Law was amended to close a sex offender registration loophole for out-of-state offenders. Under the old law, legislators failed ...

Most everyone who gets married does not intend for that relationship to dissolve in the future. Unfortunately, divorce affects over half of married couples. Without foresight and a plan, family businesses may be sold wholesale or in part during divorce proceedings. It is imperative that business owners take legal precautions before they marry to protect their businesses in the otherwise unplanned event of divorce. How Divorce Affects Your Business When couples divorce, all marital property--the income and assets obtained during the marriage by either spouse--is split ...

As part of the settlement reached between the federal government and the 14 largest U.S. banks involved in wrongful foreclosures, a program was established to help homeowners obtain independent reviews of their cases. Depending on the extent of errors discovered, those wrongfully foreclosed upon could receive $500 to $125,000. Under the consent orders issued by the Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC), the Federal Reserve Board, and the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), engagement letters were sent to affected homeowners to notify them about their rights and ...

In the first half of 2012, the national foreclosure rate dropped by 11 percent. Unfortunately, Florida was not so lucky. RealtyTrac's 2012 mid-year report shows that Florida's foreclosure rate actually increased in all but two of the state's major metropolitan areas. Among the worst hit, Orlando foreclosures were up by 44 percent, the Tampa/St. Petersburg area saw a 47 percent jump while Tallahassee and the Melbourne/Titusville area each rose more than 130 percent. Florida still has over one million distressed sales just waiting to come on the market. The state's foreclosure ...

"Just text me." How many times have you heard a conversation end with those words? Sending text messages has become an increasingly common method of communication. What began as a trend among teenagers and 20-somethings has increased in popularity across age brackets in recent years. New research shows the expectations associated with sending text messages differ from other forms of communication. A study conducted by AT&T showed that after sending a text message, 89 percent of teens believed they should receive a reply in five minutes or less. The immediacy ...

If you've ever spent an afternoon in front of the TV you've probably seen them: the foreboding music, the scripted dialogue and the prospect of compensation for your injuries. Television commercials for law firms, especially personal injury attorneys, have been on the air for years. Daniel Pogoda, Managing Attorney at the Boston personal injury firm Dane Shulman Associates, LLC, recently spoke about these advertisements on WERS 88.9. The "Lawyers Advertising" segment is part of WERS' "Jury as the Story," a feature examining legal issues from the ...

Law enforcement officers posed as minors or their guardians in order to find the accused men in the investigation called Operation Take Two. They set up the potential meetings at an empty home in Tavares. The arrested individuals ranged in age from 19 to 69. While most lived in the area or in nearby counties, one man arranged to travel from Georgia for the meeting. The men were from all walks of life, including a school volunteer, a pilot and a contractor. Many of them brought alcohol, marijuana or condoms. One man had a weapon in his vehicle. Police impounded four ...

A Delaware jury awarded a $2.86 million verdict today to the family of Michael Galliher, who died from mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive cancer caused by exposure to asbestos fibers. Simmons Firm attorneys Randy Cohn, Conard Metcalf and Bill Kohlburn represented Galliher's family, including his wife, sons and four grandchildren, against RT Vanderbilt In re Asbestos Litigation Michael Galliher, No. 10C-10-315 (Del. Super. Ct., New Castle City.). It is the largest asbestos verdict against a single defendant in Delaware in over a decade. Michael Galliher, of Mansfield, ...

Many people learn as children that the proper thing to do when they injure another person is to apologize. When a doctor injures a patient, conventional wisdom has long held that the doctor should do just the opposite, since apologizing may be seen as admitting liability in a medical malpractice lawsuit. Some hospitals have been changing the way they approach medical errors by developing medical apology programs However, while these programs may seem to be a more caring way to deal with medical errors that result in injuries and to put patients' needs at the forefront, ...

In spite of all the strides that neuroscience and psychology have made we are still far from understanding the true nature of emotional intelligence. Nothing illustrates this point better than the statement from Steven Pinker, the leading cutting edge expert on the mind. He says, "First, we don't understand how the mind works ... certainly not well enough to design Utopia or to cure unhappiness." The mind works on emotional intelligence and if we know emotional intelligence we will know at least how to make the mind happy and even design Utopia. Emotional intelligence ...

Product Support Services, Inc. (PSSI), a specialized provider of service supply chain and reverse logistics solutions for the electronics industry, today announced the company has secured the services of Russell Joly as General Manager for its embedded repair operation in Illinois. Joly brings more than 30 years of aftermarket services experience to his role at PSSI, where he will oversee PSSI's embedded reverse logistics, repair and refurbishment operations in Illinois. The operation, started in October of 2011, supports the repair and refurbishment of product returns ...

SBR Forum, the leading sports betting resource for free NFL picks, has released its 2012 NFL Strength of Schedule series helping sports bettors identify which teams on this year's NFL schedule have the most value. Your first step is finding your own Strength of Schedule, which according to our own Bobby Brooks comes from any major sports website like ESPN. Once you've found a schedule you'd like to work with, next would be to tune into your analytical side. Brooks claims that the typical Strength of Schedule comes from last season's win-loss record which in many ...

FINDINGS: UCLA researchers found that older adults who regularly used a brain fitness program played on a computer demonstrated significantly improved memory and language skills. The team studied 59 participants with an average age of 84, recruited from local retirement communities in Southern California. The volunteers were split into two groups: the first group used a brain fitness program for an average of 73.5 (20 minute) sessions across a six-month period while a second group played it less than 45 times during the same period. Researchers found that the first ...

One of the most invasive species on the planet is able to source food from the land as well as its usual food sources in the water, research from Queen Mary, University of London has found. Scientists analysed the behaviour of red swamp crayfish in Kenya's Lake Naivasha and found that when the water level of the lake was low, the crayfish found additional food sources on land. The study was published in the journal PLoS ONE today (3 August 2012). Lead author Dr Jonathan Grey from Queen Mary, University of London explained: "These crayfish are incredible survivors; our ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – New technology has led to the creation of virtual humans who can interact with therapists via a computer screen and realistically mimic the symptoms of a patient with clinical psychological disorders, according to new research presented at the American Psychological Association's 120th Annual Convention. "As this technology continues to improve, it will have a significant impact on how clinical training is conducted in psychology and medicine," said psychologist and virtual reality technology expert Albert "Skip" Rizzo, PhD, who demonstrated recent advancements ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Determining when a teenage brain becomes an adult brain is not an exact science but it's getting closer, according to an expert in adolescent developmental psychology, speaking at the American Psychological Association's 120th Annual Convention. Important changes in adolescent brain anatomy and activity take place far later in development than previously thought, and those findings could impact how policymakers and the highest courts are treating teenagers, said Laurence Steinberg, PhD. "Explicit reference to the science of adolescent brain development ...

DATA -- Straight to the source . . . Data archived at Oak Ridge National Laboratory can now be more effectively discovered, used and tracked through a new research resource from Thompson Reuters. The data citation index allows researchers to better gauge the impact of their data by readily tracking the number of times those data are used in papers. In addition, the new index will facilitate the sharing of researchers' results in the scientific community. Similar to traditional citation indices that credit papers in scientific journals, the new index will attribute the ...

A recent National Science Foundation report found that research collaboration among multiple institutions is a growing trend. The conclusion was drawn by noting increases in the amount of total expenditures for research and development that universities pass through to other institutions and receive from other institutions. During fiscal years 2000-2009, the amount of R&D funding that passed through universities to others for collaborative projects grew more rapidly than overall academic R&D expenditures. After adjustment for inflation, total academic R&D expenditures ...