January 2007 - Posts

• TV Special "The Supreme Court" to Air on PBS Jan. 31 and Feb. 7

  Posted Wednesday, January 31, 2007 7:17 PM by Findlaw Moderator Comment Here: (Comments Off) A TV special on the U.S. Supreme Court will premier today on PBS television stations nationwide. This program is entitled "The Supreme Court" and is produced by Thirteen/WNET New York. The series will air over two weeks -- on January 31, 2007 and February 7, 2007 at 9 pm EST [Read More]

• Today in FindLaw's Writ: The Cover-up Of Crimes Against CIA Detainees

  Posted Wednesday, January 31, 2007 3:26 PM by Findlaw Moderator Comment Here: (Comments Off) Today in FindLaw's Writ columnist Joanne Mariner discusses how the Bush Administration is working to cover up abuses, such as waterboarding and other severe methods, used against detainees in secret CIA programs by designating information as "Classified." [Read More]

• FDA to Strengthen Drug Safety Review

  Posted Wednesday, January 31, 2007 10:43 AM from FindLaw's Common Law Comment Here: (Comments Off) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced plans to strengthen drug safety review efforts, and has outlined a comprehensive commitment to the safety of drugs and other medical products -- including plans to strengthen the science that supports...

• Study: Ads Exaggerate Benefits of Prescription Drugs

  Posted Tuesday, January 30, 2007 4:08 PM from FindLaw's Common Law Comment Here: (Comments Off) Drug companies overstate the benefits of prescription drugs in their television advertising, and TV ads for these medications have limited educational value, according to a study published in the latest issue of Annals of Family Medicine. As explained in the...

• Study Links Antidepressants to Bone Fractures in Older Patients

  Posted Monday, January 29, 2007 4:19 PM from FindLaw's Common Law Comment Here: (Comments Off) A new study finds that use of certain antidepressants by older patients exposes them to an increased risk of suffering bone fractures. The study, carried out by a number of Canadian research scientists, suggests that patients over 50 years of...

• IRS: Taxpayers Have Until April 17 to File and Pay

  Posted Friday, January 26, 2007 4:25 PM from FindLaw's Common Law Comment Here: (Comments Off) The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that taxpayers will have until Tuesday, April 17, 2007, to file their 2006 returns and pay any taxes due. Taxpayers will have extra time to file and pay because April 15 falls on a...

• Bangor is First U.S. City to Ban Smoking in Cars with Children

  Posted Friday, January 26, 2007 4:08 PM from FindLaw's Common Law Comment Here: (Comments Off) Earlier this month the City Council of Bangor, Maine approved an ordinance that revised the Code of the City of Bangor to prohibit smoking in motor vehicles when there is a person younger than 18 years old present. This ordinance...

• California Bans Perchloroethylene (Perc) from Dry Cleaning

  Posted Thursday, January 25, 2007 8:36 PM from FindLaw's Common Law Comment Here: 1 Comments At a meeting today the California Air Resources Board (ARB) unanimously approved banning the use of perchloroethylene (Perc), a potential carcinogen, from dry cleaning and water-repelling operations. This ban will be implemented in a phased approach and is to be...