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The outcome of an investigation by the European Scientific Committee on merging health risks on potential health effects caused by metal ions is expected shortly. In July the HSE stated that it was ordering a review of all patients fitted with metal-on-metal artificial hips. Approximately 8,000 patients in Ireland have had metal-on-metal implants.  Letters with […]

A Secondary school in the USA has been held liable for an award of $41.75 million to the family of a 15 year old girl who contracted an insect-borne disease while on an overseas trip. 15 year old Cara Munn left for a school trip to China as a smart, happy teenager with a promising […]

A New Jersey Court has held that liability may attach to a person who sends a text message to someone he or she knows is driving and will immediately read the text, if the driver then loses control of the vehicle and causes injury. Distracted driving is illegal in New Jersey, and that fact fuelled […]

Insurance giant AXA has called for mandatory MRI scans in all whiplash claims and it has also sought a time limit on the appearance of symptoms. MRI scans or x-rays are compulsory for whiplash claims in France, while in Sweden symptoms that appear more than 72 hours after the accident are generally rejected. AXA has […]

People who are tempted by a quick-fix holiday tan were today warned by the UK regulator, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) about the dangers of using unlicensed tanning injections and nasal sprays containing Melanotan. The MHRA has received 18 reports detailing 74 separate reactions which are suspected to be side effects linked to […]

Scalding injuries caused by hot water count for hundreds of serious and sometimes fatal burn injuries each year. Such injuries lead to excruciating pain and permanent disfigurement. Children and the elderly are most at risk from these types of injuries. Home hot water heaters can produce water hot enough to cause third-degree burns within seconds. […]

It is reported that health care giant Johnson & Johnson, who are facing about 11,500 lawsuits over it’s controversial metal-on-metal hip devices, are in talks to pay in excess of $3 billion to settle the litigation. The drug maker is looking to pay more than $300,000 each per case which would amount to more than […]

The Injuries Board which is the state body that processes personal injury claims has published figures that confirm that in 2012 162 people were killed on Irish roads. There were also 302 serious injury collisions. The Injuries Board has claimed that there may even be more serious injury accidents as they made 529 high value […]

A Recent study has shown that some serious infections actually originate at hospitals and cost billions of euros in medical treatment each year. The study which was carried out by The Journal of Internal Medicine has revealed that hospital acquired infections (HAI) contracted during medical treatment costs about $9 billion annually to treat. The authors […]

The use of codeine for analgesia in children and adolescents under 18 has been restricted after an EU review. The review was triggered by reports in children who received codeine for pain control after tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy, for obstructive sleep apnoea and who developed rare, but life-threatening adverse events, including death. Codeine is converted into […]