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Skirting Alzheimer’s with New Partners
By Gene Osofsky · 14 years ago
The ethics of caregiving spouses having intimate relations with someone new while their spouse is in the latter stages of Alzheimer’s disease is controversial, but becoming more common.
Alphonse loves his wife of more than ...
Cerebral Palsy the Result of Med Mal
By Christopher Mellino · 14 years ago
Many people don’t realize that cerebral palsy is often the result of medical malpractice.
The usual definition of cerebral palsy is that it is a cluster of conditions that are often chronic and impair the ...
Deadly Results with Failure to Diagnose
By Christopher Mellino · 14 years ago
In the world of medical malpractice, one of the most common things that happen is a failure to diagnose a condition. In other words, this is misdiagnosis.
When it comes down to the nuts and ...
Medical Homes Now in More States
By Richard Cantu · 14 years ago
Are medical homes a good idea and just what are they anyhow?
It appears that the current administration in Washington will be launching a 3-year medical home program that may be an option for qualified ...
Wrong Patient Surgery Med Mal
By Bradley J. Hofland · 14 years ago
For a real nightmare story ask about cases where the wrong patient was operated on.
Medical malpractice, often referred to as med mal, has a variety of things that may be classified as negligence or ...
PCE Contaminated Water a Concern
By Larry Wardell · 14 years ago
PCE (tetrachloroethylene) is contaminating the water of Grand Island in Nebraska, and the community wants to know what the government is going to do about it. They could potentially solve their problems by using water ...
The Kids Come First in Divorce
By Jeremiah Denslow · 14 years ago
Divorcing couples are not famous for getting along discussing any issue dealing with their children. This is the best time for co-parenting classes.
Divorce isn’t easy on anyone, but it hits the kids even harder. ...
Pricing for Medicare Supplements
By Clelland Green · 14 years ago
While this may be confusing, it helps to know that when it comes to Medicare supplements that it’s the same plan, but a different price at different locations.
Confused about Pennsylvania Medicare supplements and why ...
The Butler Did It
By James Talarchyk · 14 years ago
Yes indeed, the butler did it in the kitchen mystery of the year. Can you possibly guess what he did?
While you might be pondering just what the butler did that would make any difference ...
Anesthesia Malpractice a Concern
By Michael G Smith · 14 years ago
While anesthesia malpractice is not as common as other medical errors, it does still happen with devastating consequences.
We don’t often read about cases of anesthesia malpractice, but they do happen and may result in ...
Medicare Supplement Plans M and N Lower Premiums?
By Richard Cantu · 14 years ago
Is the news floating around in cyberspace true, that there will be lower premiums for Medicare supplement plans M and N?
For those of you that don’t know what Medicare supplementary plans are, they are ...
Understanding California Community Property Law
By Renee Cary · 14 years ago
The courts look at marriages like partnerships in the State of California, so when it comes to divorce, spouses are co-owners.
If you live in California and are contemplating or about to actually file for ...
HSAs for Floridians
By Bradley Palmer · 14 years ago
Despite the fact that health savings accounts have been around for awhile, there are still a lot of Floridians who don’t understand what they are and how they work.
In a nutshell, a health savings ...
Where There's a Will, There May Be a Contest
By Patrick Warwick · 14 years ago
Not all wills are straightforward. To contest a last will and testament it's wise to consult an attorney that specifically practices in this complex area.
Generally speaking when people make out a will, they want ...
Dissolving Your Marriage in Dayton, Ohio
By Jeremiah Denslow · 14 years ago
One route to end your marriage in Ohio is to file for a dissolution which is a viable alternative so long as both parties agree to the terms.
The time has come to end your ...
Your Business Legal Structure Is Showing
By Deborah Barron · 14 years ago
Setting up your own business? The first thing you will need help with is the kind of legal structure that will best suit your needs.
While it might seem like a straightforward thing to do ...
Business vs. Corporate Law
By Deborah Barron · 14 years ago
For some reason many people seem to confuse business and corporate law. They do different things.
Business law is actually referred to as commercial law, and corporate law is usually called company law. While this ...
Medical Malpractice Cases Founded in Medication Errors
By Robert Webb · 14 years ago
Unfortunately there are an increasing number of medication errors being made in hospitals and other medical settings; errors that result in medical malpractice cases.
These figures will shock and likely dismay you. There are well ...
Investment Scams Proliferate
By Robert Webb · 14 years ago
There are more scams on the go than just the high profile ones that you read about in the paper. Madoff is a very large example of some of the smaller schemes that proliferate online ...
Risk of Guillain-Barre Syndrome May Still Exist with H1N1 Influenza Vaccine
By Alexandra Reed · 14 years ago
1976 incidents often go unmentioned, but may prove quite relevant when mass immunizations begin occurring late in 2009.
In 1976, U.S. Army recruit Private David Lewis was based at Fort Dix, N.J., and suddenly felt ...