Consumer Reports Study Finds Serious Safety Risks in Hospitals Consumer Reports recently published the results of an extensive hospital safety study. The results show that patients are at risk of infections and other preventable injury at hospitals across the country. The researchers analyzed data from over 1,000 hospitals and also conducted interviews, reviewed medical literature, and drew from hospital safety investigations and inspection records. The results show the dangers of medical injury sustained through complications, mistakes and medical malpractice during ...

Wage and Hour Lawsuits Increase in Slow Economy As anyone who has had a dispute with an employer over pay knows, it can be an intensely frustrating experience. Unfortunately, during these difficult economic times, more and more workers are finding themselves in exactly this situation as employers place greater demands on a shrinking workforce. A recent report estimates that lawsuits alleging wage-and-hour violations have risen 400 percent in the last 11 years, with 7,000 filed in 2011 alone. Two frequent causes of wage-and-hour disputes are improper employee classification ...

Bulle Rock Golf Course, Havre De Grace, MD, today announced the appointment of Brian Chester (Chef Chet) as its new Executive Chef. In his new position, Chef Chet is responsible for overseeing all food and beverage operations at Bulle Rock, including Silks Restaurant which is open to the public. He will oversee all culinary activities associated with the course's ongoing series of weddings, golf outings, corporate meetings and other group events. Chef Chet will report to the restaurants General Manager / Director of Golf, Richard D. Rounsaville. Chef Chet's 32-plus ...

TreSensa announced today the launch of its new platform for mobile and social developers to create single and multiplayer games that are compatible with all devices. With the support of a $1.0m angel round of funding, the new company will provide cross-platform and multiplayer technology and services that let producers focus on their game's fun and creativity, lower the time and expense of game development, and expose new, innovative channels for game discovery and monetization. TreSensa was co-founded by former Tremor Video executives Rob Grossberg and Vincent Obermeier, ...

The world's first social gambling games Meetup was held in London on the 17th July at the Verve Bar in Covent Garden, London. The event attracted over 100 registrants who wanted to network with like-minded individuals within the social gambling market. These included gambling operator, game developers, investors, games producers, casino technology companies and more. The success of this event has confirmed the launch of iGaming Business' new event, The Global Social Gambling Conference to be held in London in November. "The MeetUp was set up to see the level of ...

Pwnie Express, a Vermont cybersecurity startup, and creator of the Pwn Plug, the first-to-market penetration testing drop box, will unveil two new pentesting products at Black Hat USA 2012 and Defcon 20. Black Hat is being from July 21-26 at the Caesars Palace, Las Vegas. DefCon 20 will be from July 26-29 at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas. Pwnie Express is unveiling the Power Pwn and the Pwn Plug Mini at the conferences. The Power Pwn is a dual-ethernet Pwn Plug with on-board wireless (wifi) and Bluetooth, in the form of a desktop surge protector. The Pwn Plug Mini is half ...

Best Audit LLC has joined Russell Bedford International as the worldwide accounting and audit network's correspondent in the Republic of Azerbaijan. The firm is based in the capital Baku and was established in 2011 by partners and managers coming out of two local Big Four firms. Best Audit's primary focus is on audit work (IFRS) and they also provide tax consulting and accounting services. Their clients are mainly in the banking, leasing, services, sales, oil and construction sectors. The firm currently has three partners and is licensed by the Chamber of Auditors ...

Houston defense attorney Jack B. Carroll says you can feel alone in shark waters if you are being charged with a crime. "It's a frightening experience. But it is especially scary to be charged with something you didn't do." Here are some of his clients' stories: - "I was arrested for check fraud. Someone had stolen my checks and was forging my name to them. They were doing such a good job the bank accepted them." - "I was arrested for prostitution. Can you imagine how embarrassing that was? I was at a party and some of the girls were charging. ...

Envision Built Home Remodeling and Renovation is the preferred installer and contractor for the Eze Breeze Porch Enclosure system. "We are getting great customer reviews from the Eze-Breeze porch enclosures," said Bill Ahle, Owner of Envision Built. "Our prices are lower than the competition and we bring the same high quality to our installations as with all other Envision Built projects." The Eze-Breeze Screen Porch and Patio Enclosures of your existing or new porch or patio is a cost-effective way of making your porch comfortable for most of ...

VisibilityMAX, a full service search engine optimization company, focused on natural and paid placement, will offer their clients a new SEO service program centered on the Penguin and Panda filter signals. The new program is the brainchild of the VisibilityMAX team, who came up with the program as a way to continue to maximize results for their clients following the release of Google's Panda and Penguin filters. The Panda filter was released February 24, 2011 and focused on devaluing websites with sub-par content, copy cats and scraper websites. The follow-up to Panda, ...

Santa Clarita AAMCO franchisee, Mark Beaulieu, was recently honored by the California AAMCO Dealers Association with an award for Zero Customer Complaints. Of the 250 AAMCO dealers in California only 10 receive this award per year. In addition to receiving the Zero Customer Complaints Award, AAMCO of Santa Clarita was recognized by AAMCO Corporate Offices with the Superlative Customer Relations Achievement Award. Out of the over 800 AAMCO repair centers in the United States, this recognition is reserved for those with only the excellent customer service records. For ...

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Dr. Blake Weber, Little Rock dentist, is happy that his practice is now offering a version of his site that is specifically designed to function on mobile and tablet devices. He hopes this new service will make visiting his website more easy convenient for his patients. "I'm glad that we are able to make it easy for our patients to visit our website on their mobile phones. I know that many of our patients use their phones frequently for Internet access and I'm glad that we are offering the mobile site to make this easier. I hope all of our patients with smartphones ...

Dr. David Stall, dentist in West Chester, PA, is happy that his practice is featuring an easy to use appointment scheduler on its comprehensive website. The appointment scheduler makes it easy for his patients to schedule an appointment for Invisalign in West Chester or another service. "I am glad that our practice is able to offer this service to our patients. We strive to make things as easy as possible for our patients and online appointment scheduling is a great example of that. I hope many of our patients take advantage of this service," said Dr. Stall, ...

Dr. Jason Feit, podiatrist in Boca Raton, FL, is happy to be featuring an easy to use online appointment request form on his practice's website. The form makes it extremely easy for patients to request appointments online without ever having to pick up the phone. "I'm very happy that we are able to make it easy for our patients to schedule appointments online. All of us here are committed to making our patients' experience with us as simple and easy as possible and this is a good example of that. I hope many of our patients will take advantage of this new service," ...

Dr. Andrew Johns, Springfield dentist, and Dr. Thomas Meyer are excited that their practice's comprehensive dental website is featuring a page specifically designed to offer new services to patients. The page is designed to make it easy for patients to find and learn about the Springfield, MO dentist's practice. Dr. Johns would like to invite any new patients to visit the new patient page on his website. "I am very excited that we are offering online new patient services. I believe that our dental service is second to none and any new patients that come in to see ...

Dr. Sachin Mehta, Bloomington, MN dentist, and his associates at Southdale Dental Associates are very happy to now be offering a mobile version of their practice's dental website. The mobile site is optimized to be viewed on both smartphone and tablet devices. "I'm glad that our practice is able to offer a mobile version of our website. It will allow our patients to easily and quickly view our website from their mobile phones even when they are not at home or by a computer. I encourage all of our patients that have smartphones or tablets to log on to our site and ...

Just as your physical strength tends to diminish with age, your eyes will also start to decline in their overall performance - especially when you reach age 60 and beyond. Some age-related changes in your eyes are completely normal and do not indicate any kind of disease process. For example, presbyopia is a normal development once you pass the age of 40. As your lens begins to harden and lose its natural focusing ability, you will notice that it's harder to focus on nearby objects. Most people compensate for this change by holding reading material further away from ...

There is no reason your porcelain veneers should interfere with your dental hygiene routine. However, the way in which you care for your veneers will impact both their appearance and longevity, making proper dental hygiene just as important after you have had veneers placed. Caring for Your Veneers Porcelain veneers are thin shells placed over the front of your teeth to correct cosmetic imperfections such as chips, cracks, spaces, discoloration, and irregularly shaped teeth. Once placed over your teeth, veneers look and feel like real tooth enamel, allowing them to ...

There are many causes of dementia, but one of the most debilitating, studied, and documented is Alzheimer's disease. With about 5 million Alzheimer's sufferers over the age of 65, and many of them placed in a nursing home, many of them are likely to suffer some type of nursing home injury due to abuse. In addition, many Alzheimer's sufferers can become violent and may put other nursing home residents at risk for injury. Dementia Sufferers Subjected to Abuse Unfortunately, there are many people who will take advantage of dementia sufferers by abusing them physically. ...

Research shows that seatbelts routinely save lives during car accidents. In over a half of all fatal car accidents, the victims are not wearing seatbelts - or else not wearing them correctly. When a seatbelt is properly worn, it reduces the front passenger's risk of fatal injury by 45%, and their risk of serious injury by 50%. Meanwhile, passengers riding in the back seat of a van or SUV during a car accident can reduce their risk of injury by 73%. Putting Seatbelts into Perspective When an obstacle looms ahead of you before a collision, your car may stop in the first ...

Liposuction is one of the most commonly performed plastic surgery procedures in the United States today. While generally considered a safe procedure, it is important that you know the risks of liposuction prior to committing to surgery, and that you know how to minimize your risks. Risks of Liposuction The largest risk of liposuction is contour irregularities. When a plastic surgeon over or under corrects an area, the end results can be lumpy, uneven, and dimpled skin. Poor liposuction techniques may also fail to encourage your skin to full firm to your newly toned ...

Gov. Rick Scott recently signed into a law a bill that proponents see as a victory for Florida drivers, as it is expected to reduce accident fraud and high auto insurance premiums. However, the bill is not without controversy. The law, HB 119, affects personal injury protection (PIP) benefits for Florida motorists. Florida requires its residents to carry PIP coverage, which covers the driver's medical bills up to $10,000 regardless of who is at fault for the car accident. The new law aims to fight insurance fraud by banning drivers from using their PIP benefits to ...

The latest statistics regarding international aviation accidents suggest that global airline operations continue to present many hazards to travellers. Fatal aviation accident statistics from 2011 show an increase in the overall number of plane crashes. According to Flightglobal, which provides analysis and research to aerospace and aviation professionals in the air transport industry, the total number of fatal airline accidents rose from 26 to 32 between 2010 and 2011. The latest figure exceeds the ten-year average of 31 world airline fatal accidents. However, the ...

While acute back pain is common and typically heals with time and physical therapy, it can lead to chronic back pain for some people, according to a recent study. For people who deal with chronic back pain on a daily basis, performing simple tasks and normal work functions can become difficult and sometimes unbearable. Even with surgical intervention, the pain may prove too burdensome for a patient. When this occurs, sufferers of chronic back pain may need to consider applying for Social Security Disability benefits. Back Pain Study An Australian study recently followed ...