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DOCTORS SUED OVER ALLEGED KICKBACKS!
DOCTORS SUED OVER ALLEGED KICKBACKS! 150 150 Dan Frith

Most Americans know by now that doctors get all kinds of “freebies” from the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. Besides the possible illegality of the situation, it makes me question the safety of the drugs and devices used by those doctors. If the products were so good…the manufacturers would not…

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LEGAL CONSIDERATION: WHAT IS IT AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
LEGAL CONSIDERATION: WHAT IS IT AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? 150 150 Dan Frith

A noncompete agreement is a contract. As such, the contract must be supported by what is called “consideration.” Consideration is value paid for a promise. For example, if you sign a contract with a man, agreeing to buy his car, his consideration is the car which he promises to give…

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PROSTATE CANCER AND CALCIUM LEVELS
PROSTATE CANCER AND CALCIUM LEVELS 150 150 Dan Frith

Prostate cancer occurs when cells in the prostate gland grow out of control. There are often no early prostate cancer symptoms, but some men have urinary symptoms and discomfort. Prostate cancer treatment options are surgery, chemotherapy, cryotherapy, hormonal therapy, and/or radiation. In some instances, doctors recommend “watchful waiting.”Prostate cancer kills…

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ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUGS AND STROKES
ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUGS AND STROKES 150 150 Dan Frith

The use of antipsychotic drugs in nursing homes is wide-spread. Antipsychotics are used to treat various psychoses and neurologic conditions including schizophrenia and delusional disorders. Other indications for long-term antipsychotic use in the elderly include dementia with associated psychotic and/or agitated features. The most common name brands include Thorazine, Mellaril,…

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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL TAKES A LOOK AT CARILION
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL TAKES A LOOK AT CARILION 150 150 Dan Frith

I live in Roanoke, Virginia, a community of about 200,000 people. We have two hospitals but one, the Carilion Health System, is proverbial 800 pound gorilla.You see, Carilion is a non-profit hospital….meaning that they save about $50 million a year in tax exemptions! Originally, non-profit hospitals were set up to…

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BROADCASTERS AND NONCOMPETES: NY HAS A BETTER WAY
BROADCASTERS AND NONCOMPETES: NY HAS A BETTER WAY 150 150 Dan Frith

New York Governor David Paterson signed into law this month the Broadcast Employees Freedom to Work Act. The new law prohibits certain restrictions on broadcast employees that had placed a hardship on professionals in the industry by limiting their flexibility to be hired after leaving a company. The law bans…

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NORTH CAROLINA PATIENT DIES AFTER SITTING IN CHAIR FOR 22 HOURS
NORTH CAROLINA PATIENT DIES AFTER SITTING IN CHAIR FOR 22 HOURS 150 150 Dan Frith

This story should result in criminal charges of neglect. According to a report from CNN, a mental patient died after workers at a North Carolina hospital left him in a chair for 22 hours without feeding him or helping him use the bathroom, said federal officials who have threatened to…

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CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST CALIFORNIA NURSING HOME SETTLES
CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST CALIFORNIA NURSING HOME SETTLES 150 150 Dan Frith

Sun-Mar Heath Care Inc, the operator of 18 skilled nursing homes across Southern California, will pay $2 million to former residents in a settlement stemming from a class-action lawsuit that alleged substandard care of elderly patients. About 4,000 people are part of the class, which covers people who lived in…

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LINKEDIN AND NON-COMPETE: WHAT IS THE CONNECTION?
LINKEDIN AND NON-COMPETE: WHAT IS THE CONNECTION? 150 150 Dan Frith

Most business professionals, especially those under age 35, are aware of and participate in such social networking sites on the Internet like LinkedIn.com. For those readers unfamiliar with this amazing site, LinkedIn is a popular business networking service that allows individual users to create profiles that look like resumes. Each…

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NURSING HOME SYSTEM IN AMERICA IS BROKEN!
NURSING HOME SYSTEM IN AMERICA IS BROKEN! 150 150 Dan Frith

I don’t think this is breaking news to most of the readers of Legal Medicine, but it does offer confirmation of what we discuss and write about every week. The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) has concluded the nursing home certification process is broken and…

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