Home HIV Tests

Home HIV Tests

16 May 2012

FDA Approves An In-Home HIV Test The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has said YES to an in home HIV test with a 17-0 approved vote.  The in home test is an over-the-counter home HIV test by OraQuick. It is estimated that around 2.8 million people will use the in-home HIV test by OraQuick Technologies, and is estimated that around 45,000 new positive test results could be detected averting more than 4,000 HIV transmissions in a year. This would be
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Hopeful News For Those Suffering From Severe Nerve Damage

Hopeful News For Those Suffering From Severe Nerve Damage

15 May 2012

The Journal of Neurosurgery reports that a paralysed man from the US has recovered limited use in his hand after a cutting edge surgery that circumnavigated damaged nerves. The injury the man sustained inhibited his brain from communicating with his hand, this meant all movement control was gone. Surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, Missouri, were able to re-route nerves in the man’s hand giving him the capability to move his hand again. He is now able
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Happy Mother’s Day from The Maher Law Firm

Happy Mother’s Day from The Maher Law Firm

11 May 2012

Parenting Tips and Ways To Support Fellow Parents   In honor of Mother’s Day we would like to share another moving article by Maria Lin.  Earlier this week we featured an article she did titled  7 Things You Don’t Know About A Special Needs Parent.  She had such an overwhelming response to the piece, that she followed it up with another titled 9 Ways You Can Help A Special Needs Parent.   We have provided links to both articles and
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National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day

National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day

11 May 2012

Attorney General Eric Holder Delivers National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day Speech   National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day was celebrated on May 9, 2012 in our nation’s capital.  It is sponsored as part of U.S. Department of Health & Human Services campaign Caring for Every Child’s Mental Health.   The campaign is raising awareness of how important a child’s mental health is to the child’s healthy development.  Communities around the country held their own Awareness Day with a variety of
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FDA Alerts “Liberation Therapy” May Be Deadly

FDA Alerts “Liberation Therapy” May Be Deadly

10 May 2012

Unproven CCSVI Treatment Potentially Dangerous CCSVI is a narrowing of veins in the chest and neck, and it may cause or contribute to the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS).  It may cause MS by impairing blood drainage from the brain and upper spinal cord.  However, studies are inconclusive on the association between CCSVI and MS.   “Because there is no reliable evidence from controlled clinical trials that this procedure is effective in treating MS, FDA encourages rigorously-conducted, properly-targeted research to
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Neglect, Abuse and Mistreatment in Personal Care Homes

Neglect, Abuse and Mistreatment in Personal Care Homes

9 May 2012

Personal Home Care Dangers An Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation has found an “epidemic” of mistreatment of defenseless people by personal home care providers.   A personal home care facility is something between an assisted living home and a boarding house.  It provides food and lodging, help with bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting and supervision of medication administration.   They are not authorized to provide medical services.   The demand for this type of care has increased greatly the past decade.  A driving
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Abbott Laboratories Settle Depakote dispute for 1.6 billion

Abbott Laboratories Settle Depakote dispute for 1.6 billion

8 May 2012

Depakote Settlement: 1.6 Billion The Justice Department and several states reached a settlement with Abbott Laboratories on Monday for claims that Abbott illegally marketed anti-seizure medication Depakote for uses not approved  by the Food and Drug Administration.   As per the agreement, Abbott will pay $800 million for civil cases, $700 million in criminal penalties and $100 million to states for consumer protection resolution.   $84 million of the civil share will be paid to the whistle-blowers under a provision
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7 Things You Should Know About A Special Needs Parent

7 Things You Should Know About A Special Needs Parent

8 May 2012

Happy Mother’s Day From Maher Law Firm   At Maher Law Firm we would like to honor all Mothers and thank them for all they do. We would also like to  share  a link to a very  powerful article by Maria Lin, Editor-in-chief, LearnVest. Lin opens up about the personal struggle she deals with as a mother of a special needs child.  Honest.  Moving. Authentic. You do not have  to be a mother, or a father, to appreciate her revelations.  
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Keeping Senior Minds Alert

Keeping Senior Minds Alert

4 May 2012

Fight Mild Cognitive Impairment: Online activity and exercise help to keep senior minds alert says an article by Todd Neale of MedPage Today. Individuals that did moderate exercise and had moderately used a computer within the last year had a 64% less chance of experiencing mild cognitive impairment compared to those who did neither activity according to the Mayo Clinic’s Yonas Geda, MD. Mild cognitive impairment is an intermediate stage between normal aging and dementia and persons with it are a
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Antibiotic- Resistant Bacteria in Food Supply

Antibiotic- Resistant Bacteria in Food Supply

1 May 2012

Public Health Threatened by Agricultural use of Antibiotics A federal judge ruled in March that the Food and Drug Administration study  from 1977 on antibiotics and agriculture must be acted upon.  The three decade old study concluded that feeding healthy livestock, hogs and chickens a daily dose of antibiotics could promote antibiotic-resistant bacteria that could infect people. No longer is it okay to give healthy animals antibiotics on a daily basis.  Of course, if an animal is sick then it
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