Posts tagged health

• Bridging The Medical Malpractice Rift Between Physicians And Attorneys

  Michael Bogdanow | October 27, 2011 3:56 PM | 3 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Not long ago, I was sitting in a physician’s office - a physician who is also a close friend - when I realized I was reading a tort-reform poster on the wall in his lobby. I discussed with him...

• Children's PediaCare Products Recalled

  Chrissie Cole | May 30, 2010 11:41 AM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Blacksmith Brands Inc., working in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has issued a precautionary recall of four PediaCare children’s products because they were...

• Cetyl M Dog Supplements Recalled

  Chrissie Cole | April 13, 2010 11:24 AM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Response Products, in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA,) announced a voluntary recall of Cetyl M for Dogs due to a possible Salmonella contamination. Cetyl M is a...

• Dear President Obama: Are You Listening?

  Bruce Bierhans | March 27, 2010 11:42 AM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Dear President Obama: I'm sorry I haven't written in some time. I know you enjoy my occasional letters and recommendations, particularly on mortgage reform. You never take my suggestions, but I know...

• Pfizer Settles Again...

  Carrie Strasser | September 03, 2009 9:19 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Today, the New York Times reported on Pfizer's $2.3 billion settlement payout over allegations that it conducted illegal marketing of Bextra, a painkiller that was taken off the market in 2005. ...

• They're Here! /Cape Cod Auto Accidents

  Bruce Bierhans | July 04, 2009 12:13 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Yestertday, during the height of a July 4th Cape commute, some well intentioned soul(kidding!) going off Cape drove over the center line of the Sagamore bridge causing a multi car pile up. The...

• A New Focus on Patient-Centered Care

  Carrie Strasser | June 09, 2009 10:46 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  A recent article in the New York Times discussed a new approach by some doctors toward a more patient-centered approach in an effort to improve the quality of health care. The article included an...

• Discrimination or Lay Offs - What are your rights as a pregnant woman?

  Carrie Strasser | March 27, 2009 4:52 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA Category: Workplace Discrimination
  

  Neither laying off a pregnant woman nor laying off a woman on maternity leave violates federal employment law, reported the New York Times, if the employer cites reasons for the lay off that are...

• Facing tough economic times, NH reconsiders seat belt law

  Carrie Strasser | February 06, 2009 4:29 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  New Hampshire is the only state in the country that does not have a seat belt law, says the Eagle-Tribune in an article on Thursday. On Tuesday, the House Transportation Committee considered a...

• Americans Foregoing Necessary Prescriptions to Save Money

  Carrie Strasser | January 25, 2009 5:43 PM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  A recent study, reported by the New York Times, indicated that one in seven Americans under 65 did not take prescription medicines in 2007 because of the rising cost of such drugs. The Center for...