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Haldol is a drug used to reduce the symptoms of mental disorders such as schizophrenia. It is also prescribed to control tics (uncontrolled muscle contractions of face, arms, or shoulders) and the unintended utterances that mark Tourette’s syndrome. In addition, it is used in short-term treatment of children with severe behavior problems, including hyperactivity and…

I have always believed that Virginia’s Birth Injury Law is a bad idea. The process is cumbersome and many infants who should receive medical assistance are rejected. On top of being a bad law…it has been woefully under-funded. The program is $128.9 million short of cash needed to provide lifetime care for current children and…

Advocates tell of failures at Atria Senior LivingCompany operates senior facility in SalisburyBusiness Wire“As the assisted living industry celebrates National Assisted Living Week (Sept. 9 – 15), the Campaign to Improve Assisted Living and SEIU Healthcare are reminding the public that all is not well in the country’s assisted living facilities. The Campaign is calling…

I know you may not think that the “arbitration clause” portion of a health care contract is a big deal… but if that health care provider has caused pain/suffering to a loved one, then the arbitration clause becomes a HUGE BIG DEAL. The hospital/nursing home can sue you in the local trial court if you…

David Barton Smith of Temple University in Philadelphia recently published the results of his study of U.S. government data on 1.5 million patients in 14,374 nursing homes in 2000, covering close to 90 percent of all nursing homes and residents. His conclusion is that elderly and ill blacks in the United States are more likely…

Bedsores, pressure ulcers, decubitus ulcers…whatever name you use describes a horrible condition which can be very painful, become an entry point for infection and can lead to death! The St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois pipes in Olympics-style theme music over the audio system every two hours. The music is a signal to the…

Experience counts. The only problem is that, as a consumer of medical care, it is almost impossible to find out if your doctor has a good success record with the surgery he or she is proposing for you. That problem may be getting closer to an answer. Last week, a federal judge in Washington, D.C.,…

The Georgia Department of Human Resources has determined that the Forum Healthcare Group nursing home in Brunswick, Georgia is no longer suitable for residents and is closing the facility. The decision by the state to shut down the facility came almost one month after the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services put the facility on…

Seven nursing home employees who tested positive for tuberculosis are suing Pinecrest Hospital located in Beckley, WV. The lawsuit claims the state-run nursing home in Beckley allowed bacteria from the highly contagious disease to escape an isolation ward when it installed wall air conditioning units in 2001. The suit alleges that this condition exposed the…

Nebraska TV Station reports:O’Neill, NE Nursing Home Fined For Leaving Resident UnattendedA northeast Nebraska care center has been fined for leaving an elderly resident unattended.A report, done by the state department of Health and Human Services, says representatives of the Golden Living Center, in O’Neill, Nebraska, discharged a resident because the individual’s family couldn’t pay…