Retinal detachment is a potentially blinding condition but one that is treatable with modern surgical techniques. Provided the retinal detachment is diagnosed in a timely fashion, patients can be offered a chance of successful treatment in excess of 90% of cases. Delay, or missing the diagnosis may result in irreversible blindness. What are the Symptoms […]
Severe Liver Injury Associated With Use of Multaq (dronedarone).
Dronedarone (multaq) is used in adults with past or current occurrence of a heart condition called atrial fibrillation (AF) to prevent the fibrillation coming back or to lower the heart rate. Following cases of rare but serious liver injury in patients using this drug, a safety warning has been issued from the Irish Medicines Board. […]
ACOUSTIC SHOCK CLAIMS COULD COST CALL CENTRES DEARLY
It is important for employers and employees to take seriously the risk of acoustic shock. An extract from the national definitions of acoustic shock in telephone and headset users published by the Acoustic Safety Programme on the 1st May 2006 concluded the following based on evidence – An acoustic incident is a sudden, unexpected […]
ASBESTOS CAUSES DEATH OF 64 TEACHERS IN ENGLAND
Official figures in the United Kingdom have shown that exposure to asbestos in classrooms in England the life of a teacher a month from cancer. New statistics show that 64 school teachers suffered from the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma in the past 5 years. In all at least 272 teachers have suffered from the horrific […]
TRIBUNAL DELAYS COSTING ECONOMY MILLIONS
The massive growth in employment disputes has lead to a huge back log of cases waiting to be heard by the Employment Appeals Tribunal. Liam Moloney, a Naas based Employment Lawyer has called on the incoming government to reform the Employment Appeals Tribunal’s procedures to ensure speedier resolution of employment claims. More than 10,000 employment […]
CONDITIONS CAUSED BY EXPOSURE TO ASBESTOS
Asbestos related conditions include: mesothelioma – a particular form of cancer almost always associated with exposure to asbestos and always fatal. Pleural thickening – can be disabling or produce significant physical symptoms. Asbestosis – progressive crippling respiratory disease. Lung cancer – in very limited circumstances only. Pleural plaque – changes in the lung showing evidence […]
MAKING A PERSONAL COMPENSATION CLAIM FOR AN ASBESTOS RELATED ILLNESS
The procedure when making a claim for an asbestos related disease. In Ireland a personal injury compensation claim for an asbestos related disease must be started within 2 years from the date when the person suffering from the condition became aware of the diagnosis. In fatal cases a claim must be commenced by the personal […]
TYPES OF ASBESTOS RELATED DISEASES
Information about various asbestos related illnesses. There are different types of asbestos related diseases and each condition varies in severity. The conditions include plural plaques, plural thickening, mesothelioma, lung cancer and asbestosis. Asbestosis is sometimes used as a general term for any asbestos related disease or asbestos related illness. It is very important to establish […]
IRISH INSURANCE COMPANIES MAY TRY AND USE NEW YORK COURT RULING THAT 4 YEAR OLD CAN BE SUED FOR NEGLIGENCE
A 4 year old girl accused of running into an elderly woman on her bicycle in New York City can be sued for negligence, a New York Judge has ruled. Judge Paul Wooten of the State Supreme Court in Manhattan has allowed a law suit to be continued against the 4 year old child and […]
HAIRDRESSING INJURIES HIGHLIGHT NEED FOR INDUSTRY REGULATION
A Leading Personal Injury Lawyer has called for hairdressers across the Country to be brought under Government control in a bid to control the increasing number of injuries caused by unqualified stylists. Liam Moloney, Personal Injury Solicitor of Naas, Co. Kildare says anyone can pick up a scissors and call themselves a hairdresser. There is […]
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