When the intercom buzzed and her boss said "Carrie, please step into my office," she assumed there was a new problem that had arisen, or a job that needed to be done, and she brought ...

Let me be clear: lawyers are problem solvers. We fix problems after they happen. We rarely are able to stop something that is already in play, for example, a plan by your boss to send you packing. While Hollywood and television have imbued lawyers with magical qualities on the order ...

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Several years ago I went ...

One of the concepts that lay people have trouble with in terms of the law is the concept of standing. Standing basically means that a person must have a "justiciable interest" in a lawsuit. That means that the decision in the lawsuit must directly affect them.

In its simplest terms, standing is about whose ox got gored  Suppose a woman at the mall, in order to get to a sale item, hits your sister ...

Suppose you went to the auto mechanic and he told you that you needed your tires rotated and your oil changed. You wait patiently in the waiting room for 20 minutes and then someone brings you out your keys, takes your money, and sends you on your way. But back in the mechanical part of the shop the only service you received was to have the oil that was already in your car topped off, and no one touched your tires. ...

Acetylcholine is an important neurotransmitter found in the brain. In fact, reduced amounts of this neurotransmitter have been found to exist in the brain of those that suffer from Alzheimer's disease. Acetylcholine is an important neurotransmitter that plays a significant role in memory, as well as innervation of muscle activity. Anticholinergic agents counter the effects of acetylcholine and block ...

As the population ages, long-term care resources will be more in need. Older adults will comprise an increasingly larger portion of our total population, moving from 13 percent of our current population to approximately 20 percent over the next few decades. With this burgeoning growth in the population will come an increasing need for various forms of long-term care. However, a recent report paints ...

A novel exercise program known as Preventing Loss of Independence through Exercise (PLIÉ), has been demonstrated to hold possibly important benefits for those that suffer from dementia. Most forms of dementia, including dementia of the Alzheimer's type, are usually treated with medications to help slow the progression of the disease. However, many older adults suffering from dementia fail to demonstrate ...

Sometimes managing people is like that, and even in an age where everyone threatens to sue if you fire them, cleaning house ...

Even if you don't reveal a resident's name, if you disclose on public social media ...