In a recent blog, we told you about Massachusetts setting up surprise truck inspection stations in an effort to cut down on truckers with violations who manage to bypass or…

Plaintiffs in the assorted lawsuits pertaining to the potential birth defects caused by the antidepressant Effexor shouldn't rush to assume that the recent settlements in the Paxil lawsuits will result…

Until recently, there have been only vague guidelines for what to do if and when an athlete has a concussion. Trainers would tell the player to take it easy, and…

Every use of a prescription medication is a matter of exchanging one factor for another. Chemotherapy in particular is a race between how fast the medicine debilitates the cancer and…

The effects of Paxil on the young are not limited to the potential role the drug has in the development of birth defects. Recently an article expressed incredulity that children…

Child custody battles are never pretty, but the ongoing tug of war between Ohio and California currently grabbing national headlines is particularly troubling. On the one side in Ohio is…

We've all seen those signs — usually around construction sites — warning of overhead power lines. Well, the folks at the Yahnundasis Golf Club and the surrounding area in the…

Some clean-up jobs are tougher than others. When BP's Deepwater Horizon oil rig platform exploded and sank, leaking untold millions of gallons of oil and gas into the Gulf of…

When a patient is in a coma, there is no proven treatment to help him regain consciousness. That is why doctors have considered these patients such a daunting medical challenge.…

In a previous blog, we discussed the dangers of children using all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) or off-road vehicles (ORVs). The statistics for emergency room visits, deaths and health care-related costs in…