If you are a parent whose child has suffered a head injury, you have every reason to be concerned.After all, it's becoming more and more widely known that mild-to-severe brain injuries can have long-term negative effects.But is it true that even less-severe brain...
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Month: March 2018
Brand-name drug makers can be held responsible for generic labels
Inadequate labeling can rob medical patients of their right to make informed decisions about the benefits and risks of taking certain medications. When known side effects aren't listed, there is a good chance doctors and pharmacists don't know about them, and patients...
Is NHTSA’s roadside drugged driving survey really voluntary?
When the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration last performed its national roadside survey in 2014, motorists and civil libertarians were concerned. The survey is supposed to be a random, completely voluntary survey of drivers who are compensated for their...
Prohibition of alcohol sales for DUI offenders heads to debate
Tennessee legislators are considering a proposed bill that would expand on the penalties for DUI convictions by restricting sales of alcohol.As we discussed in a previous post, the bill would prohibit alcohol sales to a person with a DUI conviction for a period of one...
Missouri House bill would change process for asbestos lawsuits
People who have been exposed to asbestos are sometimes reminded about their exposure years or decades later when they are diagnosed with mesothelioma, a deadly cancer caused exclusively by asbestos. When victims seek compensation for asbestos-related diseases like...
Court of Criminal Appeals: Cops can testify based on notes alone
The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals recently ruled against a DUI defendant in a case where the arresting officer apparently had no real memory of the events leading up to the arrest. Instead, the officer relied on the police report and dashcam video.The U.S....
How much does it cost to reinstate your license after a TN DUI?
If you are convicted of a DUI offense in Tennessee, you will have your driver's license revoked for a period of time, depending on the offense and whether you have been convicted before. For example, your license could be revoked for a year on a first DUI offense or...
Airing the dirty laundry: New efforts to raise awareness of asbestos disease
A disease that claims more than 2,500 lives every year, as mesothelioma does, is - quite literally - a deadly serious threat.Far too often, however, American popular culture either ignores the dangers of asbestos exposure or treats them in a caricatured way. Such a...
How many traffic crashes does drowsy driving cause?
We all know that driving while you're low on sleep can be dangerous. Some estimates indicate that missing out on just a few hours of sleep can affect your driving in a profoundly negative way. Two to three hours less sleep can quadruple the risk you'll be in a crash...
Study: Adults’ messages can alter teens’ attitudes on drinking
With spring break and prom season coming up, it's important to think about young people's attitudes toward underage drinking and, of course, driving. It often feels as if adults have little influence over whether teens will take part in these behaviors, but that is...