The FDA has confirmed that certain brands of homeopathic teething tablets marketed by Hyland’s contain elevated amounts of the toxic substance belladonna and is warning consumers not to use them. Belladonna is a potentially poisonous extract of the Deadly Nightshade plant used in beauty products…
The number of traffic deaths in New Jersey rose 8 percent last year, which means traffic fatalities have gone up for three consecutive years. Data from the State Police show motor-vehicle-related deaths – which include not just when two vehicles crash, but also incidents involving…
[Annually, Smith & Johnson, Attorneys, P.C.’s law partner, L. Page Graves, is a featured speaker at the joint State Bar of Michigan’s and Institute of Continuing Legal Education’s Upper Michigan Legal Institute where he reviews and discusses the latest appellate cases in Michigan’s No-Fault Jurispru
For years, officers who arrive on the scene of a traffic accident could not cite either driver with a traffic violation. The theory behind this procedure was that if the officer didn’t see the wreck, the officer could not issue a citation. This was contrary…
According to a recently released study by Washington, D.C.-based Smart Growth America—the only national organization dedicated to better developed communities across the U.S.—those who choose to travel on foot could routinely be taking their life into their own hands. The nationwide study, entitled
More than 900 children in Ocean County may not have been vaccinated properly. New details are emerging about the complaint filed by the state Attorney General’s office against Dr. Michael Bleiman of Southern Ocean Pediatrics and Family Medicine in Manahawkin who allegedly doled out improperly…
Honda Motor Co. is recalling 772,000 additional Honda and Acura vehicles in the U.S. for defective front passenger seat air bag inflators made by Japanese supplier Takata Corp.
Last February, a small Southern California Hospital in a sleepy art deco neighborhood found itself under a full-scale attack that brought all semblances of health care to a standstill. While the Los Angeles Police Department and the FBI were sought to render aid, they were…
When an individual is injured in the process of medical treatment and suspects medical malpractice, he or she has the right to hold all responsible parties accountable for any negligence—including the hospital. That is, unless the treating physician is an independent practitioner. Historically, su
A medical device used in 60% of hospitals has been linked to life-threatening cardiovascular infections. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, patients who have had valve implants or prosthetic product implants are at a higher risk of infection with a bacterial species…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is probing the dangers of exploding batteries in e-cigarettes, following dozens of reports of devices that have combusted, overheated, or caught fire.
