The urge to text while driving resembles an addiction for some motorists—a scary, life-threatening addiction. Studies show that texting while driving is as dangerous—if not more…
Are we looking at Fen-Phen all over again? This month the FDA will decide the fate of the controversial diet pill Meridia [sibutramine], America’s second-most popular prescription diet drug. That…
Here is another situation the media never picks up. I was called by a woman who was involved in a wreck. Let’s call her Jane Smith. She was stopped in traffic, and another woman was allegedly…
Young people love to entertain themselves on all kinds of wheels. But how young is too young to operate a motor vehicle? Should minors be legally restricted to pedaling on bicycles, tricycles and…
How many people have heard of the McDonalds Hot Coffee Case? What do you know about the case? Take the poll, and let us know. Also, if you want to know more about our justice system and the…
A West Virginia man, Andrew Justin Zickasoose, was fatally injured Friday, Aug. 20, 2010, after a one-vehicle wreck on U.S. 220 north of Star, in Montgomery County, North Carolina. Zickasoose,…
Phillip Cagle of Carthage has died from injuries sustained in a one-vehicle wreck on Monday, Aug. 16, 2010 on Joel Road in Moore County, North Carolina. According to the N.C. Highway Patrol,…
Ever since my blog about the NFL Concussion Poster, I’ve received several comments and e-mails inquiring about the commercial availability of these posters. I have yet to find out where they can be…
Johnson & Johnson, which owns DePuy Orthopedics, recalled thousands of its ASR model hip replacements today. Back in March of 2010, the New York Times reported that the FDA had received over 300…
If you are asking, Who is Chris Brogan?, you are a little out of the social media loop. But, that’s okay. You aren’t alone. Chris Brogan is a social media guru who wrote the New York Times…
The debate on tort reform has drawn some distinctive lines in the sand at this point. On one side, big business and insurance companies, along with the American Medical Association, argue that caps…
It is back to school time and that means kids on foot all over the valley making their way to school. The number of kids walking to school has significantly increased in light of budget cuts that…
