A new study suggests that even a mild head injury can cause significant problems in brain function. This latest study supports earlier research which has suggested that even seemingly mild cases of traumatic brain injury (TBI) can lead to long-lasting neurological problems, including confusion, chronic headaches, depression, loss of cognitive function and symptoms of post-traumatic [...]
Personal Injury Laws UK (via Google News)- London 2012: Tom Daley claims second career European title - The Sport Review May 20, 2012London 2012: Tom Daley claims second career European titleThe Sport ReviewBy Sportsbeat 10:35pm UK, Sunday 20 May, 2012 Tom Daley produced a personal best score to claim gold in his final major competition before the London 2012 Olympics. Daley, whose next target is the team trials, sat out of the synchro at the European ...and more » […]
- Letters: Politics of poverty - The Independent May 20, 2012Letters: Politics of povertyThe IndependentOn the allegation of stepping up the "crackdown", the article itself acknowledged that clashes are escalating and recent White House statements acknowledged that police officers have suffered serious injury. The right to freedom of expression is ... […]
- Chivas USA 1-0 Los Angeles Galaxy - as it happened - The Guardian May 20, 2012Chivas USA 1-0 Los Angeles Galaxy - as it happenedThe GuardianBy the time the dust had settled and the arcane MLS currency of surplus players, allocation money, magic beans and (our personal favorite) "future considerations" had whizzed around the country, Philadelphia Union's captain (and rockabilly legend) ...and more » […]
- Insurers face rise in deafness claims - Financial Times May 18, 2012Insurers face rise in deafness claimsFinancial TimesHowever, personal injury lawyers and charities suggested a recent legal change, which lowered the noise threshold above which employees may seek compensation, could be behind the rise. More than 1m employees in Britain are exposed to levels of noise ... […]
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- Builder fined £15,000 after carbon monoxide death May 17, 2012A builder has pleaded guilty to a contravention of Sections 3 and 33 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 at Haddington Sheriff Court, and was fined £15,000. The builder had been contracted to rebuild the chimney on a property in Gifford but failed to ensure that it was fully cleared of any debris and masonry materials that had fallen in. The chimne […]
- First corporate manslaughter conviction in NI May 14, 2012A farm company in Northern Ireland (NI) has been fined a record £187,500, plus £13,000 costs for health and safety failings that led to the death of 45-year-old employee Robert Wilson. The company is the first in Northern Ireland to be convicted under new Corporate Manslaughter legislation. Under this legislation, companies and organisations can be found gui […]
- Healthcare provider fined after worker injury May 10, 2012A private healthcare provider managing a hospital in Ipswich has been fined for safety failings after an employee suffered a fractured kneecap. Mrs Shelagh Allen was working in the clinic room of a ward, which was being wet-mopped by a housekeeper during the ward's busiest period. Mrs Allen went into the room after completing a patient drugs round and f […]
- Towards better detection of dangerous medicines May 9, 2012Proposed new changes to existing EU legislation, backed by the European Parliament's Public Health Committee, would trigger an automatic EU safety evaluation in the event of a safety alert about a medicinal product in any EU Member State. These changes would ensure that the adverse effects of medicinal products will be better monitored, to prevent the r […]
- Parents win medical negligence claim for misdiagnosis May 3, 2012A family from Wrexham have won their medical negligence claim against a health board for a wrong diagnosis that left their daughter suffering severe brain damage, reports the BBC. Kate Pierce was only nine-months-old when she became ill and her parents took her to Wrexham Maelor Hospital. She was suffering from pneumococcal meningitis, but a junior doctor a […]
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