ATM machines can be found everywhere. They are strategically located to provide bank customers with a quick and easy after hours banking experience. They are also placed by retail stores so their customers can have quick money to spend. Customers, who are interested in a quick withdrawal can just as quickly be a victim of an attack. ATMs can be …
Guns and Wrongful Death
Guns have always been a cherished part of American culture. The Second Amendment supports the right that Americans have to carry firearms with the words: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” There is a never-ending debate as to the …
Dietary Supplements and Liver Damage
Dietary supplements are a huge business in America. Annually more than $32 billion is spent on vitamins, diet pills and protein products, all promised to improve health and fitness. While there are some products on the market living up to their promises, many not only fail to produce any healthful result, but also have been linked to liver failure or …
Do You Have a Medical Malpractice Case?
With about eight years of schooling under their belt, it’s not uncommon to expect the best from our doctors. After all, they’re paid for their knowledge and expertise, so we usually trust their solutions for how to take care of any illness or injury. But doctors are humans, and like all humans, they make mistakes. In other professions, mistakes usually …
Choking Hazards: How to Prevent and React
What is Choking? No matter how old you are, many of us have felt that moment of panic when we feel something momentarily lodge in our throat while talking or laughing with food in our mouth. Mine was a piece of gum that fell down my trachea after a friend of mine told a particularly funny joke. But, choking emergencies …
Extended Use of Birth Control Pill May Increase Risk of Glaucoma
Birth control pills are a very common form of contraception and has other various uses in women’s health, but recent findings have found that there may be a link between the pill and eye disease after extended use. Eyes contain estrogen receptors, and we know the pill is a hormonal drug that affects the levels of estrogen in a woman’s …
Electronic Cigarettes – Liable Product or Safe Alternative?
In the very beginning of their popularity, people were easily spotted smoking electronic cigarettes inside restaurants and bars where traditional smoking had previously been banned. After a brief double-take, many realize that the smoker isn’t blatantly breaking the law at all, they’re using a nicotine vapor electronic cigarette. E-cigarettes have raised many issues since their invention in 2003 by Chinese …
Hunting for Bigfoot: Firearm Tips on Personal Injury Prevention
Saturday night in Catoosa, Oklahoma a hunting accident has left one victim in the hospital and three people in jail. Four friends, including a man and wife, were on the hunt this weekend for the Sasquatch. That’s right, they were hunting for the mythical American bigfoot. What’s more, they went hunting at night with loaded firearms; what’s the worst that …
Food Poisoning: 3 Biggest Offenders
We’ve all been there, food poisoning is the worst. Sometimes we assume the risks of eating something questionable, but other times we prepared the food ourselves and never saw it coming. Food poisoning is hard to avoid, but we can be aware of the risky foods that are known to cause a high number of food related illnesses. Knowing how …
Tips to Protect Against Drunk Driving Accidents
Although we cannot prevent a stranger from getting behind the wheel after drinking, we can arm ourselves with information to help keep us safe against a drunk driving accident. There’s no other way to protect ourselves than to know the signs of a drunk driver, and know what to do once we’ve spotted one. Listed below are some things to …
