Recent Posts in June, 2013

• Failure to Thrive in Infants and Children

  Jun 30, 2013
  Failure to thrive is a medical term used to describe unusual lack of growth in a newborn. In some cases, this failure to thrive can be used to help ...
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• Medication Error Caused by Medical Negligence

  Jun 28, 2013
  Medication error doesn’t only happen at the drugstore. Patients rely upon all medical professionals to provide a standard of care that is reasonable ...
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• Emergency Preparedness for Children with Special Needs

  Jun 28, 2013
  Emergency preparedness is important for all families, but extra care must be taken for families which include children with special needs. There are ...
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• Scoliosis and Cerebral Palsy

  Jun 26, 2013
  Scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine from side-to-side. Some people develop the condition because of trauma or other causes, some have it ...
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• Parents of a Child with Birth Injury Can Benefit by Connecting with Others

  Jun 24, 2013
  When the birth of a child is accompanied by an injury, it can leave a family unsure of their next steps. One example is a brachial plexus birth injury ...
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• Cerebral Palsy Life Expectancy

  Jun 23, 2013
  One important component of most birth injury malpractice cases is life expectancy. It is used to give the parties and the jury a sense of how long an ...
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• Botched Circumcision Injuries

  Jun 21, 2013
  One tough decision that many families face shortly after childbirth is whether to circumcise a male baby. Circumcision, the surgical removal of skin ...
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• Possible Side Effects of Pitocin

  Jun 21, 2013
  Inducing labor is sometimes done by administering Pitocin through an IV. Side effects should be discussed with a patient before giving this drug. When ...
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