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Technology Comes to the Aid of Pets in Hopes to Reduce the Number that Die in House Fires.

Every year hundreds of thousands of pets die in house fires, because smoke kills them -->

Court Rules in Applebee’s Favor After a Man was Burned by a Sizzling Fajita he was Praying Over.

A New Jersey Court dismissed a lawsuit filed against Applebee’s after a man lowered his -->

Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Recommends Less Sugar and Eases Cholesterol and Fat Restrictions.

The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee which convenes every five years, has just put out its -->

Food Poisoning can even lurk on the OUTSIDE of food packaging.

Did you know that 3 out of 4 store chickens are contaminated with the bacteria -->

Truck Insurance minimums need to be updated to improve safety and protect crash victims claims the American Association for Justice.

Truck Companies have increasingly escaped accountability for deadly crashes because minimum insurance requirements are too -->

Veterans propose major changes in VA health

USA Today, Dennis Wagner: — A national veterans task force is advocating radical changes in -->

VA Chief Warns of Rising Cost of Caring for Younger Veterans

Military.com by Bryant Jordan::Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald told lawmakers on Wednesday that the department -->

Senate follows House with bill to reclaim VA bonuses

Stars & Stripes, by Travis J. Tritten: WASHINGTON — Senators on Tuesday filed a bill -->

Home Safety: Keeping your Kids Safe

It is estimated that in the United States 6 children die from injury in the -->

Federal Investigators are responding to reports of the first reported death from newly discovered ‘Bourbon virus”.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has published a study of patient John Seesteed, -->

Fairway Market recalls its Brand Raw Hazelnuts due to Possible Salmonella Contamination.

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Fairway market is recalling its brand -->

Drug Resistant Bacteria Linked to Hard-to-Clean Medical Scopes.

Health care providers have been warned that difficult-to-clean medical scopes that are inserted down the -->

Medicare cracks down on Standards for Nursing Home Care.

Last week saw the star rating of almost a third of the nation’s nursing home -->

Finkelstein & Partners are Proud to Sponsor Kingston’s Artbridge Exhibition

Midtown Kingston is about to be transformed by two Hudson Valley artists in the 3rd Kingston Artbridge -->

Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Held Accountable for Not Following Own Safety Protocol: Franklin County Jury Rules in Favor of Finkelstein & Partners’ Client in Personal Injury Case.

A jury found Plattsburgh-based Champlain Valley Physician’s Hospital negligent and awarded $485,000 to our client -->

Food Safety: How to Reduce your Risk of Listeria.

There have been multiple recent news reports of food recalls due to possible contamination of -->

It was meant to reduce wait times, but veterans say new choice cards are causing more problems

The Washington Post: By Emily Wax-Thibodeaux: Veterans and some VA doctors say that the new “choice -->

New rules on narcotic painkillers cause grief for veterans and VA

By Emily Wax-Thibodeaux, The Washtington Post: New federal rules that make it harder to get -->

Veterans in Congress Bring Rare Perspective to Authorizing War

The New York Times: by Ashley Parker and Jeremy W. Peters: Veterans of the wars in -->

No, the VA has not fired 60 people for manipulating wait-time data

The Washington Post, by, Michelle Ye Hee Lee: “Nine hundred people have been fired since -->