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I can not remember who said it, but it speaks volumes about people who give of themselves through volunteering to help others: “If you insist on measuring yourself, place the tape around your heart rather than your head.” We are in very tough economic times. Everyone is feeling the loss […]

Parents and Caregivers take heed – another child “safety” device was recalled on Thursday, March 25, 2010. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada, in cooperation with the manufacturer, Evenflo, announced the recall of Evenflo’s Top-of-Stair wood gates after receiving 142 reports of the slats breaking or detaching […]

Those Big Tobacco guys are at it again. Do they not care for Florida juries, Florida judges, or the Florida Supreme Court? At the least, Big Tobacco does not like the Florida Supreme Court’s decision in the “Engle” cases. These cases stem from a class, which was decertified by the […]

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada (HC) announced today that a free replacement program has begun for the “SlingRider” and “Wendy Bellissimo” infant slings, manufactured by Infantino LLC, of San Diego, California.  One million slings are being recalled in the United States and 15,000 are being […]

The way the numbers and facts are being reported is confusing. The way some members of the community are responding to what is simply awful news is angering. Some people are even calling the families “liars” who reported their concerns to the state. Do such name-callers suppose that these families […]

Suppose that when a product malfunctions it was acceptable for the manufacturer to pay “experts”, recognized and notable professionals; to write articles, opinion letters, and studies, that spoke of the product’s safety. Articles that dispelled any notion that the product was really what was causing the problem. Suppose that each […]

A new study released by Harvard Medical School and published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology finds that “aspirin can significantly reduce the risk of cancer spread and death for women who have been treated for early stage breast cancer.” These studies show that after successful treatments for breast cancer, […]

As thousands of Post-Engle cases wind their way through the Florida court system, Philip Morris, R. J. Reynolds, Lorillard and Liggett & Myers are facing daily challenges.  After years of priding themselves on winning most of  the lawsuits filed against them through historic “scorched earth” tactics, it appears that those […]

First, let me start with a disclaimer of sorts. I admire people who have professions I wish I had; writers, for example. I admire someone who can combine words on a page and make me think or help me escape. I thought, though, that if you chose to write non-fiction […]

It is an insidious evil that quite often strikes children and young adults. It is a disease that strikes one person every four minutes. It kills someone every ten minutes. It is a class of diseases called Leukemia and Lymphoma. The treatment is grueling and tough. The journey through treatment […]