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• Fatal Motorcycle Accident In Conyers, Georgia

  M. Brandon Smith | November 05, 2009 12:06 AM | 1 CommentAtlanta, GA

  Last week on Tuesday, a tragic motorcycle and car accident occurred, leaving one driver dead. Stephen Andrew Wust, a 26 year old from Covington, Georgia was pronounced dead at the scene early...

• Georgia Mother Killed By DUI Driver

  M. Brandon Smith | November 21, 2009 7:56 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  This past week, an off-duty police officer saw a Toyota driving the wrong direction as the driver drove west on an eastbound lane of I-20. This was moments before a deadly DUI crash occurred around...

• Texas Day Care Licensing Needs Reform

  M. Brandon Smith | November 19, 2009 9:27 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  With more and more two-parent households needing both parents to work outside of the home, and more single-parent households being created, the number of young children in daycare is rising. We...

• Actonel Same Problems As Fosamax?

  M. Brandon Smith | June 15, 2006 7:00 AM | 1 CommentAtlanta, GA

  I was recently asked about Actonel, a bisphosphonate used to treat sufferers of osteoporosis, and if it was known to cause osteonecrosis like Fosamax, Zometa, and Aredia. The short answer is YES. All of these drugs are members of the family of drugs known as bisphosphonates. A link has been found between bisphosphonates and a bone disease called osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ). Bisphosphonates...

• What Is Salmonella And What Are Its Effects?

  M. Brandon Smith | February 16, 2007 8:56 PM | 1 CommentAtlanta, GA

  With the recent salmonella outbreak concerning Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter many people are asking the question, what is salmonella and what are its adverse effects? The short answer is that salmonella is a infectious bacteria that attacks the intestines and blood stream in most humans. The most commons effects of salmonella are diarrhea, fever, abdominal cramps which typical occur...

• Crossing Guard and Child Struck By Negligent Driver

  M. Brandon Smith | November 23, 2009 7:01 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  This past Wednesday, a driver hit a student and school crossing guard in front of Martin Luther King, Jr., Elementary School, according to Clayton News Daily. The female crossing guard was...

• Fourth Fatal Car Accident in Barrow County, Georgia in less than One Month

  Jessica Smagacz | March 17, 2009 8:11 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  AccessNorthGA.com reported that a car accident occurring in Barrow County, Georgia killed on woman and injured another. The victim was traveling south on Barber Creek Road on Monday after 5 p.m....

• Stage 4 Bed Sore (Decubitus Ulcer)

  M. Brandon Smith | March 30, 2007 12:09 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  The final stage in the bed sore classification system is stage 4. In a stage 4 bed sore, the most serious and advanced stage, almost all skin has been lost in the affected area and a very deep wound has occurred. The would itself has extended through the muscles, tendons, organs, and/or bones. Stage 4 bed sores, also termed decubitus ulcers, almost always require surgical intervention to remove...

• Tragic One Car Accident Takes away Driver’s Life

  Jessica Smagacz | May 30, 2009 5:35 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  According to Augusta Chronicle, James Hopkins was driving eastbound on Bobby Jones Parkway near Gordon Highway this past Tuesday around 2:30 p.m. The current report says that he possibly had a...

• Drunk Driver Causes Deadly Car Accident

  M. Brandon Smith | December 26, 2007 10:40 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  A drunk driver by the name of Gregory Lee Wills may soon be facing felony vehicular homicide charges after causing a deadly car wreck on December 11, 2007 in Forsyth County. According to officials, one of the passengers involved in the dui accident, a 10-year-old minor, recently passed away due to the injuries she sustained. The young girl bravely battled for her life for more than a week at...