Posts tagged Head and Brain Injury

• Consumer Commission Powerless to Pull Deadly Product Off the Market

  Claude Wyle | July 23, 2007 10:48 AM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Kazuma refuses to pull the Meerkat 50 Youth ATV off the market, or make the product safer. The Consumer Public Safety Commission (CPSC) is unable to force a recall. The ATV is marketed to children under 11 and the products numerous defects places the children at a high risk of serious injury or death. Defects include being able to start in gear and lack of front brakes and parking brakes.The...

• Berkeley Pedestrian Dies From Head Injuries

  Claude Wyle | July 10, 2007 3:57 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A Livermore California man who was struck last month in the crosswalk by a careless driver while crossing Telegraph Avenue at Blake Street , sustained severe head injuries, and died this last Thursday. According to the Berkeley PD, the negligent driver was arrested for driving while impaired. There may be further charges now that this is a wrongful death . Walk defensively! Even though you are...

• Drug May Protect Brain after Head Injury

  Staff Writer | October 04, 2006 12:57 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  I'm an avid reader of Michael Kaplen's brain injury news and information blog. Michael is a New York attorney and the President of the Brain Injury Association of New York. Earlier this week, Michael brought my attention to the story of a study which shows that the drug Progesterone may help humans who have suffered brain trauma.Because progesterone receptors are widely distributed in the...