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Published on November 2, 2012 by: Norman Miller

Car wrecks and trucking accidents often cause physical injuries that require medical attention and rehabilitation therapies. Medical and rehab services cost a lot of money. Sometimes the bills for these services can become insurmountable and drive an injured person into bankruptcy. A few smart moves can prevent this from happening to you.

Like hundreds of thousands of others, your life was probably going just fine until the second you were involved in an auto accident. The sudden, debilitating pain, helplessness and continuous mental distress that you now know as normal did not exist until the moment of impact. Now, your escalating medical bills are propelling you farther and farther into debt. Your reality is that you can get on top of the situation now with a personal injury lawsuit, or ignore your rights to receive compensation and find yourself in federal bankruptcy court with one or two years.

Auto Accident Medical Injuries

The impact of a car accident can instantaneously contort your body, and initiate several different medical injuries at once. Common multiple auto accident medical injuries include back, neck, face and head injuries. All in all, you could sustain a head concussion, facial and neck pain from the abrupt air bag opening, and spinal damage or back pain you might not even notice for days, weeks or even months after the accident. These medical injuries generally require immediate emergency care, but often, the E.R. is just the beginning of your long, painful auto accident recovery. Never overlook that every doctor visit, every medical treatment and every hospital stay racks up a big bill with your name on it.

Car Wreck Medical Expenses

You will most likely find, like hundreds of thousands of others, that you must undergo months, if not years, of post-accident treatment to completely heal from the accident. You might also have to see specialty doctors, physical therapists, occupational therapists, massage therapists, and speech pathologists, depending upon the extent of your injuries. These post-wreck medical expenses can literally put you tens of thousands to over several hundred thousand dollars in personal debt. You have legal options to protect yourself from financial travesty.

Ultimately YOU are responsible for paying for your medical care. A personal injury claim is your only way to assure that you receive a level of compensation that covers all of your medical expenses. If you settle for less than your expenses will be, YOU will have to find a way to pay for every extra fee. You won't get a second chance at receiving a fair settlement!

Recovering from Whiplash

If you were unfortunate enough to suffer from whiplash after your accident, you might live with chronic pain indefinitely. You might have to undergo painful injections to help you manage painful muscle spasms. You might even need to incorporate expensive chiropractic treatments along with prescription pain medicines and extensive physical therapy, while you are recovering from whiplash. You might not be able to work during this period. Therefore, it is in your best interests to enlist the services of an attorney who specializes in post car accident bankruptcy due to excessive medical bills.

Legal Solutions For Injury Caused Medical Expenses

Certainly, many car wrecks do not cause significant physical harm. Other types of accidents cause harm that requires immediate and long term care. If you have been injured and are now facing medical expenses, or even remotely suspect that you could in the future, you should at least speak with a personal injury attorney. An experienced personal injury lawyer has witnessed a lot of injury cases and can provide expert consulting on the chances that medical expenses could be a problem in your situation.

If you fail to take action within a specified period of time you may lose your rights to file a personal injury claim. This means that by virtue of not taking action now, you are passively agreeing to take full personal responsibility for ALL medical bills and expenses. This frequently drives otherwise financially responsible people into personal bankruptcy.

Bankruptcy may eventually become your only way to escape the massive debt that medical expenses can generate. In almost every situation, the injured party could have avoided the financial calamity of bankruptcy by filing a personal injury claim. Hiring an attorney instead of accepting a quick, low-ball offer from an insurance company is how you truly protect yourself. An attorney can assure that you are receiving fair and due compensation for your injuries and to cover medical services.

If you have been injured in a car wreck, trucking accident you should contact an attorney. Contacting a personal injury attorney now is much better than later having to hire a bankruptcy attorney.

Source: http://personalinjurylawatlanta.blogspot.com/2012/11/car-wreck-medical-expenses.html

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'Skyfall' Breaks 'Deathly Hallows - Part 2' UK Opening Week Record

We still have a week until "Skyfall" opens on US shores, but the newest Bond film is already breaking records overseas. The Sam Mendes-directed flick has managed to overtake the opening week record in the UK that was previously set by "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2." That film made $57.6 million [...]

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Good Reads: ugly oil harvests; dueling environmentalists; and morality in animals

This week's long-form good reads look at 'out of sight, out of mind' environmental costs of energy extraction, animals' 'moral' behavior, and the hard work of a luxury repo man.

By Gregory M. Lamb,?Staff writer / November 2, 2012

The US presidential campaign kept a laser focus on ?jobs, jobs, jobs? that left environmentalists wondering if anyone still cares about the condition of the planet. A remarkable photo essay in the Daily Mail puts the need for economic development versus the preservation of wild places in high relief. Aerial photos of the mining of tar sands in northern Alberta ? the world?s third-largest oil reserve ? reveal how a landscape of what was once lush green forests, an area larger than England, is being turned into an oily, nightmarish desert.

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Boreal forest in Canada is disappearing at a rate second only to that of the deforestation of the Amazon. The operation provides thousands of jobs, huge tax revenues for Canada, and a potential oil supply for the United States from a friendly neighbor. But the photos are a reminder to those who live far from this strip mining of what is being lost. ?The tar sands should be classified as an act of ecocide and rendered illegal under international law. This is, in effect, a crime against humanity,? argues one environmentalist.

Where is the environmental proof?
Environmentalists decry how climate change skeptics ignore or try to discredit copious scientific evidence indicating that human-induced climate change is taking place. But environmentalist Fred Pearce says that on other issues the environmental movement needs to make sure it isn?t itself turning a blind eye to scientific evidence.

Many environmentalists strongly oppose genetically modified crops, nuclear power, and shale gas development (so-called fracking) but can?t show solid science to back up their opposition, says Mr. Pearce in an essay at Yale Environment 360,?a publication of the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. ?[T]he voices of those with genuine environmental credentials, but who take a different view [on these issues], are being drowned out by sometimes abusive and irrational argument,? he says.

?[T]he environmental movement has done more harm with its opposition to genetic engineering than any other thing we?ve been wrong about,? he quotes Stewart Brand as saying. While many people have a visceral fear of invisible nuclear radiation, nuclear power has a better safety record than many think. Fracking to release natural gas presents significant environmental hazards, but it is far preferable to burning coal, Pearce says, and natural gas can serve as a valuable bridge until the use of alternative fuels can be ramped up.
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Norv's Bolts beat staggering Chiefs 31-13

SAN DIEGO (AP) ? Norv Turner is off the hot seat, at least for 10 days.

Romeo Crennel is perched squarely on it.

Antonio Gates caught a 14-yard yard scoring pass from Philip Rivers on the game's opening drive to snap a streak of six straight quarters without a touchdown and the San Diego Chargers went on to a 31-13 victory over the staggering Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night.

Turner had been heavily criticized by fans after the Chargers (4-4) blew double-digit, second-half leads in losses to New Orleans and Denver, and then lost 7-6 at Cleveland on Sunday.

Still, at the start of halftime, some fans in one end zone unfurled a big yellow banner that read: "Mr. Spanos, please fire A.J. & Norv."

Team president Dean Spanos decided in January to bring back both Turner and general manager A.J. Smith even though the Chargers missed the playoffs for the second straight year and have only one postseason win in four seasons.

Spanos probably isn't inclined to fire the embattled Turner in midseason, although a loss to the Chiefs would have been embarrassing.

"We didn't talk about it specifically, but we want to win for him every week," Rivers said. "You play for a lot of things, but we play for our coach. I think that has been evident over the years when we have struggled."

Rivers, who looked shaky during the losing streak, did his part by completing 18 of 20 passes, or 90 percent, for 220 yards and two touchdowns, with one interception. It was the sixth time in NFL history a quarterback had completed 90 percent or more of his passes, and tied Steve Young for fifth on that list.

Rivers also threw a 13-yard TD pass to Malcom Floyd early in the fourth quarter.

"It was good to play well but more importantly, it was good to win a game. We needed a win in the worst way," Rivers said. "Game like this, wins like this can jump start us."

The Chiefs (1-7) committed four more turnovers and lost their fifth straight game. Running back Jamaal Charles left with a neck injury in the fourth quarter.

"Similar to what's been happening throughout the course of this year, we shoot ourselves in the foot," Crennel said. "We're in a hole and we have to fight our way out. ... It wasn't very good overall, but we're going to keep coaching and keep fighting and play our way out of it."

The Chiefs' four turnovers ran their NFL-high mark to a staggering 29, which have led to 104 points.

"We fought hard, played hard, but at the end of the game it came down to the turnovers," said quarterback Matt Cassel, whose fumble and interception both led to a Chargers TD.

The Chiefs still haven't led in regulation this season. Their only victory came when Ryan Succop kicked the winning field goal against the Saints in overtime.

With the Chiefs trailing 17-6, Cassel fumbled as he was sacked by Jarret Johnson in the end zone and Shaun Phillips recovered for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter. On the next drive, Cassel's high pass deflected off Dexter McCluster's hands and was intercepted by Demorrio Williams, who returned it 59 yards for a touchdown.

"I don't know If someone stepped in front of him and tipped the ball but thank God I was there to make the play," Williams said.

In the loss to New Orleans, Williams had an interception return for a touchdown but it was nullified after rookie Melvin Ingram was flagged for a late hit on Drew Brees.

Williams, who played for the Chiefs the last four seasons, forced a fumble in the first quarter.

The Chiefs had six turnovers in a 37-20 home loss to the Chargers on Sept. 30.

In just 2 minutes, 9 seconds, the Chargers' defense scored as many touchdowns as the offense has in 10 quarters.

Gates' first-quarter score was San Diego's first touchdown since the star tight end caught an 11-yard pass in the first half against Denver on Oct. 15. That score gave San Diego a 24-0 lead, but Peyton Manning rallied the Broncos to a 35-24 win.

The Chargers got only two field goals from Nick Novak in a 7-6 loss at Cleveland on Sunday, their third straight defeat.

After San Diego scored on the opening drive, Kansas City went on a 17-play drive, converting four third downs, but Dwayne Bowe fumbled after a 10-yard reception. Williams caused the fumble and Quentin Jammer recovered.

Bowe's fumble set up Novak's 25-yard field goal with 9:10 left in the second quarter.

After Kansas City decided not to go for it on fourth-and-1 from the San Diego 31, Succop kicked a 49-yard field goal with 2:51 left before halftime.

The Chargers had a third-and-goal from the 1 in the closing seconds of the half when Rivers was intercepted by Eric Berry.

Succop had a 41-yard field goal in the third quarter.

NOTES: Charles was hurt when he was hit in the side of the head by Donald Butler. He said he would have gone back in, "but they told me to just relax." Charles said he was tested for a concussion but was cleared. ... San Diego's Ryan Mathews appeared to sprain his left ankle early in the second quarter and was in and out of the game after that. ... Chiefs LG Jeff Allen left with what described as a head injury and defensive end Glenn Dorsey left with a calf injury.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/norvs-bolts-beat-staggering-chiefs-31-13-032702695--spt.html

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Researchers use blood testing to predict level of enzymes that facilitate disease progression

ScienceDaily (Nov. 1, 2012) ? Predicting how atherosclerosis, osteoporosis or cancer will progress or respond to drugs in individual patients is difficult. In a new study, researchers took another step toward that goal by developing a technique able to predict from a blood sample the amount of cathepsins -- protein-degrading enzymes known to accelerate these diseases -- that a specific person would produce.

This patient-specific information may be helpful in developing personalized approaches to treat these tissue-destructive diseases.

"We measured significant variability in the amount of cathepsins produced by blood samples we collected from healthy individuals, which may indicate that a one-size-fits-all approach of administering cathepsin inhibitors may not be the best strategy for all patients with these conditions," said Manu Platt, an assistant professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University.

The study was published online on Oct. 19, 2012 in the journal Integrative Biology. This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health, Georgia Cancer Coalition, Atlanta Clinical and Translational Science Institute, and the Emory/Georgia Tech Regenerative Engineering and Medicine Center.

Platt and graduate student Keon-Young Park collected blood samples from 14 healthy individuals, removed white blood cells called monocytes from the samples and stimulated those cells with certain molecules so that they would become macrophages or osteoclasts in the laboratory. By doing this, the researchers recreated what happens in the body -- monocytes receive these cues from damaged tissue, leave the blood, and become macrophages or osteoclasts, which are known to contribute to tissue changes that occur in atherosclerosis, cancer and osteoporosis.

Then the researchers developed a model that used patient-varying kinase signals collected from the macrophages or osteoclasts to predict patient-specific activity of four cathepsins: K, L, S and V.

"Kinases are enzymes that integrate stimuli from different soluble, cellular and physical cues to generate specific cellular responses," explained Platt, who is also a Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Cancer Scholar. "By using a systems biology approach to link cell differentiation cues and responses through integration of signals at the kinase level, we were able to mathematically predict relative amounts of cathepsin activity and distinguish which blood donors exhibited greater cathepsin activity compared to others."

Predictability for all cathepsins ranged from 90 to 95 percent for both macrophages and osteoclasts, despite a range in the level of each cathepsin among the blood samples tested.

"We were pleased with the results because our model achieved very high predictability from a simple blood draw and overcame the challenge of incorporating the complex, unknown cues from individual patients' unique genetic and biochemical backgrounds," said Platt.

According to Platt, the next step will be to assess the model's ability to predict cathepsin activity using blood samples from individuals with the diseases of interest: atherosclerosis, osteoporosis or cancer.

"Our ultimate goal is to create an assay that will inform a clinician whether an individual's case of cancer or other tissue-destructive disease will be very aggressive from the moment that individual is diagnosed, which will enable the clinician to develop and begin the best personalized treatment plan immediately," added Platt.

Weiwei A. Li, who received her bachelor's degree from the Coulter Department in 2010, also contributed to this study.

Research reported in this publication was supported in part by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under award number UL1TR000454 and the Office of the Director of the NIH under award number 1DP2OD007433. The content is solely the responsibility of the principal investigators and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH.

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1. Keon-Young Park, Weiwei A. Li, Manu O. Platt. Patient specific proteolytic activity of monocyte-derived macrophages and osteoclasts predicted with temporal kinase activation states during differentiation. Integrative Biology, 2012; DOI: 10.1039/C2IB20197F

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FCC: Communications slowly improving after Sandy

NEW YORK (AP) ? Cell towers knocked out by Superstorm Sandy were slowly coming back to life Wednesday, federal regulators said, but about 1 in 5 were still out of service in a storm-hit area stretching from Virginia to Massachusetts.

That compares with 1 in 4 cell towers that were out of service Tuesday, the day after the storm made landfall.

David Turetsky, head of public safety and homeland security at the Federal Communications Commission, said the situation has improved more rapidly for cable customers. On Tuesday, about 25 percent of them lacked TV and possibly Internet and phone service, too, but that has declined to "well under" 20 percent. He doesn't have a good count of how landline phone service holding up, but anecdotal reports suggested it was available in more areas than cellphone service.

Meanwhile, competitors AT&T Inc. and T-Mobile USA announced what they described as an "extraordinary" measure to improve service. They're "merging" their networks in hard-hit areas, so that cell-tower antennas owned by one company can fill in the gap and provide service if antennas from the other company are out of service. That means T-Mobile and AT&T customers can use the other company's network for calls, text messages and Internet access.

There were few reports of major damage to telecommunications infrastructure, apart from flooding in some of Verizon's facilities in downtown Manhattan. But cell towers need power to work, and widespread power outages disabled many. Some towers have backup batteries and generators, but still go silent when battery power or fuel is exhausted. Phone companies vary in how many towers they equip with backup power. Verizon Wireless claimed that only 6 percent of its towers in the storm-hit areas were out of action Tuesday.

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