One thing that seems to coincide with civilization is entertainment. If you look back on the major civilizations throughout history there has always been some culturally specific form of entertainment unique to that culture. In western civilization, this entertainment has often taken the form of aggressive sports.
From Rome’s gladiators to Cricket in Europe, aggressive sports [...]
Ongoing Football & Brain Injury Investigation
November 6th, 2009Safety Tips To Avoid Automobile Accidents During The Holidays
November 5th, 2009The holidays are an incredibly busy time on America’s roads. Every year, thousands of people hit the nation’s highways to visit loved ones in other states. This volume makes roads potentially dangerous, but with some basic safety, one can avoid an awful automobile accident.
Failing To Prepare Is Preparing To Fail
It may sound cliché, but this [...]
Proactive Steps to Avoiding Swimming Pool Accidents
November 4th, 2009The best thing you can do for your pool during this swimming off-season is to make sure that the swimming pool is safe to continue to enjoy. It is easy to let minor and seemingly insignificant repairs go unnoticed or unattended to while the pool is at the height of use during the summer. While [...]
Safety Tips To Prevent Burn Accidents From Outdoor Fires
November 3rd, 2009As the weather cools off around the country, more and more people are spending evenings outdoors around bonfires. While these can be enjoyable experiences with friends and family members, care must be taken to prevent burn injuries to those loved ones.
Bonfire Safety To Avoid Burn Injuries
The best ways to prevent burn accidents around a [...]
Child’s Electrocution Prompts Awareness
November 2nd, 2009The unexpected death of a child is always a tragic event. However, even the most terrible accidents can have a silver lining if some awareness for others is born from them.
Electrocution In A Most Unexpected Place
Sail-World.com relates the unfortunate story of the Ritz family. Ten years ago, the family, consisting of three active children and their vigilant [...]
Dog Bite Prevention and Awareness on the Rise
November 2nd, 2009With the incident number of dog bites on the rise, we have seen a variety of tactics and strategies proposed and sometimes implemented to curb this growing issue. Some municipalities and organizations go as far as banning breeds of dogs, like the Marines who have an executive order restricting Pit Bulls, Rottweilers and wolf-hybrid breeds and [...]
Car Accidents and Collaboration
October 30th, 2009Researchers who study discourse often make use of the term ‘joint action’ to describe the collaborative processes that underlie communication. This refers to the collaborative nature of communication and especially discourse. When joint actions fail, communication fails.
There’s a parallel we can make to using joint action to describe how drivers share the road. When joint [...]
Deadly Bathrobe Results in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
October 29th, 2009Certain comforts are nice to have in every day life. By comforts, I am referring to those little things in life that we use for comfort or enjoyment like that one particular nap pillow or that special coffee mug.
These comforts are reliable and loyal, almost like a well-behaved and docile dog. Recently, a story came [...]
New Ruling in Reglan Lawsuits
October 28th, 2009Reglan, a prescription drug for the treatment of gastrophageal reflux, has been linked to some pretty averse side effects. Some of the known side effects include Tardivie Dyskinesia, Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome, delirium, fever and unstable blood pressure.
A recent ruling from the California Court of Appeal holds Wyeth, makers of Reglan, responsible for even the generic [...]
Man Electrocuted While Potentially Stealing Copper Cable For Scrap
October 27th, 2009Blaine Minnesota resident Thomas Stanke was electrocuted to death while sawing through a subterranean copper cable under a St. Paul street last week. The investigation of this electrocution accident is ongoing, but records indicate that Stanke, an employee of TDI Cable, had no work to do in the area at the time of the accident.
Twincities.com Pioneer Press [...]
