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SCHAUMBURG, Ill., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- National Dog Bite Prevention Week (May 19-25) is a perfect time to remind everyone that while there are more than 70 million nice dogs in America, any dog can bite. And in some cities and states, this message is even more important ... because, unfortunately, they rank high as locales in which people get bitten most often. "During National Dog Bite Prevention Week especially, the AVMA reminds people that, while any dog can...

Recently, a client (whose name is withheld for confidentiality purposes) received a significant award after hiring the East Providence Dog Bite attorneys at d’Oliveira & Associates. (PRWEB) May 07, 2013 d’Oliveira & Associates recovered a settlement of $100,000 for one of their East Providence clients (East Providence Municipal Court, RI Case: #EP-11929). According to the complaint, the injury occurred during a family visit where a dog, with no prior history of bites, leaped...

John Demas, personal injury attorney in Sacramento, California, discusses the recently-released dog bite statistics from 2012. These numbers were released by MADACC, the Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control Commission, and are particularly trenchant in light of the recent death of a toddler who was attacked by pit bulls in that city. Sacramento, CA (PRWEB) March 24, 2013 The Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control Commission or MADACC released numbers recently that show the trends of...

Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. Michigan dog bite lawyers launch new website (http://www.MichiganDogBiteLawyer.org) for victims of dog bite injuries and attacks. Southfield, Michigan (PRWEB) January 06, 2013 The dog bite injury lawyers in Michigan at Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. are proud to announce the release of their new website, http://www.MichiganDogBiteLawyer.org. The specialty website includes information for dog bite injury and attack victims and their families on the legal...

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online In an attempt to calculate the bite force of the extinct Megapiranha, an international team of marine biologists have said the modern-day black piranha, along with its extinct counterpart, have the most powerful bite of any apex predator, for its body size. According to a new study in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers have recorded the first bite-force measurements taken from wild specimens of the largest species of...

Recently, a client received a significant award after hiring the New Bedford dog bite and personal injury attorneys at d'Oliveira & Associates. Settled out of court: case NB-11736 (PRWEB) December 16, 2012 d'Oliveira & Associates recovered a settlement out of court for $95,000 for one of their New Bedford clients who was injured when she was petting a dog, who jumped up and bit the client in the chin, lip, and cheek. The attack left the client with bite wounds and open...

TREVOSE, Pa., Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In advance of World Rabies Day, Sept. 28, International SOS, the world's leading medical and security services company, offers advice to leisure and business travelers on the importance of vaccination and treatment for Rabies. Rabies is found on all continents except Antarctica and, if left untreated, is fatal. It is a viral disease contracted when a person is bitten or scratched by an infected (rabid) animal - most frequently a...

April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Tasmanian devils are carnivorous marsupials found on the Australian island state of Tasmania. The size of a small dog, the Tasmanian devil is known for its muscular build, black fur, pungent odor, extremely loud and disturbing screech, keen sense of smell and ferocity when feeding. That ferocity is causing the problem, and maybe the extinction of the animal. Devil Facial Tumor Disease (DFTD), a fatal infectious cancer spread by...

Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online US scientists studying indigenous tribes in the Amazon have found six native Peruvian Amazonians who, after being bitten by rabid vampire bats, suffered no ill effects. Rabies infections from vampire bat bites are quite common in the Amazon region. And in many of the indigenous tribes, most infections are fatal due to lack of access to proper medical treatment. Rabies attacks the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord)...

Doctors offer important tips on treating bites and stings from mosquitoes, jellyfish, snakes, ticks and yellowjackets. Learn expert advice on how to protect yourself and your loved ones. Stanford, CA (PRWEB) June 08, 2012 Stanford Hospital & Clinics emergency medicine physician and wilderness medicine guru, Paul Auerbach, MD, with a team of experts, has authored the 2,300-page Wilderness Medicine book (now in its sixth edition), which covers virtually everything that could give you...