Workplace accidents happen around the clock, every day, all year long, and every company has its own way of dealing with injured workers. The process of seeking compensation for medical bills, lost work, and other hardships through insurance claims or legal venues can be a frustrating challenge that sometimes makes employees feel as if they're being punished for their injury.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Class I recall on sheaths that are inserted in blood vessels because there is a risk the sheath tip could break off in the body and lead to serious, life-threatening complications. Class I recalls are the most severe type of FDA recall and are only issued when the there is a potential for serious injury or death.

Study reveals electronic throttle is probable cause of Toyota unintended acceleration problems. A new scientific study published by Quality Control Systems Corporation of Crownsville Maryland has found substantial evidence that the sudden, unintended acceleration problem that has plagued so many vehicle models for years is linked to Toyota electronic throttle control system.

Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., chairman of the House Energy Committee, expressed dissatisfaction with responses given by Toyota Motor Corp., during a special committee meeting last week. The meeting was part of an investigation into whether Toyota and its top executives, as well as the Obama and Bush administrations, have responded adequately to consumer complaints of sudden and unintended acceleration in some Toyota car and truck models.

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. is recalling a hemodialysis system because the system can create a fluid imbalance in patients that may lead to serious injury or death, according to an announcement by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Videx and Videx EC (Ididanosine), a medicine used to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, has been associated with a rare but serious complication in the liver known as non-cirrhotic portal hypertension, according to the Food and Drug Association (FDA) Drug Safety Communication. The FDA issued the warning to health care professionals and patients after receiving reports of non-cirrhotic portal hypertension through its FDA Adverse Event Reporting System, and has revised the didanosine drug label to include information about this risk.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning neuropsychiatric health care professionals to carefully consider the long-term effects of Zyprexa (olanzapine) when prescribing the medication to adolescents for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder, and in many cases the health care professional may consider prescribing other drugs to adolescents first. Zyprexa may increase the potential for weight gain and hyperlipidemia, or high blood cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood. High cholesterol increases ones risk for cardiovascular disease and may predispose one to acute pancreatitis.

The Commitment to Service Award is held each year to honor an individual in the River Region for their efforts and achievements in serving their community. This award ceremony includes a fine dining dinner and a Roast of the honoree by several individuals who have known them for some time and can share with us some of their memories of the relationship they have with our honoree and have a little laugh at their expense as well. The evening also includes a silent auction as well. Funds raised by corporate sponsorship, ticket sales and the silent auction are used to support a specific charitable organization who is also a part of the evening's events, sharing information and images of their work.

Another brand of stroller has been added to the list of strollers being recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission because of a risk of the child's finger being amputated or lacerated. CYBEX Strollers, distributed by Regal Lager in Kennesaw, Ga., is recalling about 1,100 strollers distributed in the United States and in Canada because the strollers' hinge mechanisms pose a fingertip amputation and laceration hazards to children when the consumers are unfolding/opening the strollers. To date, CYBEX has received one report of a child placing his finger in the stroller's hinge mechanism, resulting in a finger fracture.

Glass water bottles sold at the popular Starbucks coffeehouse chain are being recalled because the bottles and/or the stoppers on the bottles can shatter when the consumer is removing or inserting the stopper, posing a laceration hazard to those holding the bottle. The recall was announced today by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada.