When you think about nursing home abuse and neglect often times you think of elderly residents being affected. Although the majority of the time that may be true, the sad reality is that...
The ABA Journal has opened nominations for its annual Blawg 100 list of best legal blogs. While the Blawg 100 list has faced criticism in some circles, (see Ted, Wajert and Walker), the list...
The blockbuster diabetes medication Actos has faced harsh criticism in recent months over growing concerns about the drug’s safety. Amidst serious concerns about cardiovascular problems that...
The first week of September, finds kids heading back to school in Minnesota. All the excitement of getting back to see friends and getting back to learning. It's important that safety not be...
Many people taking the diabetes medication, Actos, may not realize that studies have linked prolonged use of Actos with bladder cancer. An FDA study released in June examines a suspected link...
People usually have one of two opinions of single-vehicle motorcycle accidents. First, they think they must have been going to fast and not driving safely.
Second, people try to identify if there...
It’s like the game of whisper down the lane. Over time and after so many different people retell the same story, somehow it completely morphs into something entirely different. How many of...
On August 10, 2011, the New York Times published an op-ed by Representative Roscoe G. Bartlett (R – MD) calling for the end of experimentation on great apes. Animal advocates might be expected...
The court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta released a decision recently in Gilberds v. Sobey that contained a helpful discussion about the law regarding informed consent.
Informed Consent: What is...
In the United States of the the 38-percent in the population who are eligible to give blood only about 8-percent actually do it.
Giving blood is an easy process. It usually takes an hour at most....