Archive for November, 2004

Winds of Change for Tort Reform

Bolstered by its success in the 2004 campaign, in February of this year the Republican-led Congress passed a tort reform bill similar to the one shot down during the president's first term.

Welding Rods and Manganism

Have you worked in the steel, railroad, mining, or welding industries? If so, you may have developed manganism, a serious condition (often misdiagnosed as Parkinson’s disease) brought on by inhalation of the toxic mineral manganese.

The Dangers of Defective Prescription Drugs

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration diligently regulates and monitors the dangers of prescription and non-prescription drugs in America. And every year the FDA forces drug manufacturers to recall hundreds of medications from pharmacy shelves.