Before workers' compensation, job-related injury, disease and death often devastated individuals and families financially. Most victims in the early years of industrialization had difficulty affording attorneys and lawsuits to seek damages from their employers. Those who were able to sue were often unable to show employer liability because of laws that blocked recovery when victims contributed to their own injuries in some way or were legally found to have assumed the risk of workplace injury by taking those jobs. With roots in Europe, workers' compensation systems ...

Intensive care units are designed to house the most critically ill and injured patients. If someone is admitted to the ICU, it is likely because their life is in jeopardy. So, it comes as no surprise to learn that patients die in intensive care units every day. However, many people would be shocked to learn that approximately 40,500 ICU patients die each year, not because their conditions have progressed to the point where their lives can no longer be saved, but because their doctors failed to spot a hidden life-threatening medical condition. According to a recent ...

A new study out of Kansas State University has determined that nearly three-quarters of fatal commercial trucking accidents in that state result from truck driver errors. Virginia and national statistics do not vary widely from those in Kansas. Truck drivers may be held accountable for these errors if they injure or kill another road user. Driver Errors Cause Many Traffic Fatalities The Kansas State researchers studied commercial truck accident data between 2004 and 2008 and found that there were nearly 19,000 commercial truck crashes in Kansas during those years. ...

No one expects that they will get into a motor vehicle accident as they pull out of their garage to go to work in the morning. However, getting into an accident is usually a question of "when," not "if". The average American will be involved in a motor vehicle accident once every ten years. When the accident does occur, it is important to know how to determine who is liable for the injuries and property damage that results. What Is Liability? In a motor vehicle accident, the party that causes the crash is liable for the accident, meaning that they ...

Provost Umphrey Law Firm, LLP , is honored to have more lawyers included in The Best Lawyers in America for excellence in the fields of Plaintiff Personal Injury and Product Liability than any other firm in Southeast Texas. Walter Umphrey, Joe Fisher and James Payne are listed in the field of Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs. Bryan O. Blevins, Jr. is listed among Best Lawyers in the field of Product Liability-Plaintiffs and Paul "Chip" Ferguson, Jr. is listed in the fields of Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs, and Product Liability ...

Nearly ten years after his client was injured when hit by a truck, Greenville personal injury lawyer Eric Philpot of Philpot Law Firm, PA, and co-counsel have finally secured approval of a damages judgment from the Supreme Court of South Carolina. In an opinion filed in July, the state's high court overturned a Court of Appeals decision from 2010 by holding that a person does not have to remain in contact with an insured vehicle when faced with imminent danger in order to qualify for uninsured motorist (UIM) coverage. Plaintiff Henry Kennedy was using a company truck ...

Canada Pharmacy Directory, the leading niche directory for the Canadian pharmacy industry is featuring SaveRxCanada.com. Since 2002, SaveRxCanada.com has been the premier Canadian pharmacy intermediary helping thousands of customers save on essential medications. Using a global network of licensed pharmacies, SaveRxCanada.com is able to bring substantial savings to those looking to save money. Having over 10 years experience in the prescription fulfillment business, SaveRxCanada offers a product catalog of over 3000 medications. With filling pharmacies located all ...

Hampton Inn Spartanburg SC Hotel - North I-85, offers nearby lodging for guests attending the 2012 Truth for a New Generation (TNG) Conference. Presented by Alex McFarland & North Greenville University, the event will take place from September 28 - 29, 2012 AT First Baptist North Spartanburg. General admission is $59 for adults, $39 for students. The conference is on Apologetics and Christian Worldview; speakers will include Josh McDowell, Dinesh D'Souza, and Eric Metaxas. Plus, there will be breakouts and keynote sessions on Worldview, Church Planting, Prayer, ...

Cream Jewelry Best wants to help you keep up with what's new in hip hop jewelry and the hip hop culture. Better yet, they want to tell you how to make the most of your hip hop jewellry budget and get the custom chains and iced out watches you really want. At its new blog, Cream Jewelry Best will help you explore the world of hip hop culture and introduce you to the latest in hip hop earrings, iced out chains, and other bling. With tips from their staff on how to make the most of your jewelry budget, you'll learn to pair different slides, or charms, with your custom chains ...

Experian, the global information services company, announced its 192business unit has been selected by the Law Society as its preferred supplier of electronic identity verification tools for anti-money laundering purposes. 192business, part of Experian since it was acquired in March 2012, provides organisations with a range of electronic identity verification tools, including personal data verification, fraud screening and document verification. These products are already used by 44 of the top 100 UK law firms to meet client due diligence obligations under the Money ...

HITEC Luxembourg S.A., the Luxembourg based engineering and technology company has announced it has been selected for provisioning four antenna systems as part of the satellite ground stations to monitor and control the EDRS satellite network. The project is led by SES TechCom, a subcontractor to DLR (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt), which recently signed a contract with Astrium to furnish major parts of the ground segment. The contract with HITEC Luxembourg includes the design, manufacturing and on-site installation of the antennas at key sites in Germany, UK ...

According to new research* almost a third of people affected by cancer felt that they had insufficient information and support outside of their healthcare team. Boots UK and Macmillan have specially trained over 500 Boots Macmillan Information Pharmacists to help improve the lives of those affected by cancer**. They will be available in many Boots stores to help connect people to information and support in their local area. The launch of the Boots Macmillan Information Pharmacist is the first time that the role of a pharmacist has been extended to include this type of ...

Plusnet, the home phone and broadband provider, has announced the launch of a new TV campaign, bringing to life its new fibre offering, which is eight times faster than copper broadband*. With fast cars and humorous characters, the advert portrays the new fast and affordable fibre broadband product. The new advert is a cross between the blockbuster movies 'Cannonball Run' and 'Talladega Nights', and uses a wide range of characters from an ice cream seller and learner driver, to main character Joe and his dad driving vehicles at high-speed. The advert highlights the benefits ...

Platinum Edge, Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of a new Estimation Poker iPhone app aimed at helping scrum teams determine relative user story size and build consensus among development team members. The Estimation Poker app's main goals are to provide scrum teams with the ability to create accurate estimates while having fun at the same time. Estimation Poker can be played at any point in a project, including during product roadmap development and while breaking down user stories for inclusion in releases and sprints. Platinum Edge has decided to release ...

The resounding success of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games owed to an array of different factors, with the convenient and efficient transport links between venues hailed as one of key accomplishments of the summer. One of the more innovative and ultimately triumphant projects was the Thames Cable Car (or Emirates Air Line, to give it its official title), an estimated GBP60million cable car link across the River Thames from the Greenwich Peninsula to the Royal Victoria Docks. Linking north and south London in just five minutes, the cable car ferried hundreds ...

child matters media today introduces Once Upon a Mother (a Joshua & Prudence digital book for iPad) at the special introductory price of 99 cents on iTunes stores worldwide, following the successful May release of both Once Upon a Bird and Once Upon an Elephant. Alona Frankel's classic Once Upon a Potty picturebooks, audio editions and videos have sold more than five million copies in the United States alone and have been translated into many languages. Among her fans are Rosie O'Donnell, Bill Gates and millions of parents and caregivers worldwide (see youtube/childmatters). In ...

We've all been in the situation where you feel that you need answers. Regardless of if something has happened at work as the owner of the company, as an employee, or simply as a friend of someone who works with a company. On top of all of this though, there are also the times where you feel that something questionable is happening in your personal life, or the personal life of someone who you care about. All of these situations are tough ones to deal with, but are situations that you have to deal with none the less. Fortunately, there is a company in Toronto called the ...

Newbridge Spine & Pain Center, a leading Southern Maryland medical practice dedicated exclusively to pain management, has moved its Waldorf office into the newly-constructed Waterford Medical Park at 3581 Old Washington Road in Waldorf, MD. Designed especially for patient comfort and privacy, the spacious new medical facility features a fully-equipped, state-of-the art procedure suite, multiple private exam rooms and a comfortable and welcoming reception area. In addition, the convenient location and increased square footage combine to create a medical center ...

The recent London Paralympics were not only the most successful of all time but also seem to have created a significant change in public opinion. Channel 4 has reported record viewing figures and their own survey of 2,000 people has shown that the Games have had a positive impact on their perceptions of people with disabilities and disabled sport. "It is a real watershed moment," says Steve Dilworth, UK Membership Director from Foresters - an international mutual organisation whose focus is on its 945,000 members, their families and their communities. "For ...

Movie and video game self-service kiosks are the next big profit center for c-stores owners, not simply because of revenue generated by disc rentals. Incremental sales from both the initial visit and the guaranteed return trip, as well as the potential for obvious tie-in sales from snack food, beverages, and quick meal options such as frozen pizza, make kiosks an attractive option, especially in light of recent research which shows that discs are consumers' preferred choice when renting movies or games. Blu-ray and DVD rentals accounted for 62 percent of U.S. movie rental ...

HOUSTON - A receptor protein suppresses local invasion and metastasis of breast cancer cells, the most lethal aspect of the disease, according to a research team headed by scientists from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Reporting in Nature Medicine, the team described using high-throughput RNA sequencing to identify the leukemia inhibitory factor receptor (LIFR) as a novel suppressor of breast cancer metastasis, the spread of the disease to other organs. "Based on our findings, we propose that restoring the expression or the function of key metastasis ...

In the early stages of that vast undertaking known as the Human Genome Project, enthusiasm ran high. The enterprise would be costly and laborious but the clinical rewards, unprecedented. Once the complete blueprint of life was unlocked, the genetic underpinnings for a broad range of human maladies would be laid bare, allowing custom-tailored diagnosis and treatment and revolutionizing the field of medicine. Or so it was thought. Instead, "scientists were confronted with thousands of mutations in the collection of proteins in personal genomes, with no ready guide about ...

BACKGROUND In the Alzheimer's brain, hard plaques accumulate between the nerve cells while twisted fibers grow inside the nerve cells. The plaques arise from protein fragments called beta amlyoid, and the fibers form from a protein called tau. Doctors rely on brain scans to detect amyloid and tau and provide early intervention and treatment to potentially slow or reverse disease progression. FINDINGS How the imaging agents work that scan the Alzheimer's brain is unknown. A new UCLA study reveals the physical mechanisms that allow chemical agents to bind to and ...

This press release is available in French.Inside our cells, molecules are constantly binding and separating from one another. It's this game of constant flux that drives gene expression asides essentially every other biological process. Understanding the specific details of how these interactions take place is thus crucial to our overall understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of living organisms. There are millions of possible combinations of molecules, however; determining all of them would be a Herculean task. Various tools have been developed to measure the degree ...

Irvine, Calif. — American and European scientists have found that increasing natural marijuana-like chemicals in the brain can help correct behavioral issues related to fragile X syndrome, the most common known genetic cause of autism. The work indicates potential treatments for anxiety and cognitive defects in people with this condition. Results appear online in Nature Communications. Daniele Piomelli of UC Irvine and Olivier Manzoni of INSERM, the French national research agency, led the study, which identified compounds that inhibit enzymes blocking endocannabinoid ...