When you injure various parts of your body, the body responds by causing that area to swell. As PainReliever.com describes, swelling, or edema, is an inflammatory response that occurs when capillaries are damaged, leaking fluid into the surrounding tissues. The increased blood in the tissues…
It seems incomprehensible that a product made for children would be shoddily designed or manufactured, but it happens. Sometimes, these products cause children to get hurt or even killed. When it does, parents are naturally crushed, shocked, devastated: “If only I had bought a different…
Elderly people often have conditions or are taking medications that affect their judgment and their memory. When these people go missing, many law enforcement agencies issue a “Silver Alert,” a statewide or regional broadcast to the public to be on the lookout for the missing…
Your grief is immeasurable, and the way that your life has changed can’t be described. You expected that your loved one would be treated with reasonable care whether your loved one sought care at Norton’s Healthcare, Jewish Hospital, Baptist Hospital, University Hospital, or another facility….
It can be difficult to assess the damage that’s been done by a car crash, medical malpractice accident, slip and fall, or other type of accident. You may not feel quite right, but are these symptoms due to shock, fatigue, or a brain injury? How…
Oxygen. We desperately need this element; our lives depend on it. It’s something that we take for granted because it’s always there. When we don’t get enough of it, we panic. When babies don’t get enough of it, however… Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy When babies are born,…