The United States Food and Drug Administration is starting to review the side effects and safety issues of epidural steroid injections. These types of injections have become a more popular way for physicians to conservatively treat neck and back pain prior to surgery. Studies indicate that these shots – which involve an injection of a…
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32 days: that is how many days in 2011 that the Dallas-Fort Worth area had air pollutants readings above federal standards for air quality. That is just over a month of the entire year that Texans in the area had to breathe “bad air.” And, according to a chemical engineering professor, it was not just…
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According to Bloomberg, Bank of America Corp. has agreed to pay $335 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the company charged different rates for home loans based on “race or national origin.” The suit claims Countrywide Financial Corp., owned by Bank of America, charged higher fees to “black and Hispanic borrowers.” The settlement will affect…
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