Your dentist is not an oral surgeon and may not be performing surgery. He may not even be prescribing medication for you. However, something as routine as a dental cleaning, cavity filling, or root canal can result in significant complications if your dentist is negligent….
Scientists in Kentucky and elsewhere have compared the human brain to a computer, but it’s so much more. Computers, in general, cannot learn. As the saying goes, “Garbage in, garbage out.” This complex organ inspires awe even in surgeons, many of whom have actually touched…
Elderly people often have conditions or are taking medications that affect their judgment and their memory. When these people go missing, many law enforcement agencies issue a “Silver Alert,” a statewide or regional broadcast to the public to be on the lookout for the missing…
It seems incomprehensible that a product made for children would be shoddily designed or manufactured, but it happens. Sometimes, these products cause children to get hurt or even killed. When it does, parents are naturally crushed, shocked, devastated: “If only I had bought a different…
We often hear people say that life is short (tell that to a teenager sitting in a calculus class). What are some of the other admonishments to not let life slip away unappreciated? Live for today. Seize the day. Stop and smell the roses. Eat,…
If one lives a full life and dies in old age, life does resemble a circle. Think about it. When we are born, we are helpless—completely dependent on others for our care. Someone feeds us when we’re hungry, changes our diaper when we eliminate, and…