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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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Birth research in Texas stunted
The Texas Center for Birth Defects Research and Prevention has lost its federal funding. The center, which focuses its efforts along the U.S.-Mexico border, was one of eight state programs to receive funding from the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Since its inception, the center has received approximately $10 million in federal funding and published nearly 150 papers. I Love You, Man dvdrip Tombstone buy Final Voyage full movie buy The One That Got Away Halloween II divx Leviathan Cattle Call dvd The Prophecy 3: The Ascent rip Swimfan download The Singing Detective hd Bad Dreams video One Night with the King rip Lightning Bug move Hush download This national study is overseen by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Representatives for the CDC point to a struggling budget and rising costs for their decision to close three of their eight birth defect research centers. New York and…
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