Many people have low back pain at some time in their lives. It can become chronic, meaning that it comes and goes over months to years. In the “ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE” it is suggested that IF YOU HAVE LOW BACK PAIN: *Do not lift heavy things or do strenuous work *Try to keep doing…
Continue readingWith so many memorials and historic sights in Washington, D.C. and the surrounding area, we sometimes forget some of the places that are outside of the Beltway that are accessible and beautiful in their own right. I have always wanted to bike the length of the C&O Canal after hearing about it from Casamo Court…
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I have been very fortunate throughout my legal career. I have been able to work with, and learn from, some of the greatest lawyers in the country. My first job in the legal profession was before I had even applied to law school. After graduate school in Applied Anatomy and Physiology, I worked as a…
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Once again Doug Landau took part in the Cascades 10km. (6.2 miles) running race in Sterling, Virginia over the Memorial Day weekend. A tough, rolling course on a beautiful course with Outback Steakhouse and other delectibles made for a great start to a terrific weekend. Shown here with a Sterling Fire Department race volunteer, the…
Continue readingThe Associated Press reported on 5/22/08 that Medtronic will be settling the Justice Department’s fraud case against it for $75 million. The case stems from allegations that spinal catheter maker Kyphon fraudulently caused hospitals to file inflated reimbursement claims with Medicare for back surgery known as kyphoplasty. Kyphon was acquired in November of 2007 by…
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