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Birth Injury Award $8.5 Million Due to Medical Negligence
According to Seedol, Bayonne Medical Center has agreed to settle a birth injury lawsuit involving a 5 year old boy who suffered a birth injury as a result of a medical negligence. The hospital has agreed to pay the boy’s family $8.5 million after three days of trial. The boy’s birth injury requires life-long medical case and future medical expenses as he is unable to walk or see, and is unable to hold his head up on his own. The child also suffered from seizures and will continue to be in need of medical care due to severe brain damage that occurred during his delivery. Upon undergoing delivery preparations, everything seemed normal as the baby’s parents awaited his birth. However, according to testimony, around 9AM concerns quickly arose when the heart monitor attached to the mother’s abdomen showed the baby’s heart rate suddenly plunged from 140 beats per minute to…
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Pesticide Exposure In The Womb May Affect Intelligence
According to MNSBC, exposure to pesticides in the womb may harm a baby’s brain and hinder the child’s intelligence, say three new studies. All studies found a link between prenatal pesticide exposure and low IQ scores as well as other brain development issues. One study found children with the highest level of exposure in the womb scored 7 points lower on an IQ test than those who had a lower level of exposure. A 7 point IQ drop is equivalent to a 7-year-old developing as if they were 6 ½ years old, said a professor of epidemiology and maternal and child health at the University of California. Dr. Brenda Eskenazi of Berkeley lead one of the studies. The studies found that eating foods treated by pesticides is one way a fetus can be exposed to harmful chemicals. The findings do not appear to specify a region of country. Two studies…
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New Therapy Started in Indiana Thanks to One Boy
Parents ipod download Runaway Bride dvd I Know Who Killed Me dvd Angels & Demons film Bandslam trailer Grind download Jackson DePoy, a young man with cerebral palsy, is a special in more than one way. Gigli rip He was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy at a young age, but with his family’s help has greatly helped special needs people around the Mooresville, Indiana area. Jackson’s mother, Lara, described Jackson by saying, “He’s a vibrant, energetic, just full-of-spunk kid.” When she learned of his illness, she started researching Cerebral Palsy. She found something called conductive therapy. There was one problem though, there were no centers that offered it in Indiana. Lara said, “The closest center was in Chicago. When Jackson was three and a half, we took him to Chicago to take part in the program there. And in five weeks he was doing things that they said he may never…
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