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You probably have encountered mold at some point in your life, either outdoors or indoors. Except in the dead of winter, these fungi with the distinctive musty odor grow naturally in moist outdoor environments where they release spores into the air. These microscopic spores, in turn, enter homes and buildings through open doors, windows and
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Being involved in an auto accident is a frightening experience. Being involved in a fiery crash is even more so. Unfortunately, burns are some of the most catastrophic injuries you could receive in a motor vehicle accident. Unlike broken bones that often completely mend in a matter of weeks, burns, especially severe ones, require a
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If you are the parent of a high school boy, your home may be a hotbed of discussion – or even vehement argument – as to whether or not your son should play on his high school’s football team. Traditionally, dads were all for their sons playing this most popular of high school male sports,
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If you are one of the numerous New Yorkers who had to make the difficult decision to place your parent in a nursing home, it likely was one of the most painful decisions you have ever had to make. Even though you know that your parent’s age, illness, infirmity or condition makes it necessary that
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When you suffer injuries in a motor vehicle crash or other accident caused by someone else’s negligence, your life immediately turns upside down. Your injuries could be very serious or even catastrophic. You could be hospitalized for a significant period of time. You could require surgery, physical and/or occupational therapy, rehabilitation, or various other treatments.
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It’s that time of year again. Time to buy your kids a new set of clothing, shoes, backpacks, books, supplies and the thousand and one other things kids need to go back to school. Unfortunately, this also is the time of year when childhood injuries begin rising again and remain high throughout the school year.
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It goes without saying that electricity kills – and injures. For construction workers, the risk of electrocution is especially high due to the fact that you are surrounded by power tools, heavy machinery, large electrically-powered construction vehicles, and unfinished electrical systems every day. Per OSHA, of the 991 construction fatalities in 2016, 82 of them
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If you are an old movie and classic TV buff, you likely enjoy the vintage comedies. The ne’er-do-well hero invariably trips over something and splatters himself all over the floor or sidewalk in an elaborately choreographed fall in front of a horrified, but secretly amused, group of spectators. You probably add your own snickers to
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