It’s amazing to read some of the stories: LA Times; Birmingham News; and The Wall Street Journal. Attorneys are gravitating to the gulf coast to get in on the action. It’s like heading to the…
As the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill continues to seep toward the US coastline, Sarasota County officials have declared a state of emergency. As of Tuesday, the oil spill was 325 miles west of the…
BP officials will drop a 100 ton containment dome over a mile-deep gusher from a sunken oil well that has been spewing 210,000 gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico in order to stem the tide…
There have been numerous lawsuits already filed against BP as a result of the oil spill. That got me to thinking, Do individuals and companies think attorneys always rush to file lawsuits? The…
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) tends to follow the footsteps of a younger crowd, those in their 20s and 30s. After all, this is an active group, participating in sports, fast driving, biking and other…
Think you know what your child is doing at school? After reading about this “extracurricular” school activity, you will want to think again. I turned on the news this morning; the…
Over the years, several highly publicized medical incidents with serious patient consequences awakened Americans to the safety, or lack thereof, in healthcare. Actions have been taken to improve…
Methadone is an opiate prescribed to patients coping with the withdrawal symptoms of heroin. Though it is a controversial and addictive drug, methadone treatment has been used widely in the United…
A researcher at Southern Cross University is presenting his research and clinical findings regarding mild traumatic brain injury in children and adolescents. Long after a child or adolescent has…
Alcohol Can Have Lasting Effects on the Brain As my readers know, I often write about the dangers of drinking while driving. I usually do this using a serious or fatal auto accident as an example,…
Neurologists at Washington University School of Medicine adapted a brain scanning technique for studying the organization of the brain. Their novel approach may give doctors a tool for predicting…
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is recommending that homes affected by corrosive Chinese drywall should be gutted in order to protect the safety and welfare of residents. According to the…
