disorders

Houston Area Adult Charged with Sexual Assault of a Child

Bryan Fears
May 13, 2011 12:00

Sexual assault is always painful, tragic and unfortunate. However, it’s particularly difficult when the victim is a child and the perpetrator is a trusted adult in the community. This week, residents of Katy, Texas, are grappling with the reality that Robert Paul Gentry, 28, had sex with a...

OSHA Changes Rules for Reporting Work Place Injuries

Bryan Fears
February 07, 2011 12:00

 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) withdrew a rule recently that required employers to record work-related musculoskeletal disorders – like carpel tunnel syndrome – on a separate column on injury logs. OSHA’s decision comes in spite of the fact that, as...

Will the Next Blockbusters be Treatments for Rare Diseases?

October 20, 2010 13:25

The era of blockbuster drugs was officially declared over several years ago by many pharmaceutical analysts and pundits. Nevertheless, as the old adage goes “it’s difficult to treat old dogs’ new tricks!” After all, the blockbuster drug model has been the major driver of...

Magic Mushrooms: Treating Cancer-Associated Depression

April 13, 2010 14:40

I came of age in the freewheeling 1960s and early 70s when the counterculture revolution was in full swing and people were regularly experimenting with marijuana and psychedelic drugs aka hallucinogens. As a veteran of that era, I am well acquainted with these drugs and can personally tell you that...

Providing Quality Legal Service to those with Hearing Disorders

November 19, 2009 04:30

In Florida alone, there are over 3 million people who are hearing impaired. The prevalence of hearing disorders among senior citizens is on the rise. The surprising fact is that this large segment of the population is not effectively served by attorneys. The problem of delayed representation is...