by Russell Worth | Jan 2, 2014 | Medical Negligence, News, Professional Negligence
Medical Negligence Solicitor Fiona Hedges has given her views on the Government’s plans to tighten up cosmetic surgery regulations in England. It has been announced this week that every breast implant operation in England will be logged on a new national register, in...
by Russell Worth | Dec 18, 2013 | Accident Claims, News
A stress gene has been linked to a heightened risk of dying as a result of a heart attack or heart disease. US researchers examined a single DNA letter change in the human genome, that has been associated with an increased vulnerability to the effects of stress.The...
by Russell Worth | Dec 16, 2013 | Accident Claims, Cosmetic Surgery Claims, News
Researchers have warned that botox injections can leave patients feeling depressed. Methods to treat crows’ feet, which involve the Botulinum toxin, have been found to reduce the strength of muscles in the eye area, preventing patients from smiling and showing...
by Russell Worth | Dec 15, 2013 | Accident Claims, News
A survey of 2,000 UK adults has found one in six elderly people have kept a serious injury, illness or accident a secret from friends and family in the past five years. With ten million over-65s living in the UK, these numbers suggest that over 1.5million elderly...
by Russell Worth | Dec 12, 2013 | Accident Claims, Industrial Disease, News, Personal Injury
A construction company in Sussex has been fined £45,000 after one of its employees developed bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. Andrew Wood was working for C J Gowing and Son Ltd. when he began to develop the painful condition which resulted from prolonged and...
by Russell Worth | Dec 12, 2013 | Accident Claims, News
The Football Association has announced a campaign to educate football fans on the risks caused by taking pyrotechnics to football games. A poll of 1,635 Premier League supporters found that 87% of supporters believed pyrotechnics such as smoke bombs pose a hazard at...
