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The Pharmacy Gave Me the Wrong prescription or Dosage: Can I Sue?

The Pharmacy Gave Me the Wrong Prescription or Dosage: Can I Sue?

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The Food and Drug Administration once estimated that medication errors injure an estimated 1.3 million people in the U.S. every year. It found that life-threatening errors occurring outside healthcare facilities, such as mistakes made by pharmacies, doubled in frequency from 3,065 cases in 2000 to 6,855 in 2012. In addition, the researchers found that many of the […]

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Scoliosis After a Car Accident

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Scoliosis is a medical condition in which your spine has a sideways curve resembling the letter S or C. It has a variety of causes: some people are born with the condition while others develop it at a young age, which is why many schools have scoliosis screening programs. Some cases are minor and have […]

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What to do if You’re in a Car Crash While Pregnant

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated 170,000 collisions each year involve pregnant women. Motor vehicle crashes are also identified as a leading case of both traumatic fetal death and injury and death for pregnant women. In addition, the University of Toronto researchers found that pregnant women were 42% more […]

Hearing loss

Can a Car Accident Cause Hearing Loss?

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Although hearing loss is commonly regarded as a degenerative condition caused by aging or prolonged exposure to loud environments, it can also result from a traumatic injury. If you were injured in a motor vehicle accident, especially one in which the airbag deployed, you may find that your hearing has become impaired. 3 Ways Car […]

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Insomnia After A Car Accident

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After you’ve been injured in a car accident, your doctor will recommend that you get plenty of rest. But what if that proves to be impossible? What if you go to bed but lie there awake night after night, staring at the ceiling and unable to get the sleep that your body and mind need […]

Car Insurance

How to Find Out If Someone Has Car Insurance

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According to the Maine Department of Transportation, between 2011 and 2015, there was an average of one personal injury crash every 56 minutes and one property damage crash every 24 minutes.  There was an average of 30,482 accidents per year on Maine’s public roads. Maine law mandates that drivers carry liability insurance to cover physical […]

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Bluetooth Setup Guide for Cars

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According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, an estimated nine people die every day in collisions involving distracted drivers. While texting and driving are not illegal at the federal level, 20 states (including Maine) have banned hand-held phone use while driving. On September 19, Maine’s no-texting law went into effect, banning the use of […]

Vehophobia

Treating Post-Accident Vehophobia (Fear of Driving)

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You’re driving along Sabattus Street in Lewiston, on your way to pick up a pizza for the kids because you’re too tired to cook. The weather is clear and night hasn’t set in yet, making it easy to forget that you’re approaching a dangerous intersection.  Suddenly another car shoots out of Randall Road into the […]

Maine Drivers Face New Cellphone Law

Maine Drivers Face New Cellphone Law

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On June 19, the Maine Legislature approved a bill that bans drivers from using cell phones and other handheld devices. Although texting and driving was already illegal in Maine, that older law had been difficult to enforce.  Senator Bill Diamond, sponsor of the new law, said it will make “tremendous changes in terms of the safety of […]