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Housing Authority Tenant Awarded $303,834 Verdict For Mold Apartment Claims

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Friday, November 28, 2008

BALTIMORE - A Maryland jury on Oct. 20 awarded a tenant of the Housing Authority for Baltimore City $303,834 in damages for pain and suffering and economic damages caused by mold contamination in her apartment (Nornita Hyman v. Housing Authority for Baltimore City, No. C-24- 06-010789, Md. Cir., Baltimore).

From Mealey's Litigation Report: Mold

28.11.2008 19:24:59 - Health News

Measles epidemic could infect 100,000 children, say health experts

Health Protection Agency blames a sharp rise in measles cases in 2008 on the low uptake of the MMR vaccine A boy receives a MMR vaccination at his primary school.

28.11.2008 16:53:50 - Health News

Libs, NDP want Ontario to ban flavoured cigarillos marketed to kids

Candy-flavoured little cigars that are packaged in ways to appeal to children are the industry's way of getting them addicted to tobacco and should be banned, Liberal and NDP members of the Ontario legislature ...

28.11.2008 12:42:19 - Health News

Gift certificates for birth control? Foes say bah!

At the Planned Parenthood of Indiana, 'tis the season of giving health care and contraception. But it's a sentiment that opponents of abortion and artificial birth control say denigrates the holiday season.

The network of 35 clinics across the state announced it is offering holiday vouchers for basic health care services 'or the recipient's choice of birth control method.'

The organization decided to offer the vouchers because so many people are uninsured or are putting off health care because of prohibitive costs, said Betty Cockrum, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Indiana. Nearly 800,000 Indiana residents don't have health insurance, she said.

28.11.2008 08:16:45 - Health News

Stem Cells Promise Pain Relief

Millions of dogs suffer from arthritis. Recently, veterinarians have been integrating stem cell therapy into treatment plans for arthritic pets.

28.11.2008 03:52:39 - Health News

More NY hospitals embrace laughter therapy

The off-color jokes flew around the room. As the anecdotes got bawdier, the laughter intensified. Some recited from memory, others read from notebooks they brought along.

The setting for the hilarity was the Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center at Montefiore Hospital. The participants were cancer patients, some with advanced stages of the illness.

They were taking part in the hospital's monthly 'Strength Through Laughter' therapy. It is one of several types of laughter or humor therapy being offered by medical facilities around the country for patients diagnosed with cancer or other chronic diseases.

27.11.2008 23:41:53 - Health News

Inflammation Implicated in Another Condition

Research suggests that a common, helpful immune response can contribute to a variety of problems, such as heart disease, cancer, and now epilepsy.

26.11.2008 17:10:34 - Health News

Japanese Companies Tell Employees to Make More Babies

To combat Japan's declining birthrate, companies are urging workers to spend more time with their families, hoping that procreation will increase.

26.11.2008 17:08:12 - Health News

Fitness and the Brain: Can a Walk a Day Keep Alzheimer's Away?

In the U.S. some five million people have Alzheimer's disease and 10 million boomers will be at risk for memory problems over their lifetime.

25.11.2008 14:54:58 - Health News

New Report - Children from FEMA Trailers Battle Serious Health Problems

By Rick Jervis, USA TODAY

NEW ORLEANS - Children of displaced families from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita have serious health and mental ailments, a new study says.

The report, released Monday by the New York-based Children's Health Fund, reviewed medical records of 261 children who lived in a federally funded Baton Rouge trailer park until early summer. It is the first in-depth review of children's medical and mental health after the catastrophic storms in 2005 that displaced thousands of families throughout the Gulf Coast.

24.11.2008 23:14:52 - Health News