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• FDA Issues Warning Regarding Abortion Pill Risks

  Clint Gilbert | March 22, 2006 9:11 AM | 1 CommentDallas, TX

  The recent deaths of two women, coming after both had used the abortion pill Mifepristone (also known as RU-486), has prompted the FDA to issues fresh warnings concerning the use of the drug. These most recent deaths follow at least four known previous deaths linked to the drug.RU-486 is approved to induce medical abortion through the first 49 days of pregnancy. The "pill" is actually a two-step...

• ACLU Suit Claims Police Chief Caused Gay Man's Death

  Clint Gilbert | March 08, 2006 8:51 AM | 1 CommentDallas, TX

  A small-town West Virginia police chief faces a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union for his actions in alledgedly denying a dying gay man CPR. According to the federal lawsuit, Welch, WV police chief Bobby Bowman stopped a would-be rescuer from performing mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on 43 year old Claude Green on June 21, 2005 after Green suffered a heart attack. The suit...

• Adderrall:Is it Worth the Risk?

  Staff Writer | February 24, 2006 8:12 AM | 1 CommentDallas, TX

  It's a scary a thing. Why all of a sudden are more and more of our children being diagnosed daily with attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity and being prescribed so called "cure-all" drugs. A staggering 29 million prescriptions were written in 2004 for stimulant drugs such Adderall, Ritalin and other similar drugs to treat this so called epidemic disease, most of them for children. Two...

• Texas Lawsuits Filed by Families of TASER Victims

  Jeremi Young | February 07, 2006 5:07 PM | 1 CommentDallas, TX

  The families of two men who died after being shot with a TASER gun have sued the City of Amarillo, Texas and the manufacturer of the TASER.Although the defendants claim the weapon is safe, the families of Corey Calvin Clark and Troy Dale Nowell who were killed, feel differentlyThe defendants claim that deaths from TASER shocks are rare and typically occur only when the person shocked has heart...

• A contract with my new teen driver.

  Jeff Rasansky | September 15, 2009 12:17 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  When your sixteen year old start to drive, it opens up all kinds of new worlds! Each of us has a different perspective on what it means for our teenager to start driving but at the same time we are...

• Yes, it pays to be a PPC Attorney

  Jeff Rasansky | September 08, 2009 2:11 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  Last week we addressed the cost of being a PPC attorney. Just a little nudge to measure conversions when doing pay per click (PPC) campaigns like Adwords. Of course it is worth the investment but,...

• The cost of being a PPC attorney.

  Jeff Rasansky | September 02, 2009 5:36 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  Finance and travel have the top costs in the pay per click (PPC) campaigns run online by search engines like Google. But, being an attorney is right up there in cost per clicks. Just read this...

• 'Technology feeds' about drivers and driver studies

  Jeff Rasansky | August 26, 2009 4:24 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  Here are some good videos on drivers and driver studies. Safety belt fetes 50 years Drivers get virtual guardian angel Crash test warning Marijuana makes for bad drivers

• Are Tanning Booths as Dangerous as Tobacco?(2)

  Jeff Rasansky | August 21, 2009 5:42 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  Tanning beds first arrived in the United States in 1978, and their design has not changed much since then. They contain a special blend of phosphors that bombard users with a combination of UVA and...

• Are Tanning Booths as Dangerous as Tobacco?

  Jeff Rasansky | August 21, 2009 5:20 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  Tanning beds first arrived in the United States in 1978, and their design has not changed much since then. They contain a special blend of phosphors that bombard users with a combination of UVA and...