Miscellaneous

• Proposed Legislation Would Protect Consumers, Hold Insurance Companies Accountable

  David Mittleman | December 02, 2009 4:42 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Earlier this week, Democrats in the Michigan House of Representatives introduced a package of bills that would strengthen consumer protection and prevent auto insurance companies from engaging in...

• Protect Your Personal Data!!

  Bruce Bierhans | December 02, 2009 2:21 PM | 0 CommentsStoughton / Canton, MA

  We all know that identity theft can be an enormous problem for a victim, and the risk of such theft is enhanced by our use of computers. Our own Supreme Judicial Court has recognized the gravity of...

• Let's Get Real About Lawsuits and Corporate America and Organized Medicine

  David Mittleman | December 02, 2009 10:11 AM | 2 CommentsLansing, MI

  While browsing the blogging world I discovered a post by Joanne Doroshow on the The Huffington Post with which I completely agreed. Ms. Doroshow was taking on the hypocrisy of Corporate America and...

• Study Finds Uninsured Trauma Patients 80% More Likely to Die

  Paul Napoli | December 01, 2009 8:32 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  November 30, 2009 In a new study published in the November issue of Archives of Surgery, Harvard University and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston researchers found trauma patients without...

• Minnesotans Live a Long Time

  Joe Crumley | December 01, 2009 5:56 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  The front page of the St. Cloud Times lists deaths in the area, and today’s caught my eye. It is accurately reproduced below, with the ages highlighted: Madolin Bay, 91, Glenwood ...

• No Preventative Medicine: Wellness as a Crisis without a New Health Care Bill

  Christy Thompson | December 01, 2009 5:53 PM | 1 CommentChandler, AZ

  The main dispute about health care reform is that the cost is just too much for the American taxpayers, state or federal governments to afford. Indeed, there is no arguing that the cost to...

• Making Your Children's Holidays a Little Safer

  Mark Bello | December 01, 2009 5:36 PM | 0 CommentsVoices

  The holiday season is filled with family get-togethers, holiday dinners, and special traditions. This is a wonderful time of the year, especially for children. It is our job to protect our children....

• Keeping Children Safe

  Timothy Smith | December 01, 2009 5:03 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Rapids, MI

  I wanted to take a quick moment to bring to my reader's attention a book that is a must read if you are a parent or you are friends with someone who is a parent. 365 Ways to Keep Kids Safe, is a...

• Health Insurance Is A Life Or Death Issue

  Pete Mackey | December 01, 2009 8:53 AM | 1 CommentMobile, AL

  A recent study by researchers based at harvard has found that the lack of health insurance causes almost 45,000 deaths annually in the U.S. The American Journal of Public Health first published the...

• Missouri Trial Lawyers Care (MoTLC) Needs Your Help To Provide Blankets To The Homeless

  Brett Emison | November 30, 2009 5:15 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Missouri Trial Lawyers Care (Mo-TLC) will assist in distributing coats, blankets, hats, gloves and food to the needy in Kansas City this winter. We need your help! Many men slept warmer...