Law and Daily Life
Filter by Category
Stop-Smoking Drugs Will Carry Suicide Warning
By David Goguen | Last updated on
The popular stop-smoking drugs Chantix and Zyban will carry strong "black box" warnings on risky mental health side effects, as suicides among users of the...
Big Rigs May Get Speed Limiting Devices
By David Goguen | Last updated on
Mandatory equipment that would limit the speed of big rigs and other commercial trucks has the backing of many in the trucking industry, and the cause may soon...
Vicodin, Percocet Bans Could Be On the Way
By David Goguen | Last updated on
The widely-prescribed painkillers Vicodin and Percocet could be banned in the U.S., if the FDA follows the recommendations of a panel of medical experts that...
Walkers and Canes Linked to Falls for Older Adults
By David Goguen | Last updated on
Many older adults rely on walkers and canes to help them get around and remain active, but a new study shows that these devices are also causing falls and...
Car Accident Response Fees Banned in Florida
By David Goguen | Last updated on
Imagine that you're to blame for a car accident, and on top of all the stress and anxiety you're feeling over what happened, you receive a bill in the mail for...
E. Coli Confirmed in Nestle Toll House Cookie Dough
By David Goguen | Last updated on
The presence of the E. coli O157:H7 bacterium has been confirmed in prepackaged Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough, the U.S. Food and Drug...