Year: 2020
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones facing Texas drunk driving charges
Can you be charged with drunk driving when you have a blood alcohol level of lower than 0.08%? Yes, you can in Tennessee and most states. The fact that a law enforcement officer testifies that you were too drunk to drive can be sufficient evidence for a charge — and even a conviction. Conspiracy theorist
Consider visiting your loved ones in nursing homes by phone
“This is the greatest threat to nursing home residents that we have seen in many years, if not ever,” a long-term care medicine specialist told NBC News. It’s the COVID-19 pandemic he was talking about, and it is putting nursing home residents at grave risk. The elderly are more likely than others to suffer serious
DUI charges are more serious if a child is in your car
In Tennessee and many other states, drunk driving is considered more serious if the drunk driver was transporting a child passenger at the time. The Tennessee Legislature has thus provided greater consequences for this offense. The penalties are a bit higher than for ordinary DUI if a child is in the car, even for a
Australian court orders J&J to pay millions over mesh implants
Pelvic mesh implants were sold by Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries around the world to surgically treat stress urinary incontinence and organ prolapse. Only after many women had been treated did it come to public light these implants could cause serious problems including bleeding, severe pain during intercourse and chronic pain. Last November, an
Daylight savings time: Beware of drowsy driving
On March 8, daylight savings time will start. Everyone will set their clocks forward one hour in anticipation, but we will also lose an hour of sleep. Many people are willing to give up an hour of sleep to welcome back longer days and more hours of sunlight. However, all drivers must ensure they remain
Plan a sober ride this St. Patrick’s Day
Many Tennesseans will have plans to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with family and friends. And several of these celebrations will involve copious amounts of green beer, which makes this holiday one of the biggest drinking days of the year. Celebrating with alcohol is by no means bad, but you should arrange a sober ride home
How can veterans diagnosed with mesothelioma get compensation?
Every branch of the U.S. Military used asbestos until at least the early 1980s. This put countless soldiers, sailors, and airmenat risk. And now, roughly one in three mesothelioma diagnoses affects a veteran. If you or a loved one received a diagnosis of mesothelioma and you believe it’s related to your asbestos exposure in the
NHTSA’s 2018 data on drunk driving crashes in the United States
In December, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released its latest analysis of drunk driving accidents in the U.S., which uses data from 2018. The agency analyzes data from the federal Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), to which law enforcement across the country reports whenever a crash occurs on a public trafficway and results
Weight loss drug Belviq pulled from market for cancer risk
Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration asked the Japanese drug maker Eisai Inc. to pull its weight loss drug Belviq from the market due to concerns the drug can slightly increase the user’s risk of cancer. The extended release version of the drug is also being pulled. Eisai issued a statement saying it withdrew
In the future, repeat DUI offenses could put you on a registry
“DUI is epidemic in the state, it takes too many lives – too many innocent lives – and this is going to be a tool to try and address that and stop it,” says State Representative Glen Casada. Casada is sponsoring a bill that would add a new penalty to a second or subsequent DUI