If you’re a construction worker, you’re likely to experience one or more work-related injuries or illnesses during your lifetime, plus your risk of premature death is greater, according to a new study.
Using data from several national resources, including the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, researchers from The Center for Construction Research and Training estimate that [...]
A new study shows that office workers who frequently wash their hands not only keep germs at bay but also have lower levels of hormone-disrupting flame-retardant chemicals on their hands and in their blood.
The authors of the study found that the amount of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) on workers’ hands was a good predictor of [...]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has taken action against companies that manufacture, distribute, or market certain unapproved prescription oral cough, cold, and allergy products. The affected products cannot be legally marketed in the United States.
Unapproved prescription cough, cold, and allergy drug products have not been evaluated by the FDA for safety, effectiveness, and quality. [...]
There isn’t evidence to support the widespread screening or routine ultrasound for blocked neck arteries that could lead to stroke, according to new guidelines from the American Heart Association.
When the carotid arteries on the side of the neck or vertebral arteries alongside the spinal column become clogged, less blood gets to the brain and the [...]
Insurance companies are some of the most unscrupulous and unethical corporations in existence. I just learned of two stories presented before recent Congressional hearings on healthcare reform that are representative of the intolerable behavior insurance companies regularly engage in.
Rescission is the term health insurance companies use for their practice of dropping you after you’ve encountered [...]
Welcome to my blog. My name is Art Zimmet. I am a lawyer in Daytona Beach, FL at the law firm of Zimmet & Quarles. A little about my background so you know where I’m coming from in my blog comments: I graduated with honors from Florida State College of Law in 2008. I also [...]