Miscellaneous

• Why Was Vioxx Recalled?

  Ashley Davis | February 24, 2009 11:11 AM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  The arthritis drug Vioxx was voluntarily recalled by its manufacturer Merck and CO Inc. on September 30, 2004. What was the reason? After many studies to determine its effects, a reoccurance of...

• What is Salmonella?

  Ashley Davis | February 24, 2009 10:53 AM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  Salmonella is a gram-negative, rod shaped bacilli that can cause diarrheal illness in humans. The bacilli are microscopic living creatures that pass from the feces of people or animals to other...

• Bliss Bros. Dairy Ice Cream is Recalled Due To Possible Salmonalla

  Ashley Davis | February 24, 2009 10:39 AM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  Fan of ice cream? Well make sure you read this and make sure you are not at risk. On February 23, 2009 Bliss Bros. Dairy located in Attleboro, MA had to recall ½ gallons and 3 gallons of...

• The Kugel Mesh Patch and Effects

  Ashley Davis | February 24, 2009 10:22 AM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  The Kugel Mesh Patch was developed to treat ventral hernias, which are caused by a stretching or thinning of scar tissue that forms after abdominal surgery. Due to numerous complaints of...

• Women for Justice: Community and Political Outreach

  Tara Helms | February 23, 2009 7:00 PM | 0 CommentsHuntsville, AL

  Recently, the Women’s Caucus of ALAJ got together in support of its community outreach project, the Christian Women’s Job Corp (“CWJC”) of Alabama. The Alabama CWJC is a...

• Government Pays Disability For Back Condition

  Brent Adams | February 23, 2009 4:54 PM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  Disabling back conditions enable a citizen to recover disability income from the Federal Government. Approximately 80% of all adults will have a serious back problem during their life....

• Vicki Iseman's $27 Million Defamation Case Settles for Zero Dollars and No Retraction

  Michael Phelan | February 23, 2009 4:03 PM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  Vicki Iseman, the lobbyist whom the New York Times reported was suspected by John McCain's staff in 1999 of having a romantic affair with Senatory McCain, sued the New York Times for defamation. The...

• Nevada Supreme Court to Broadcast Oral Arguments via Webcam

  Steve Klearman | February 23, 2009 3:57 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  In a cool move to provide more public access to Nevada courts, the Nevada Supreme Court announced that it will begin live webcasting oral arguments. The webcasts will be available through the...

• Social Security Disability Backlog

  Karl Truman | February 23, 2009 2:51 PM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY

  The average processing time for Social Security Disability claims during December 2008 was at 480 days, the same as November 2008. The total number of pending cases reached a record all-time high of...

• Discovery Opens the Door on Fighting the Flu

  David Mittleman | February 23, 2009 12:11 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  We’ve all battled the flu at one time or another, but a new discovery has the potential of tipping the scales in favor of humans by eliminating the virus’ ability to infect. The...