- Courtney Mills | September 24, 2007 8:40 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in conjunction with Simplicity Inc. is recalling approximately 1 million baby cribs because of a manufacturing defect that may lead to infant deaths.The recall was issued to cover cribs with a drop-side that can detach from the crib itself, creating a dangerous gap and leading to the suffocation of infant children. There have been 55 such incidents...
- Courtney Mills | September 19, 2007 10:28 AM |
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MiscellaneousWhen video of a group of police Tasering University of Florida senior Andrew Meyer became an instant internet sensation on Tuesday, the debate on free speech on college campuses began to circulate in earnest. University of Florida President Bernie Machen responded in kind by placing two of the officers on leave because of their actions.In the video, UF senior Andrew Meyer is seen asking Sen....
- Courtney Mills | September 18, 2007 9:39 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsDole Food has recalled certain bagged salads sold in the U.S. and Canada due to samples that tested positive for E. coli bacteria. E. coli is a common form of bacteria that can cause severe food poisoning in people subjected to certain strains of the bacteria. Normally E. coli flourishes when perishable food is left at higher temperatures without the benefit of refrigeration.Dole has augmented...
- Courtney Mills | September 17, 2007 1:13 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsChinese regulatory agencies recalled two drugs used in the fight against leukemia, a blood-borne cancer, out of safety concerns over the weekend. This medical recall is the latest in a series of recalls to plague China and has stirred heated controversy within the country and abroad over what to do about the poor state of quality control of all varieties of consumer goods in China.The Xinhua...
- Staff Writer | September 17, 2007 12:12 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsForbes magazine and the Associated Press report that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality announced today that it will take a closer look at data from children who have been using ADHD drugs to determine whether these medications can cause heart problems. Apparently there have been a number of reports of deaths, heart attacks and strokes among...
- Courtney Mills | September 13, 2007 9:45 AM |
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MiscellaneousAccording to an article published on Reuters today, the cholesterol-lowering drug category of statins, the most popular of which is Lipitor by Pfizer, was responsible for the Lion's share of prescription drug sales in 2004. While cholesterol-lowering drug tended to be the most profitable for drug companies, according to federal estimates, patients spent somewhere in the neighborhood of $9...
- Jenny Albano | September 12, 2007 12:31 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsDeaths and serious injuries from popular drugs has almost tripled from 1998 to 2005, an analysis of U.S. drug data found. Deaths and injuries from medications increased from 34,966 to 89,842 during the study of reports to the FDA. They analyzed excerpts of reports on serious side effects received by the FDA between January 1998 and December 2005. A total of 467,809 serious complications were...
- Courtney Mills | September 05, 2007 8:49 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe world's largest toymaker Mattel in conjunction with the Consumer Products Safety Commission recalled some 700,000 Chinese-made toys on Tuesday because they violated federal lead paint standards. These growing problems represent Mattel's third recall in just over a month.Mattel's newest recall covers approximately 675,000 accessory toys of the popular Barbie line that were left untouched in...
- Courtney Mills | September 04, 2007 10:42 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsA 13-year-old Rikki Howard and her 10-year-old half-sister Casie Hicks were riding on the rolling hills of Arizona in a three-wheeled ATV and were seriously injured Saturday in an ATV accident, when their vehicle suddenly tore down a 125-foot mine shaft. The Arizona hilly countryside apparently obscured the opening to the mineshaft, and the girls' vehicle fell right into it.According to media...
- Staff Writer | September 04, 2007 9:41 AM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsA tragic motor vehicle accident out of Cana, Virginia, made headlines yesterday, when three teens were killed after the pickup truck they were riding in crashed.My FOX 8 in Virginia reports that two of the teens who died were riding in the back of the truck, and one was in the cab. Three other teens in the vehicle sustained injuries and were treated at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical...
- Staff Writer | September 03, 2007 10:00 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsA deadly, two-car accident in Mississippi yesterday claimed the life of an Alabama man who was not wearing his seatbelt. The Mississippi Press reports on the motor vehicle accident, which occurred on the U.S. 90 bridge in Pascagoula, and involved a Toyota Camry and a Toyota Tacoma. The report says the man driving the Tacoma hit the Camry from behind, causing the fatal accident. The Tacoma...
- Chrissie Cole | September 03, 2007 1:02 AM |
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MiscellaneousA federal class action lawsuit was filed by the NAACP on July 11, in the United States District Court of Central California. The lawsuit names Ameriquest Mortgage Co. along with several other mortgage giants.Recent reports across several agencies cite the prevalence of sub-prime mortgages and predatory lending practices as the root of foreclosures rising. According to the NAACP foreclosures are...