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• Oriental Mascot Brand Sweetened Sliced Coconut Recalled Due to Undeclared Sulfites

  Jenny Albano | February 14, 2008 8:25 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern New York, NY

  Summit Import Corp., in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling Oriental Mascot Brand Sweetened Sliced Coconut because it contains undeclared sulfites. Consumers who are allergic or sensitive to sulfites can incur serious or life-threatening effects if this product is eaten.The coconut in packaged in a 4 oz. plastic container and was distributed in New York and was produced in China. The problem...

• Archer Farms Potato Salad Recalled Due To Undeclared Milk

  Chrissie Cole | September 28, 2009 9:12 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern New York, NY

  Garden-Fresh Foods Inc. is recalling 16-ounce containers of Archer Farms Potato Salad with an expiration date of October 4, 2009 because they may contain undeclared milk allergens. People who...

• Car Accidents - Nice Weather - Watertown and North Country

  Rob Quattrocci | May 24, 2007 10:04 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern New York, NY

  As the weather turns pleasant people tend to drive faster than normal. Driving at this faster rate of speed tends to cause a large number of accidents in May and early June. Just yesterday on the commute home I heard of approximately ten accidents that were reported on the traffic report. Please be careful has high speed coupled with inattentiveness can cause high speed accidents - for...

• Nursing Home Problems

  Joe Stanley | November 28, 2007 10:20 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern New York, NY

  The federal government has fined a Syracuse nursing home $215,212.50 for widespread medication errors and other serious problems. The fine demonstrates the serious problem with the care of the old and disabled/ If you have any loved ones in a nursing home visit them frequently and record any problems you see with the care. Follow up with written complaints.This will insure the best care...

• Medical Malpractice Truths and Reality

  Joe Stanley | September 28, 2007 8:32 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern New York, NY

  I received an email from an organization purporting to be an advocate for patients> The email was advocating extensive reform of the medical malpractice laws as a solution to Americas health care crisis. The solution to Americas health care crisis is not the regulation of of lawsuits by those harmed by a broken system. The solution lies in reforming the fundamental nature of our health care...

• Medical Malpractice

  Joe Stanley | September 17, 2007 9:34 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern New York, NY

  As A lawyer directly involved in the medical malpractice debate I have personal experiences that reflect the true nature of the problem. Lawyers and lawsuits are not the cause of any so called medical malpractice crisis. In fact given the sorry state of the health care system in this country lawyers are the last and sometimes only line of defense for those who are negligently and carelessly...

• Ibuprofen May Increase Heart Attack Risk

  Christina Cole | April 09, 2007 9:12 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern New York, NY

  Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers have found new evidence that ibuprofen can increase the risk for osteoarthritis in patients that are already at risk to heart attack. Researchers compared combination treatments of low-dose aspirin with drugs ibuprofen, naproxen and the cox-2 inhibitor lumircaboix. They discovered high cardiovascular risk patients that took ibuprofen and aspirin...

• Winter Weather

  Joe Stanley | December 03, 2007 3:50 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern New York, NY

  Winter weather is upon us. Todays rollover accident is an example of why we must watch out for the other driver.We all need to remember our own winter driving skills, remember to signal don't slam on your brakes and maintain a safe distance among other things. Be Safe, don't be a statistic in a car crash and don't be someone we read about who suffered injuries from a car crash.For more...

• Medical Care and Military

  Joe Stanley | June 01, 2007 10:16 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern New York, NY

  As the news media has exposed health care in the VA and other institutions for our veterans in subpar at best. Military parents are calling on congress to change the medical care soldiers receive once they get home.This is demonstrated in the new film The Ground Truth. We should all insist on better healthcare for current and future veterans. Our office sees many cases of medical malpractice...

• Man Wins Malpractice Suit After Losing Part of Leg

  Jenny Albano | May 22, 2008 9:13 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern New York, NY

  A man from Baldwin, Wisconsin was awarded over $3 million for the loss of part of his left leg. Jim Lang went to Dr. Gregory Estlund in 2003 after injuring his leg while working at a factory...