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Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. The observation started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson […]

Many physical, social, and chemical changes happen to a woman both before and after her pregnancy.  These changes can lead to women suffering from a number of symptoms including depression.  In fact, it has been said that one out of every five women has symptoms of depression during their pregnancy. […]

A study released in the journal Pediatrics found that children driven by their grandparents are less likely to suffer from a serious injury if involved in a crash. Dr. Fred Henretig, an emergency medicine specialist at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and lead author of the study said that the study […]

Over the past decade, the Food & Drug Administration has made great efforts to provide improved safety information to patients and consumers. The FDA web site includes a number of helpful materials: warning labels, podcasts white papers prepared for scientific panels that summarize complex medical and scientific data Power Point […]

Today, it is routine to approach your local pharmacy counter and complete your transaction in five minutes or less, if you even bother to get out of your car.  You get to the counter, ask for your prescription, and barely hear the pharmacist ask you: “Do you have any questions […]

Wow, the federal regulatory agency, Federal trade Commission (FTC), has taken a firm stand on products that promise “a better way to a better butt”. The FTC has reached a settlement with shoemaker, Reebok, over its claims concerning the popular EasyTone shoes. I must confess that until reading the article […]

WEST PALM BEACH (September 28, 2011) – Attorney Jack Scarola was named in the Super Lawyers Business Edition 2011.  This inaugural issue of Super Lawyers Business Edition features attorneys who are outstanding in their areas of business practice.  The selection of attorneys to the Super Lawyers list is a rigorous process which produces a list […]

Tragically, your wife, your husband, your child suffers severe injury or death because someone else did not exercise reasonable care. Your elderly mother dies because a for profit nursing home demonstrating millions in profit fails to provide sufficient staff to care for its residents. A stage collapses and kills several […]

Your blood needs to clot, but it is a delicate balance. Insufficient clotting leads to excessive bleeding and too much clotting leads to obstructed blood flow, pulmonary embolism and strokes. So, it is understandable that the Food & Drug Administration became worried about reports that birth control medications containing drospirenone […]

Like the United States as a whole, Florida is one of those “melting pot” states. We get people moving here from all across the country in hopes of enjoying the Florida sunshine and slower life style. It is true that we have lots of sunshine…not so much with the whole […]