Miscellaneous

• National Burn Awareness Week: Avoiding Catastrophic Electrical Burn Injuries

  Kevin Dean | February 16, 2010 11:53 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  February 7th through the 13th was National Burn Awareness Week, and although this week is designed to bring awareness to deaths and injuries sustained by fire and burns, there are 4,000 deaths...

• Federal Judge Rules That Former High School Student Can Proceed With Lawsuit Over Facebook Page

  David Mittleman | February 16, 2010 10:17 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Katherine Evans, then a high school senior and an honor student, repeatedly clashed with her English teacher, Sarah Phelps, over assignments. To express her frustration, she created a Facebook page...

• Teen Beats Elderly Roommate to Death at NJ Behavioral Health Facility

  Paul Napoli | February 15, 2010 10:41 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  February 14, 2010 An 18-year-old patient at a New Jersey behavioral health facility beat his elderly roommate to death on Thursday, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s...

• Comments on CPSC's Recent ATV Death and Injury Report

  Sue DeLoretto-Rabe | February 15, 2010 7:44 PM | 0 CommentsVoices

  The recently released ATV death and injury data from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) does not appear to be telling the full story when it comes to the impact of ATV death and injuries...

• NIH To Begin Monitoring Radiation Received By Patients

  Greg Webb | February 15, 2010 3:25 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  Doctors at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have grown concerned over the amount of radiation Americans are incurring over a lifetime. Because of this, they will begin to record the amount of...

• Chamber of Commerce - Tell Us Who You Back In This Lawsuit

  Pete Mackey | February 15, 2010 9:01 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  I read about an interesting lawsuit the other day - DirecTV is suing Dish Network over an ad Dish has been airing. The complaint - Dish's ad is not true. Stop the presses - an advertisement...

• Interactions Between Popular Supplements and Medications

  Jamie Sheller | February 14, 2010 11:54 AM | 0 CommentsPhiladelphia, PA

  The use of herbs and supplements is widespread in this country. However, some popular herbs and supplements, such as St. John's wort, garlic and ginger don't mix well with some heart drugs, statins,...

• When Insurance Companies Run the Show, Americans Pay the Price

  David Mittleman | February 13, 2010 1:39 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI

  We hear about it everyday on the news: millions of Americans go without health insurance, particularly those with the “preexisting condition” stigma attached to their name or medical...

• Volunteer to Take Time to Care

  Jack Scarola | February 12, 2010 2:40 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  With these difficult economic times, many of us find ourselves having to cut back on the things we truly love just to make ends meet. As a result, charitable organizations and philanthropies have...

• Rule Prohibiting Lawyers From Speaking With Jurors May Be Unconstitutional

  David Mittleman | February 12, 2010 9:32 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  The jury trial is a fundamental component of our justice system. In most cases, the litigants have a right to present their arguments to a jury composed of ordinary people. It is believed that...