Supreme Court Justice Souter’s planned retirement was heavily covered by the media, appearing on the front page of major national newspapers. The AP (5/1, Sherman, Loven) reports that Supreme Court…
We are fortunate to have one of the top advocates for patients, Martine Ehrenclou, MA, share her thoughts on the Swine Flu pandemic that is threatening the world. Prevention is always the most…
Bloomberg News (4/30, Fisk, Feeley) reports, Just two months after the U.S. Supreme Court decided patients can sue drugmakers over injuries from medicines approved by the government, long-stalled…
Consumer advocates Fair Arbitration Now point out that: Corporations oppose the Arbitration Fairness Act because the system of forced arbitration allows them to escape accountability for…
Forced arbitration is another example of how corporations are taking advantage of Americans. As a private system without an impartial judge or a jury, mandatory arbitration allows companies like AIG…
The Wall Street Journal (4/28, Rockoff) reported, The Institute of Medicine [IOM] recommended Tuesday that doctors, medical schools, professional groups and drug makers make far-reaching changes…
The Associated Press reports from Geneva, Switzerland on Apr. 27, 2009 that drug company Roche Holding AG said Monday the World Health Organization has enough of the anti-flu treatment Tamiflu…
The CBS Early Show (4/27, Gielan, 8:00 a.m. EDT) revisited the peanut-borne salmonella outbreak earlier this year thought to have contributed to nine deaths and hundreds of illnesses nationwide….
The Chicago Tribune (4/25, Callahan) reported, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Friday said he planned to urge carmakers to crash-test child safety seats in their vehicles and recommend…
In my first article on the new Swine Flu scare I didn’t realize that this connection with pigs, Swine Flu, MRSA and C.Diff has been raging among corporate interests, their cadre of hired-gun…
On Sunday March 8, 2009 a 49-year-old Puna man was killed while riding his ATV in Hawaiian Acres subdivision in Puna on the Big Island. Robert Texeira of Kurtistown was riding a Suzuki King Quad…
The AIDS/HIV health crisis is now thirty years old and the subject continues to challenge society around the world. The Rule of Law has faced difficult challenges as the basic concept of individual…