According to the American Cancer Society, prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men aside from skin cancer, and is the second-leading cause of cancer-related death among American men, following lung cancer. In 2011, approximately 240,890 new prostate cancer diagnoses will be made and approximately 33,720 men will die as the result of prostate
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NJ Worker Injured in North Caldwell Construction Site Accident
According to The Caldwells Patch, a man from Hillside, New Jersey sustained multiple injuries when he fell 45 feet from a ladder at the North Caldwell Four Seasons construction site. The Four Seasons is an adult assisted living housing development that is being built on the site of a former county jail. The construction worker was
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Target Recalls Over 200,000 Step Stools Due to Reports of Fall Injuries
The Target Corporation, in cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), is voluntarily recalling 206,000 Circo and Do Your Room (DYR) step stools with storage as they have been reported to collapse or break under the user’s weight, creating a falling hazard. The affected stools were sold at Target stores across the nation and on Target.com
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Ford Recalls Over 1,000,000 Vehicles Due to Fuel System Defect
Ford Motor Company, in cooperation with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), is recalling approximately 1,100,000 vehicles due to a fire hazard caused by potentially severe corrosion of the fuel tank straps which secure the tank to the vehicle. This corrosion may be caused by prolonged exposure to road deicing chemicals. The corrosion may cause both
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AORN Study Identifies Causes of Retained Surgical Sponges in Patients
Physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals are required to perform their duties in compliance with standards of care accepted by the medical community. Leaving foreign objects in a patients’ body after surgery (including surgical sponges) is normally regarded as a deviation from those standards as such an action may result in permanent injury or death
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