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The tragedy of birth injury is fortunately affecting fewer and fewer families. Improved medical devices and practices have reduced the number of birth injuries that occur. There are far more healthy live births that occur than births that result with some type of injury.

Clinicians now use electronic fetal monitoring and ultrasound equipment in order to be able to visualize the fetus to confirm the unborn child is healthy, moving, breathing and posturing properly. It also helps to evaluate the amniotic fluid, as well as monitor the mother’s contractions.

But things can go wrong. Human error is natural and does occur. If you’ve been the victim of negligence, you should contact a Chicago birth injury lawyer to review all your options. Any birth injury presents its financial challenges, which can be relieved through successful litigation.

If non-reassuring fetal heart tones are detected or there are indications of over stimulation of the uterus during early stages of labor, the fetal environment can suddenly become very threatening and dangerous to the health of your unborn child. Your baby will risk neurological damage, asphyxiation, and brain injury, resulting in serious handicaps that can impact the life of your child.

Cerebral palsy is an example for one type of neurological damage that has no cure. Some of the contributing causes include asphyxia, hypoxia of the brain, and birth trauma. Medical intervention is confined to the treatment and prevention of complications that can arise from labor and delivery. About 2.4 out of 1000 babies suffer from cerebral palsy. Every year, 10,000 babies are born with cerebral palsy in the United States.

Injuries to the newborn can also take place due to mechanical forces. In a difficult delivery, for example, the hospital staff may need to force deliver a baby, which can stretch the brachial plexus nerves and lead to a diagnosis of shoulder dystocia or even Erb’s palsy.

Nearly half of all birth injuries can be avoided through recognition and anticipation of the obstetric risk factors. Physicians can avoid birth injuries by responding to non-reassuring and/or indeterminate fetal heart tracings as to the time of delivery.

If your child has been the victim of birth injury, call a Chicago birth injury lawyer. Accidents happen, but successful litigation maintains the check and balances of the medical system. Plus, if you are raising a child that has a serious condition as a result of a birth injury, finances will be important to be able to raise the child well and have a happy life. Take a look at your options. You just may have a case.

Looking to feel the heartbeat of Chicago? Why not own a piece of it? With the recent burst of the housing bubble, the market on condos in Chicago is wide open. There’s never been a better time to own Chicago real estate. You’d be surprised at the deals that can be had. They are practically giving them away.

There are condos in Chicago that are sitting empty. That means a luxury condominium that would have cost you a fortune two years ago can now be had quite affordably. That means you get the same stylish condo with the same pool, gym and spa luxuries without the hefty housing payment. In short, you get a steal- rock-bottom prices on luxury housing. You finally get that break that you deserve.

Of course, the housing market won’t be at the bottom forever. The burst of the bubble is temporary and a key moment in history. It will heal itself. That means that the basement dollar price you get on your condo will only accrue in value. It’s the best time to invest in real estate, as your condo will be worth a lot more in the coming years than your initial investment — more than your old baseball cards, that’s for sure.

This is the perfect time to build a nest egg. Even if you don’t live in Chicago, owning a condo makes a great vacation get away, a convenient way to taste the nightlife while always having your own pad to crash. As the housing market bounces back, you can always sell back to your investment at a much higher rate than you paid. You get a free vacation crash pad that will actually pay back for itself and then some in the coming years of real estate boom.

There’s no other investment that will pay back itself so fast. Stocks are volatile and can slip into nothing at any moment. Money saved in the bank will literally be worth less in the future than it is now, disappearing as inflation continues to skyrocket. Housing, on the other hand, isn’t going anywhere. The market will come back, so your investment is guaranteed to give back. Whether that means building for your retirement, investing in your children’s education, or simply growing a nest egg for financial security, real estate is an ideal way to do it.

Own a piece of Chicago. It will only grow, creating a future that you can bank on.

Take it from a former varsity hoops star. When you’re 50 and your knees are giving out, you would love few things more than a memento of your glory days as the starting varsity point guard when you find yourself in a recliner, forty pounds heavier than you were then, with all kinds of responsibilities that you couldn’t even conceive of at your younger age. Documenting your sports life may not seem that important now, but you’ll appreciate having done it when you get to be my age. Thankfully, taking and storing your high school basketball pictures has never been easier, thanks to digital photography and the advent of so many websites that make it easy to save, share, print, and copy photographs as you need want them. Photos you’ll appreciate from your old days come in a variety of formats. The first is the action shot, which will prove to your kids – much to their shock – that you were once able to run, jump, and even score a basket. Many professional services exist for this purpose, but a digital camera set to have no flash that is pre-focused will catch the action. Any snapshot will be impressive – you dribbling the ball up court will be just as impressive as you scoring a layup over two giant opponents. The other aspect you’ll surely want to remember is the camaraderie you had with your teammates. Before or after games, or at team events, be sure to snap a group photo or two that you can post online to share with your teammates and classmates alike. Uniforms are good, but only optional; when you go to your thirtieth high school reunion, this is the photo you’ll want to bring, in case you can only bring one. The third category of photo is the portrait. Any self-respecting athlete needs to be photographed in their uniform with the implements of their sport – for hockey players, a stick and pads; for a basketball player, the ball be sufficient. This will successfully advertise that you were once an athlete and that you were proud of it; and, its status as a portrait might trick even you into thinking you were a lot better than you actually were. New technology has made capturing high school sports action easier than it has ever been. Take it from an old-timer that you will want to have high school basketball pictures when you’re older. Don’t risk losing them in a box; capture them digitally and store them online.

Getting depressed from time to time is normal. But it’s never healthy to be depressed all the time. When it stems less from a particular problem than from an overall anxiety about life in general, persistent depression can over-cloud our lives, sapping our day-to-day energy as well as the pleasure we once found in enjoyable activities.

But no one deserves to live like that. Everyone deserves to be happy, anxiety free and have courage and confidence to face the world. While medication may be required for more serious and persistent cases, natural depression remedies are often quite helpful and may enable you to find a new enjoyment of life, renewed energy and a healthy spirit.

Sometimes, depression can be treated simply, through organic means and natural vitamin supplements. If it continues to persist, however, seek medical attention. Major depressions account for 60 percent of all suicides, which makes it a serious health issue that can threaten your life.

But the possible side effects can be avoided if the depression is treated through natural means and lifestyle changes. Depression remedies that have been quite effective include such herbal supplements as St. John’s Wart, L-Tyrosine, and 5-HTP, which work to boost the brain’s natural level of serotonin, lifting us out of the blues and making us happier.

St. John’s Wart has been used for centuries throughout the world to treat depression. It contains the active components Hyperforin and Hypericin, which work to enhance the effect of serotonin and dopamine in the brain. St. John’s Wart’s encourages our brain to absorb more of these natural chemicals to give our moods a lift, even in the gloomiest of weather.

5-HTP is the direct metabolic precursor of serotonin and also helps in the production of melatonin. An intake of it also improves our processing of serotonin, boosting our energy and happiness naturally.

Lifestyle changes can also lift us out of the gloom. Find time to exercise, go for a walk, spend time in a gym or take up biking. Explore the world of meditation by learning to center yourself through meditative exercises that clean out the brain. Take up yoga, tai chi or other meditative and exercise disciplines to help restore your energy and your happiness.

Finding happiness is more than painting on a smile. Often, it’s the levels of chemicals in our brain that are to blame. Take care your body and your mind through the right herbal extracts. You’ll find new energy in life and new rewards through living.

There’s nothing like a night on the lane, bowling against your friends, hoping against hope that the last pin will fall over and give you that great strike. The shattering of the pins, the swooshing rush as the ball returns, ready for another delivery. Bowling is more than a game. It’s life.

To the aficionados of the sport, bowling is intense. The bright shine on the lanes, the steady rolling of ball after ball knocking the pins away, the clatter of a strike when they all go down. It’s easy to see why bowling is one of America’s favorite pastimes.

Like all sports, there are all levels of curiosity. Some are only occasional partakers, going bowling every once in a while, content with alley shoes and alley balls. Other bowlers are longtime enthusiasts, buying their own bowling balls, bringing their own shoes to the lane. For these bowlers, a cheap ball just won’t do. They want their own, customized to their personal bowling balls style and individual finger specialness.

A beginner bowler might not understand why you really need your own ball. To them, bowling might not be a recognized sport or real form of pleasure. But to enthusiasts, bowling is life. It’s an affordable way to unwind after work, catch a few lanes with some friends, compete against not only your buddies but also yourself. It’s like facing yourself in the mirror every night and making sure you look your best.

For many, bowling is a community. It defines who they are. Bowling is a convenient, affordable and social recreation, perfect for an evening with the guys or a fun event for families. Some enjoy having their own authentic equipment, customized to their preferences. It improves their game as well as their satisfaction.

Because if anything, bowling should be satisfying or it’s just no fun. This is your game. Let it define who you are. Customize your gear to fit you, only you, because bowling is as individual a sport as you can get. Nobody’s hands are like yours. Nobody bowls like you do. Why use somebody else’s ball?

In this tough economy, every top manager is looking for a way to improve employee productivity and customers’ perception of the business. During better times, tickets to sporting events, dinners at fine restaurants, and nights on the town were the perfect way to say ‘thank you’ to an employee or client, and to let them know that you appreciated their loyalty to your company. These days, however, such expenses are hard to justify when they rarely convert to customer or employee loyalty. Such perks are also too often misinterpreted as personal gestures, and inasmuch as they are aimed at attracting business, business is almost never the topic at hand during a baseball game, fancy dinner, or heavy drinking session. That’s why corporate gifts are trending towards lower expense and higher impact – with corporate gift baskets leading the charge.

In life and in business it is a good policy to have others’ remember your gratitude; and what better way to have them remember than with a really great gift? Gift baskets – chock full of goodies from chocolate to wine to foie gras to flowers – will be that reminder if they are given as a corporate gift. Indeed, the vestigial bottle of 30 year old balsamic vinegar or the beautiful Riedel decanter that accompanied the Opus One will serve as reminders that you and your company appreciate your employees and your business partners.

And you need not send your secretary out on a mission to get all the goodies for your basket. Many online retailers exist who are more than willing to assemble to choicest selection of gourmet foods, ripe fruits, and world-class wines for a small premium – a premium that seems negligible given the high impact and relatively low cost of a gift basket versus the traditional baseball game or dinner (for all the reasons listed above.) What’s more, you don’t have to be an expert in wine, fruit, flowers, or desk ornaments to ensure that your employee or customer is getting the best of the best when it comes to product quality and value to you, the person paying. A gift basket company will ensure that your corporate gift is reflective of your company and your brand – appreciative, classy, and thoughtful.

So if you’re in a spot where you need to cut the fat from corporate expenses, consider upgrading to gift baskets and downgrading in price tag from your usual incentives: your shareholders, customers, and employees will thank you for it!