COLUMBIA, South Carolina— Desperate for relief after years of agony, Jim Taft listened intently as his pain management doctor described a medical device that could change his life.It wouldn't fix the nerve damage in his mangled right arm, Taft and his wife recalled the doctor saying, but a spinal-cord stimulator would cloak his pain, making him "good as new."Taft's stimulator failed soon after it was surgically implanted. After an operation to repair it, he said, the device shocked him so many times that he couldn't sleep and even fell down a flight of stairs. Today, the 45-year-old Taft is virtually paralyzed, a prisoner in his own bed, barely able to get to the bathroom by himself."I thought I would have a wonderful life," Taft said. "But look at me."For years, medical device companies and doctors have touted spinal-cord stimulators as a panacea for millions of patients suffering from a wide range of pain disorders, making them one of the fastest-growing products in the $400 … [Read more...] about Device treating pain draws thousands of injury reports
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Shingles vaccine responsible for causing huge number of shingles cases, vaccine injuries
Tuesday, August 28, 2018 by: Vicki Batts Tags: bad medicine, bad vaccines, badhealth, badmedicine, badscience, CDC, deception, disease causes, infectious disease, Merck, outbreak, shingles, shingles vaccine, toxic ingredients, vaccine injury, vaccine side effects, vaccines, viral shedding (Natural News) Zostavax, a popular shingles vaccine, is in hot water: The inoculation has been tied to numerous cases of vaccine injury, and even shingles itself. Merck, the company that makes Zostavax, is now facing multiple lawsuits from patients and families harmed by their product. At least 80 deaths tied to the Zostavax vaccine have been reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), along with over 100,000 reports of other adverse side effects. As Dr. Robert Scott Bell, of The Robert Scott Bell Show, explains, the vaccine is failing because “it’s not facilitating natural antibody production.” Bell notes that in the past, he warned of the potential … [Read more...] about Shingles vaccine responsible for causing huge number of shingles cases, vaccine injuries
Alton Towers manager admits he felt ‘personally responsible’ for Smiler crash that left 16 injured
ALTON Towers' general manager has told how he felt "personally responsible for injuring people" in the wake of the 2015 Smiler crash horror. The incident left 16 people injured and Ian Crabbe, who has worked at the Staffordshire theme park for eight years, says he is haunted by the disaster. Vicky Balch and Leah Washington were both forced to undergo a leg amputation, and three others suffered serious injuries. And now in a Channel 4 documentary "Inside Alton Towers", Mr Crabbe has opened up about how staff reacted to the crash. He said: "The impossible had happened and what had happened was the complete opposite of what we’re here for. "One can’t exaggerate that, it’s been absolutely terrible for everybody. "One has to remember the victims, and for me personally, it was traumatic in my senior role, I was responsible for injuring people." He was speaking as the attraction prepares to launch its new ride - Wicker Man - a £16million wooden rollercoaster that … [Read more...] about Alton Towers manager admits he felt ‘personally responsible’ for Smiler crash that left 16 injured
Higher education leader asks UH to investigate plagiarism claims against Katy ISD superintendent
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Claims of bullying surface as Santa Fe community mourns mass shooting
By Samantha Ketterer, Nick Powell, St. John Barned-Smith, and Mike Morris Updated 9:24 am, Sunday, May 20, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-10', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 10', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-15', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 15', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-20', … [Read more...] about Claims of bullying surface as Santa Fe community mourns mass shooting