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DEATH IN VIRGINIA NURSING HOME MAY BE LINKED TO SALMONELLA 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

DEATH IN VIRGINIA NURSING HOME MAY BE LINKED TO SALMONELLA

We have been reading for weeks about the peanut butter from Georgia tainted with salmonella bacteria….well now it appears a resident in a Virginia nursing home may have died from consuming the peanut butter. Hester C. Fields, 78, of Kingsport, died at the Brian Health & Rehab Center in Weber City after suffering a high…

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OBAMA AND THE FDA 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

OBAMA AND THE FDA

FDA – The Federal Drug Administration, has a great deal of responsibility. Products, medicine, imports, exports – and now with a new President in the White House, we may see a review of how this huge governmental agency works. Making the peanut butter issue personal, the President told press this week his daughter eats peanut…

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WHAT ARE THE BEST NURSING HOMES WITHIN 50 MILES OF ABINGDON VIRGINIA? 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

WHAT ARE THE BEST NURSING HOMES WITHIN 50 MILES OF ABINGDON VIRGINIA?

The answer is provided by a new “5 Star Rating System” provided by Medicare. When using the Medicare site…select “Find and Compare Nursing Homes”….then select “Find Nursing Homes within certain distance” of a zip code or identified city. The nursing homes receiving the highest ratings include: Clinch Valley Medical Center – Richlands, Virginia Heritage Hall…

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MIDWIVES: A RECIPE FOR DISASTER 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

MIDWIVES: A RECIPE FOR DISASTER

America (and particularly my home state of Virginia) is seeing an explosion in the number of midwives….and this is a bad trend! I see many complicated deliveries where a fetus becomes entangled in the umbilical cord or caught in the birth canal due to the large size of the fetus or the smallness of the…

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LAWSUIT OVER TAINTED PEANUT BUTTER 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

LAWSUIT OVER TAINTED PEANUT BUTTER

So I am sure you have read by now, family of deceased Minnesota woman has filed a suit against the manufacturer of the peanutbutter that had salmonella. Now – as Americans, we probably think this lawsuit is justified. Company had a duty to make a safe product – roaches, mold and salmonella found in Georgia…

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LAYOFFS WORSEN IN VIRGINIA 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

LAYOFFS WORSEN IN VIRGINIA

Reading the Roanoke Times today is depressing. The front page article is entitled, “Volvo to lay off at least 650 workers.” The story recounts that Volvo has reduced its work force from 3,170 in late 2006 to less than 1,000 by May of 2009. The business section includes an article about thousands losing their jobs…

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PHARMACISTS ERRORS CAN KILL 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

PHARMACISTS ERRORS CAN KILL

We hear from clients every month about mis-filled prescriptions and other life-threatening mistakes by their local pharmacies. These serious medical errors are made by pharmacists at the local “mom and pop” drug store but are just as common at CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid, Wal-Mart, Eckerd, and on and on….. A quick search reveals the following…

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ROANOKE TIMES NEWSPAPER ANNOUNCES WAGE FREEZE AND FURLOUGHS 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

ROANOKE TIMES NEWSPAPER ANNOUNCES WAGE FREEZE AND FURLOUGHS

Everyone knows we are facing difficult economic times in the U.S. The newspaper industry has been hit especially hard. Newspapers face decreased readership, increased costs, decreased ad revenue as more and more companies advertise on the Internet. Well, the bad news hit Roanoke today as The Roanoke Times announced a company-wide wage freeze and a…

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NEW (FREE) BOOK ON NONCOMPETE LAW IN VIRGINIA 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

NEW (FREE) BOOK ON NONCOMPETE LAW IN VIRGINIA

Who said there is “no such thing as a free lunch”? I know we didn’t. Lauren and I have been hard at work the last few months writing a book which reviews the law in Virginia on noncompete and non-solicitation contracts. The book is written from the perspective of the employee and suggests legal ways…

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FIRED OR LAID OFF…NOW WHAT? 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

FIRED OR LAID OFF…NOW WHAT?

In these tough economic times, many people will lose their jobs as companies downsize during these dark financial days. What should you do if your employer fires you or tells you that you are being laid off for an undetermined period of time? The first thing to do is catch your breath and don’t sign…

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LICENSE TO ABUSE? HOPEFULLY NOT 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

LICENSE TO ABUSE? HOPEFULLY NOT

Most professionals have to get a “license” from a state board to practice their profession. Lawyers, nurses, doctors, funeral home directors, contractors – most of us work hard to get, keep and maintain professional licenses. We even help folks in various fields, defend themselves against challenges to their license. We have appeared before Bd. of…

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WARNING TO RESIDENTS OF NURSING HOMES IN VIRGINIA 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

WARNING TO RESIDENTS OF NURSING HOMES IN VIRGINIA

….and maybe more importantly, warning to the families of residents in Virginia’s nursing homes! I’m biased but most nursing homes provide substandard care to the elderly. Nursing homes put “profits over people” and the result is under-staffed facilities, over-worked aides, and residents suffering from bed sores, dehydration, malnutrition, and on…and on…and on…. But the warning…

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