Miscellaneous

• Effective Leadership Requires “eq” Not Iq

  Sach Oliver | March 20, 2009 12:27 PM | 3 CommentsBentonville , AR

  EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP REQUIRES “EQ” NOT IQ Most everyone knows what an IQ is, but many do not have any idea what an “EQ” is, even though it is nearly impossible to be an...

• Tort Reform: Why Conservatives Should Oppose It

  Paul Ford | May 06, 2009 9:51 AM | 1 CommentJonesboro, AR

  I recently attended a legal seminar and heard Ken Connor, an attorney from Florida, speak. Ken is a conservative trial lawyer. And his perspective on tort reform and people of conservative ideology...

• MRSA Outbreaks Spreading Among High School Sports Teams

  Ryan Scott | February 04, 2009 2:40 PM | 3 CommentsBentonville , AR

  Those of us who make InjuryBoard part of our daily lives (and pretty much anyone who watches the evening news) are familiar with the growing MRSA problem. MRSA -- short for methicillin-resistant...

• Ten Year Old Boy Dies From "Dry Drowning"

  Drew Dixon | June 09, 2008 11:18 AM | 0 CommentsJonesboro, AR

  “Dry Drowning” is one more concern parents should have this summer as they take their children to swim. While it may sound impossible, the recent death of a 10 year old boy in South Carolina has doctors warning parents of such a danger.

• Hazing

  Sach Oliver | September 28, 2009 6:27 PM | 0 CommentsBentonville , AR

  Hazing School has officially started back, and most students have been back to the grind for almost a month now. Many college students decide during their first year of college to become...

• “It’s Not a Tumor!”: Cell Phone Use and Brain Cancer

  Sach Oliver | September 28, 2009 9:00 AM | 1 CommentBentonville , AR

  For those of you who cannot reference this title check out this link first (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xqZnmESuiw&feature=related). In this clip, the Governator himself seems to be...

• Cymbalta Causes Suicide

  Sach Oliver | October 16, 2007 10:17 AM | 0 CommentsBentonville , AR

  People of all ages should be carefully monitored, particularly when starting Cymbalta or any other antidepressant treatment. The FDA recently issued a new warning about suicidal thinking in adults taking antidepressants and the FDA specifically singled out Cymbalta. If you, your family member, or a friend is taking Cymbalta, please be careful. Cymbalta's generic name is duloxetine. The FDA...

• DURAGESIC PATCH CRITICAL UPDATE

  Frank Bailey | March 28, 2008 11:07 AM | 1 CommentEl Dorado , AR

  Johnson & Johnson continues to market DURAGESIC patches even though it appears their factories are still not able to produce safe patches. Juries in Texas and Florida have found in favor of families whose loved ones died as a result of a defective DURAGESIC patch. We believe there are more than 70 lawsuits now on file concerning these defective patches.Although the FDA has been aware of the...

• Requests for Admission: Judges Love'em, Juries Love'em, and We Do Too

  Ryan Scott | December 12, 2008 4:36 PM | 0 CommentsBentonville , AR

  In Arkansas (and every other state that I know of) the Rules of Civil Procedure allow any party to a lawsuit to propound requests for admission on any other party. Under Rule 36, the defendant must...

• Popular Kids' Meals Contain Too Many Calories

  Drew Dixon | August 06, 2008 4:49 PM | 0 CommentsJonesboro, AR

  More than 90 percent of kids' meals at popular fast-food restaurants contain far more than a meals worth of calories. In fact, the kids' meals also are loaded with too much fat and salt. ...