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• Formaldehyde Discovered In Victoria's Secret's Bras

  Jamie G. Goldstein | November 14, 2008 3:51 PM | 3 CommentsChicago, IL

  Several complaints have recently surfaced and lawsuits are being filed as a result of women developing rashes and hives after wearing Victoria's Secret's bras. The rashes have resulted in extreme...

• Stable Patients Dying in Hospitals

  Jamie G. Goldstein | April 15, 2008 7:06 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  During a two year period from 2004 to 2006 it was reported that over 188,000 lives were lost due to what is called a "failure to rescue". A failure to rescue occurs when a patient dies in a hospital...

• Drunk Driver Kills 17 Man In Chicago

  Jamie G. Goldstein | February 01, 2008 12:35 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Tracy Bolden was drunk and speeding in his van in the Garfield Park neighborhood when he rear ended the car Marlon Tate was driving. Tate was pronounced dead shortly after the accident. The passenger of Tate's car, 17 year old Laura Kubiak survived the crash despite the van resting on top of the car after the incident.Bolden was charged with DUI but the charges may be upgraded to felony...

• $3 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict Paid

  Jamie G. Goldstein | August 15, 2007 6:17 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Paul Montgomery had surgery on his legs in 1998, which was not done properly and caused him to lose a leg. Montgomery underwent femoral bypass surgery on his legs and afterward had repeated problems. His right leg eventually had to be amputated because of all the problems that were occurring. The jury found Montgomery's doctor, Dr. Mark McCoy, was negligent when he performed the surgery on...

• Early Morning Accident on Lake Shore Drive

  Jamie G. Goldstein | April 09, 2007 4:43 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Early Friday morning a Volvo crashed on Lake Shore Drive at Balbo. Five people were critically injured as a result of the crash and were taken to area hospitals including Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Cook County Hospital and Mount Sinai Hospital. There was no immediate report as to what caused the crash, but it appears that no other vehicles were involved.If the cause of the crash is a...

• Illinois Nursing Home Death

  Jamie G. Goldstein | February 18, 2007 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  A lawsuit was filed against the Granite Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Granite City, Illinois. A woman who was sent there after undergoing heart surgery died less than two months after her release from the nursing home. It is believed that the poor care she received led to infection and eventually death. The woman, only 75, had developed fluid build-up in her lungs. It is believed that...

• Child and Grandmother Hit by Car and Killed

  Jamie G. Goldstein | January 21, 2007 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  It was originally reported that the only fatality to this Chicago car accident was that of a young child. It is now being reported that not only did a child tragically die after being struck by a car as she was entering a crosswalk, but her grandmother has also died. Police are also now reporting that the driver of the car was not intoxicated, however, he did try to flee the scene on foot but...

• Truck Accident Kills Woman on Chicago Expressway

  Jamie G. Goldstein | January 19, 2007 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  A woman was killed when her car was coming off the entrance ramp on the Edens expressway and was struck by a semi-truck. The accident happend near the Foster Avenue exit in the morning of January 17, 2007. The woman was in her 30s and was taken to Stein Institute. She was pronounced dead approximately four hours after the accident occurred.There has been no information as to who was at fault...

• Conflicted Medical Journals

  Staff Writer | July 25, 2006 2:04 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  If you've been reading the newspapers lately, you can't miss articles and editorials concerning the proliferation of Conflicts of Interest in Medical Studies. As recently reported in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Chicago Tribune; several stories are surfacing about researchers who deceive the editors and readers of Medical Journals by hiding their financial ties to...

• Numerous Side Effects Related to HydroxyCut

  Jamie G. Goldstein | May 04, 2009 3:26 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  The recent recall of Hydroxycut has once again reminded the public of the danger of weight loss medications. Over the past several years, there have been scores of advertisements enticing consumers...