The members of the Missouri State Senate have passed a bill that should help many injured workers and their families. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial article on February 17, 2013 the Second Injury Fund has not been able to pay injured workers for injuries from years ago. Once this bill becomes signed into […]
The Staphylococcus aureas bacteria that can cause the very serious infection known as MRSA has been found by a recent research study to be prevalent in nursing homes. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of California Irvine, found that twenty of the twenty two homes evaluated had the bacteria present. This bacterium is […]
According to a recent report in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch one man was killed and another was injured in a collision at an intersection in St. Louis on February 4, 2013. The impact was so violent that one driver suffered fatal injuries after being thrown completely from his vehicle. The other driver involved was taken […]
On Saturday February 2nd a tractor trailer operator lost control of his truck exiting Interstate 44 and entering Interstate 270 and has died in the crash involving no other vehicles. According to the news story published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch the police believe the sudden snow may have had something to do with the […]
The Toyota Motor Corporation has issued a recall of 907,000 vehicles that have faulty airbags and another 385,000 Lexus IS vehicles for faulty windshield wipers. The St. Louis Post Dispatch reported on January 30, 2013 that most of the airbags were in Corolla models or Corolla Matrix models manufactured between 2001 and 2004. The airbags […]
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has reported on January 22 that the ConAgra worker who fell to his death in August was found to have cocaine in his bloodstream. When he had fallen there was a story in the news that he complained of dizziness before he fell approximately 70 feet from a one man lift […]
A recent study published in the December Issue of Medical Care, a journal published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, found that many news stories paint a negative picture of nursing homes. The researchers found that about 49% of nursing home news stories are negative with only about 10% being positive. According to the report the […]
A Godfrey man was hit by an SUV that crashed into his home Sunday January 13, 2013. The accident left him pinned under the vehicle and debris. According to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch report published on January 14, 2013 the man was found dead on the scene later after police kept sifting through the wreckage. The […]
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has reported that a Washington University surgeon had his laptop stolen while at a conference in Argentina. According to the doctor, the laptop contained private information on over 1,100 patients. The information included patient names, diagnoses, surgeries performed and 39 social security numbers. The University has sent letters out to the […]
In a tough two week period for auto manufacturer GM another recall was announced. Over 54,000 trucks and SUVs were recalled due to problems with the steering column. All vehicles are 2013 models including the Chevrolet Avalanche, Express, Silverado, Tahoe and Suburban. Cadillac Escalade, Escalade EXT and Escalade ESV and GMC Sierra, Yukon, Yukon XL […]
