Pasadena Personal Injury Blog

If you use prescription drugs, you’ve seen the costs getting higher and higher. Generic brands can seem like a welcome relief due to their cheaper cost. But you may be sacrificing quality for price

Generic drugs can cost much less than their name-brand counterparts. Companies that produce generic drugs must follow the same Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines as name-brand companies. But an investigation has found that some generic drug manufacturers may try to avoid FDA regulations to save money.

When the shock and grief of suffering a spinal cord injury begin to wear off, your next concern will be paying for the treatment you will need to recover whatever mobility and strength you can. This is likely to be ongoing, perhaps for the rest of your life, so you can expect it will be quite expensive. The last thing you want to do is to accept a quick settlement from an insurer before you fully understand what your future holds.

One thing to consider when calculating any future medical care is the potential for secondary conditions related to your injury and resulting paralysis. Spinal cord injuries affect many systems in your body, leaving you vulnerable to infections. Treating infections quickly and aggressively is critical to avoid the rapid spread of sepsis.

Drivers near Stockton, California, are being warned to prepare themselves for a peculiar new road design apparently gaining favor with planners.

Called the “diverging diamond interchange” (DDI), the design was invented by a student at the University of Maryland for a term paper in 2000. The inventor of the design, Gilbert Chlewicki, is now known as the “father of the diverging diamond interchange.”

Of all the things that can make you furious at another driver, the idea that they weren't even looking at the road when they hit you is one of the most significant. The reality is that more and more people know the dangers of texting and driving, fiddling with their radios, taking phone calls and otherwise being distracted. However, they continue to do it every time they're behind the wheel.

Some of the most common causes of distracted driving include:

• Zoning out
• Handling pets or children
• Setting the GPS
• Texting
• Talking on the phone
• Applying makeup
• Adjusting the radio