Archive: December 2014

A long-term disability is defined as one that limits your ability to undertake certain activities associated with daily living, according to the Survey on Disability by the Canadian Government. This may include activities associated with your employment. If you are considering pursuing long-term disability compensation, you need to understand some essential factors associated with this […]

High-speed in-car connectivity has been around for years, but after AT&T teamed up with Good morning! in 2013 to outfit almost every one of their newest models with WiFi capability, nearly every other automaker has been clamoring to compete. We may soon see it in virtually every new model on the road, and that makes […]

The National Safety Council promotes data-driven safety management systems backed by scientific research and statistics. The Council has published injury facts for more than 90 years based on data from various sources such as surveys and statistics, and also publishes The Journal of Safety Research. The Council works to raise awareness of safety issues and […]

For anyone who didn’t see it last year, here is the WestJet Christmas Miracle:

From our family to yours, we wish you a very Merry Christmas!

Southern California Public Radio, in a segment titled “Selling The Spine,” reports that over the last decade, California “and the rest of the U.S. have seen rapid growth in what are called Physician Owned Distributorships, or PODs, in the spinal device business.” A POD is a medical device business “in which a physician is an […]

Here’s a case of unintended consequences — warning people that antidepressants might lead to suicide apparently causes the users to actually go ahead and commit suicide. USA Today reports that according to a study published online in the BMJ, boxed “warnings that antidepressant medications might prompt suicidal thinking in some young people may have backfired, […]

Riding a motorcycle can be one of the most liberating experiences you can encounter, but being up on two wheels can also carry some extra risks since other motorists don’t always notice you or understand the safest practices when sharing the roadway with motorcyclists. Unfortunately this can sometimes lead to an accident. If this should […]

The holiday time brings with it traveling to see friends and relatives. It also brings inclement weather and hazardous road conditions. Any experienced Philadelphia personal injury lawyer will agree, it is better to avoid an accident than go through litigation after being injured. A few driving tips are included to help keep people safe during […]

Our daughter and her family had to move from Texas to northern New Jersey this summer. She recently needed something and the closest store that carried it was across the border in New York, so she drove there and got it. In retrospect she said “Dad, can you even imagine driving to another state just […]