Small pickup trucks offer a seemingly unbeatable combination of utility and fuel-efficiency. For those of us who occasionally have to haul bulky items, small trucks offer capability without the...
In 1997, the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of deep brain stimulation to treat Parkinson’s Disease and certain other neurological disorders. Since then, medical device...
While it is true that nearly 50 million Americans don't have health insurance, this does not mean things are perfect for people who do have insurance. In addition to problems of underinsurance,...
Who
can forget the hanging
chads or butterfly
ballot from the 2000
Election, or the extremely long
lines awaiting inner city voters and numerous complaints of
voting
irregularities in...
Serving on a jury is one of our civic obligations - it helps us ensure that everyone receives the fair trial they deserve. A recent, widespread scam seeks to take advantage of this sense of duty to...
It
is common knowledge doctors receive all sorts of free gifts from drug
manufacturers, including pens, paper, and coffee mugs, among many
other gifts. Since the gifts are so common place...
A new study authored by Sheryl Szeinbach, a professor at the Ohio State University, indicates that pharmacists who work at pharmacies with drive-through windows believe the additional distractions...
We have been aware of the shocking reality that 98,000 hospitalized patients die each year in the United States due to error for nearly a decade. What has been done?
Recently two of fourteen babies...
With
all of the blessings of the industrialized world that we have built,
comes the curse of toxicity of our air, water, food, homes and
bodies. Some of these toxins, including ...