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• Recently Diagnosed with Diabetes? What Could Be the Cause?

  Jean Martin | July 25, 2008 10:26 AM | 4 CommentsWilmington, NC

  The number of people living with diabetes keeps growing. It is estimated that over 23 million people, or 7.8% of the US population, has diabetes. That is a staggering number. If you or a loved one...

• Trench Collapses are Feared Construction Site Accidents

  Tate Hodges | July 15, 2008 12:45 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC

  Trench collapses are perhaps some of the most common and feared injury causing hazards of construction work. While some people may believe that only deep trenches have the potential to cause severe...

• Jury Awards $18 Million in Tractor Trailer Accident

  Gary Shipman | June 30, 2008 5:53 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC

  A jury in Wyoming has awarded more than $18 million to a man injured in a tractor-trailer accident in 2006. The plaintiff, an Irish immigrant, suffered a severe traumatic brain injury when the...

• Zelnorm Can Cause Heart Problems, Including Heart Attack and Stroke

  Jean Martin | June 27, 2008 5:17 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC

  Zelnorm is a drug to treat Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) in women. On March 30, 2007 , the FDA ordered that manufacturer Novartis stop selling Zelnorm due to an increased risk of serious heart...

• "Victoria's Secret" Should Have Stayed That Way

  Gary Shipman | June 24, 2008 4:28 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC

  Well, we're heading into the 2nd week of the latest "poster child" for Tort Reform in the United States. Thanks goes out to that young, fresh out of law school, attorney from California, and his...

• Just Say No To Chantix

  Jean Martin | June 24, 2008 2:16 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC

  The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has just announced that truck drivers and bus drivers are not allowed to use the smoking cessation medication Chantix. The Federal Aviation...

• DOT Worker Dies After Being Crushed By Backhoe

  Jean Martin | June 10, 2008 3:09 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC

  When my fellow IB partner Steve Lombardi asked me to join in a series of blogs about workers being accidentally backed over by fellow workers, I had no idea that the timing would be so ripe....

• Accidentally Backing over a Fellow Construction Worker

  Tate Hodges | June 09, 2008 9:10 AM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC

  Your first impression about this type of accident probably will be one of curious interest and inquisitive horror. After all, how often could this actually happen? Surely, there must be...

• Spinal Cord Injuries - Things to Know

  Tate Hodges | June 02, 2008 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC

  Spinal cord injuries (SCI) are some of the most tragic, prevalent, and costly injuries that occur in the U.S. Thousands of cases are reported each year, and over a quarter of a million Americans are...

• Shot With Nail Gun - An Increasingly Alarming Headline

  Jean Martin | May 30, 2008 12:41 PM | 1 CommentWilmington, NC

  Young worker shot in head with nail gun Worker shot with nail gun These are headlines that I don't enjoy reading. I've read reports that as many as 100 people a day show up in Emergency Rooms with...