Birth trauma occurs when an infant is injured during the birth process usually due to mechanical forces. Although birth trauma only accounts for less than two percent of neonatal or stillbirth deaths in the United States, it tends to occur at an average of 6-8 injuries for every 1,000 live births. Between 1970 and 1985 the number of birth injuries from trauma fell by 88 percent. These significant decreases were due to advances in technology that allowed obstetricians to recognized birth trauma risk factors sooner. The use of instruments and methods that could potentially ...

The New York City Department of Buildings is investigating the cause of an NYC elevator accident that killed a 41-year-old advertising executive on December 14, 2011. The woman was stepping onto the elevator when it suddenly moved upward, trapping her legs outside and crushing her body. Elevators, for the most part, are a safe mode of transportation. Therefore, when accidents like the one in New York occur, it is important to figure out what happened and why in order to prevent future accidents. It is also important so that the victim's family can have answers and, with ...

Spinal cord injury. Those three words can strike dread in even the toughest of individuals. Fearing the worst, those diagnosed with spinal cord injury (SCI) and their loved ones often make assumptions as to the future opportunities and quality of life the injured person will experience. However, with proper diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation, many individuals with spinal cord injuries lead independent and productive lives. In short, a spinal cord injury consists of damage to the vertebrae, ligaments or disks of the spinal column or to the nerves and spinal cord ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed civil penalties of $1,042,500 against Memphis-based Pinnacle Airlines, Inc., for operating aircraft that did not comply with federal regulations. Specific allegations include allowing flight crews to perform maintenance tasks as well as failure to complete inspections to monitor a crack in a turbine assembly. Pinnacle provides 740 daily connecting flights to 120 airports in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Belize. The airline serves various Delta Airlines hubs using two models of Canadair Regional Jets manufactured by ...

Gunthers Transport, LLC, a Maryland-based trucking company, was shut down by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) due to multiple safety violations over a number of years. One of the company's trucks was involved in a fatal trucking accident in August. An FMCSA investigation found the company to be an imminent danger to public safety -- and it's not the first time. In 1995, the owner of the company (operating under the name Gunther Leasing Transport) was convicted of one count of conspiracy to defraud, four counts of making false statements to investigators ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is continually examining ways to improve the safety of our nation's highways. It works to prevent trucking accidents with specialized trucking safety regulations, with company safety ratings, with vehicle inspections and with driver fitness requirements. Most commercial truck drivers are required to meet certain medical fitness requirements and must be examined by a doctor at least every two years. Drivers who fail the medical exam are not supposed to get the required medical certificate needed to be a commercial ...

Bupa, the leading healthcare group, has teamed up with the Ramblers to help people live healthier lives through walking. The Ramblers is Britain's Walking charity, working to help everyone realise the pleasures and benefits of walking, and to enhance and protect the places where people walk, whether rural or urban. Walking can help people to reach the recommended healthy level of physical activity of 150 minutes of moderate exercise over a week in bouts of 10 minutes or more. The many benefits of regular walking include stress reduction, protecting against a number ...

Bupa is introducing a consumer dental insurance product for the first time, in response to high demand from customers. Dental Cover 10 and 20 from Bupa allow customers to choose whichever dentist they want to visit. Dental Cover 10 offers customers a full refund for NHS treatment* and market-leading oral cancer cover up to GBP15,000 per person per year**. Dental Cover 20 allows customers with a privately registered dentist to claim up to GBP150 a year of dental insurance for routine treatment such as check-ups, dental x-rays and scale and polish. For more expensive, ...

Since Manpower Movers, a San Diego based moving company, introduced its free, "Eco-Crates" program to help customers save money on cardboard boxes, business has been sprouting. According to Manpower Movers' owner, Joe Giuntini, "potential customers respond very enthusiastically when they learn that that our free Eco-Crates service will save them between $100 and $200 in cardboard box purchases on their next move. Manpower's new Eco-Crates program has helped the company increase business in an economic climate that has so many small businesses struggling. Eco-Crates ...

The new Applied Comfort 16 is a basic PTAC unit, with minimal options. Currently the 16 is offered only in a cooling/electric heat and hydronic configuration. A heat pump version may be offered later in 2012. "The term 'basic' in no way reflects on the quality", states Greg McNary. McNary also added, "Applied Comfort Products adhere to strict quality standards, and all units are thoroughly tested at each stage of development and manufacturing. By keeping the unit basic, we are able to keep design costs down and bring the product line to market faster. What ...

In an effort to relieve the angst cold-weather state residents experience as they await relief from winter's chill, the Inn & Spa at Cedar Falls is launching a new package designed to mark Groundhog Day. The inn invites guests to visit Feb. 1-2, and enjoy an evening of friends, food and fun in warm celebration of this obscure holiday -- regardless of whether or not Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow. Inn reservations and additional information are available online at www.innatcedarfalls.com or (800) 653-2557 (1-800-65-FALLS). Starting at $159, the Groundhog Day Special ...

Epic Systems Inc. announces the release of a custom turnkey Medical Device assembly machine for a top biotechnology company. The company uses human genetic information to discover, develop, manufacture, and commercialize medicines that are used to treat patients with serious or life-threatening medical conditions. The biotech company looked to EPIC Systems, Inc. to design, fabricate, and automate a turnkey assembly machine that would manufacture medication. Auto injectors are manufactured to deliver a measured dose of a medication. EPIC's team of project engineers ...

The University of San Diego's School of Leadership and Education Sciences (SOLES), The Grauer School in Encinitas, and The Children's School in La Jolla are co-hosting, "An Evening with Alfie Kohn" on Thursday, January 12, 2012 beginning at 7:00 pm at the Shiley Theatre on the campus of the University of San Diego. An optional reception and book signing precedes the lecture at 5:30 p.m. Kohn's visit to San Diego is the result of a collaboration among these three area schools. In his January 12, 2012 lecture titled, "The Schools Our Children Deserve", ...

On Thursday, January 19, 2012, Horvitz & Levy partner David Axelrad will argue unresolved standing and political question issues raised by public nuisance litigation seeking redress for the alleged consequences of global warming. In a mock U.S. Supreme Court oral argument to be presented at the University of Houston Law Center for Environment, Energy & Natural Resources program in Houston, Texas, Mr. Axelrad, who will advocate the plaintiffs' position, will oppose Richard Faulk, Chair of the Litigation Department and an experienced appellate advocate at Gardere ...

San Francisco Bay Area based electronic musician Rich Brodsky, aka Atomic Skunk, will release a new extended single entitled Wintermuse on the Winter Solstice, December 22, 2011. Wintermuse is an extended ambient excursion into the depths of the Winter season. This 38 minute odyssey will be made available as a digital download only on iTunes, Amazon and directly from atomicskunk.bandcamp.com. Atomic Skunk made a splash on the ambient electronic scene in 2009 with the release of Binary Scenes, garnering high praise from electronic music fans, bloggers and ambient music ...

allTAP.ca - Video resumes and Tapping the right talent: Nowadays tapping the right talent for a job is a difficult task for an employer, and in the current challenging economic environment it is more difficult to tap the talent within a tightened budget and time frame. It is an obvious reason why an employer is seeking help of a better hiring tool and/or recruitment expertise. Tapping the talent in an innovative approach and still in economic means is always desirable for an employer that too with innovative hiring features to save hiring cost, time and efforts. allTAP.ca ...

Webko Products, marketing and product design company, has developed additional models in the Headset Buddy line of adapters for call center applications, telephone, handheld and headset functionality. The new products provide support for a wide array of telephone training applications—ideal for call centers—and are targeted at both business and consumer phone systems. Ideal for sales outfits and call centers, the Headset Training Buddy is available in three models: dual RJ-9 female inputs and single 2.5mm male connector, dual RJ-9 female inputs and single RJ-9 male connector, ...

When it comes to movies, ask yourself, whose opinion matters more: some holier-than-thou critic sitting in an office somewhere or the friends closest to you that you actually trust? Now you can instantly get the feedback you want, or provide your own opinion. FilmCrave.com gives you all the tools you need to instantly update your Facebook friends and truly embrace your inner critic. FilmCrave.com has, since its inception, been the go-to website for creating unique custom movie lists along with rating and reviewing the latest movies. It also provides easy access to new ...

Core Financial Partners, Inc., a financial services firm based in Venice, Calif., offers customized business and personal strategies for creating and preserving wealth. Core Financial specializes in planning from the ground up, focusing on unique business needs and opportunities in order to leverage pre-tax dollars into greater personal wealth. With years of experience, the CFPs at Core work with burgeoning business owners and individuals to implement many of the same wealth creation and preservation models utilized by large corporations and Fortune 500 CEOs. Due to ...

When young patients visit Brush Pediatric Dentistry during the month of December, they'll notice a new addition to the colorful patient rooms and dental equipment: Brush Pediatric Dentistry is now home to a mischievous elf named "Toothpick!" Based on a popular Christmas storybook, a cute plush elf at Brush Pediatric Dentistry is said to have spontaneously invaded the dental practice. Dr. Miranda Albert, pediatric dentist at Brush, explains to patients that she found Toothpick perched on a dental light one morning, and he told her he would keep an eye on the ...

Now a veteran of the Brooklyn hip hop scene, rising star Etcetera is expanding from coast to coast, becoming a nationally recognized force in the music industry with his exciting blend of energetic rap. From the streets of New York to the red carpet of Hollywood, this burgeoning artist is gracing the cover of nationally recognized magazines such as Protege, while becoming "The New Face to See" at the annual Grammy Awards. Now celebrating the release of his brand new record, Game Change, Etcetera is once again about to remind the entire country of his dominating ...

With help from Santa Clause and donors, Hillsides, a Pasadena children's charity, hosted its annual Hillsides Christmas for children living at its campus prior to some of them going on home visits for the holidays. Bringing holiday cheer throughout the campus, Santa Claus and his elves made an early visit to children living at the residential treatment facility. "The holidays are really special times for the children living at Hillsides," said Hillsides Chief Executive Officer Joseph M. Costa. "We create traditions that are memorable and restore hope ...

On December 8, 2011, the Stanbridge College Vocational Nursing and Occupational Therapy Assistance students met with over 30 employers at the Allied Health Career Fair. Students and alumni were able to network with organizations including rehabilitation centers, acute hospitals, home health facilities, medical offices, hospice care, residential care and skilled nursing facilities in Orange County. As resumes and contact information were exchanged, students and alumni were able to gain information about potential job opportunities and future careers. According to ...

HEMAP: Model Pennsylvania Foreclosure-Prevention Program Shuttered As of June 30, 2011, a popular Pennsylvania foreclosure-prevention program was closed down for lack of adequate public funding. The legislature had only appropriated $2 million to the Homeowners Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program for the next fiscal year and the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency responded that it couldn't run HEMAP without more money. HEMAP was started by the state in 1984 mainly to help homeowners struggling with their mortgage payments because of urban job loss in the steel ...

Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Can Save Your New Mexico Home From Foreclosure In today's dire financial times, many people in New Mexico and throughout the rest of the country are facing foreclosure. Some people are under siege from creditors and unable to pay off their debts. Others have high medical bills and are unable to catch up on delinquent payments. With a high national unemployment rate, many have suffered through an extended period of unemployment, and thus fell behind on bills, even if now employed again. In such cases, those who file Chapter 13 bankruptcy may be able ...