International Law

Social Security Disability SSI and Memory Loss
How often does memory loss play into the processing of an SSD claim (social security disability) or SSI disability claim (supplemental security income)? Actually, memory loss is a factor far more than many would realize...

Memory Loss and Social Security Disability SSI benefits
Memory loss shows up on a wide range of applications for social security disability and SSI disability applications. It's fairly common to see this condition mentioned in connection with claims filed on the basis of stroke...

Mid-Life Memory Loss Linked to Smoking
French researchers recently released the results of a three year study that involved more than ten thousand English civil servants ages thirty five to fifty five during the late eighties, and these results seem to indicate that smokers are at greater risk for mid-life memory loss...

Suburban Seattle Residents Sue To Prevent Church From Hosting Tent City
The Seattle (WA) Times on Wednesday reported on a lawsuit filed earlier this month seeking to prevent religious leaders on suburban Mercer Island from hosting Tent City 4, an encampment for the homeless...

Semi-Pornographic Lad Mags Contributing to Breakdown of Family Life: Leading British Tory MP
LifeSiteNews.com reports: The proliferation of “lad mags,” semi-pornographic magazines marketed to young men, are a factor contributing to the breakdown of family life and the loss of fatherhood, says a Tory leader...

Student Brief Writing Competition
Here's a writing opportunity for your students. Linda H. Edwards at Mercer sends out this notice: It?s time to start thinking about inviting your students to compete for the Milani Award...

Plane Crashes
alleging loss of life, debilitating injuries, loss of income, traumatic stress.

Helicopter Crashes
alleging loss of life, debilitating injuries, loss of income, traumatic stress.

Slimbionic, SlimDemand
Botanical Weight Loss, and One Weight Loss Pills Recalled

Composix Kugel Mesh Patches
alleging the memory recoil ring has the potential to break and cause bowel perforation or chronic enteric fistulae.

Wrong Medication
Walgreens agrees to confidential settlement after woman suffers miscarriage.

FDA
issues Warning For 25 Weight Loss Products