Head & Brain Injuries

• Federal Cigarette Tax Opposed by Convenience Store Owners

  Steve Lombardi | August 12, 2007 12:01 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  In March 2007, the state cigarette tax in Iowa increased by a dollar per pack. Officials are proposing to increase that tax again by 61 cents, but there is high opposition from various groups. Convenience store owners believe that the increase in the tax does not deter people from buying cigarettes, but instead encourages them to steal cigarette packs.Dawn Carlson of Petroleum Marketers and...

• Artificial Botox Causes Adverse Reactions, Tort Deformers and Greedy Trial Lawyers

  Steve Lombardi | August 03, 2007 12:01 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Botox injections are becoming more and more popular as the plastic surgery industry markets the benefits of the product. In 2006 alone, 11 million Americans had some type of cosmetic surgery. A recent incident in which a couple was paralyzed by botox injections has caused the procedure to come under scrutiny.Bonnie and Eric Kaplan decided to get botox injections in 2004 by a friend who claimed...

• Food Poisoning: Chinese Government Closes 180 Food Manufacturers

  Steve Lombardi | August 02, 2007 12:01 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  The safety of Chinese exports has recently been under suspicion due to several incidents involving unsafe products. The Chinese government has now acknowledged the issue by closing down 180 food plants that have used chemicals and additives in its products. China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine have found 23,000 food safety infractions that occurred...

• Families of Autistic Children Demand Compensation from Vaccine Court

  Steve Lombardi | July 31, 2007 1:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  http://www.kidsgrowth.com/resources/articledetail.cfm?id=1867Childhood vaccines contain a mercury-based preservative called thimerosal. Many believe this causes autism in children and over 4,800 families have filed claims for compensation to pay for medical bills for their autistic children. They allege that their children were harmed by the thimerosal in vaccines.A U.S. Court of Federal...

• New Law Will Require Iowa Children to be Tested for Lead Poisoning

  Steve Lombardi | July 27, 2007 12:08 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Children enrolled in Iowa Schools will be required to have a blood test checking for lead poisoning beginning in Fall 2008. Rita Gergeley of the Iowa Department of Public Health is in charge of implementing the new law, and says that it may take awhile to plan out the new rules regarding the new requirement. She also states the importance of having children tested in Iowa since there is a...

• Car Surfing Student Suffers Head Injury

  Christina Cole | April 09, 2007 12:33 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  A high school student is lucky to be alive and facing a long recovery, after suffering a head injury when he slid off the hood of a friend's car, while car surfing, on Friday.As of Sunday, the seventeen-year-old boy remains in serious condition at Mercy Medical Center.A statement was released by the boy's mother concerning her son's condition:"On Friday afternoon, Stefen made a poor choice by...