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Last Entry: March 31, 2011 at 19:14:26

Do You Live Near a Disease Cluster? Of 13 States Reviewed, 42 Disease Clusters Found

Posted on March 31, 2011
March 30, 2011 Researchers are urging Congress to act after studying thirteen states and finding 42 disease clusters. The report entitled Health Alert: Disease Clusters Spotlight the Need to Protect People from Toxic Chemicals is by researches of the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and National Disease Clusters Alliance (NDCA), both nonprofit, public interest organizations...

CPSC Tells States to Ban Water Walking Balls Due to Suffocation and Drowning Risks

Posted on March 31, 2011
March 31, 2011 The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers about the dangers of a new recreational activity known as 'water walking balls,' 'water balls' or by various other names, and urging states to ban them. Water balls are a new attraction in amusement parks, carnivals, malls, sporting events and other high-traffic areas...

Frozen Pizza Recalled By Trader Joe's

Posted on March 31, 2011
About 131,000 pounds of frozen pizza products found at Trader Joe's have been recalled because the USDA says the labels fail to mention that they contain wheat, a known allergen. The frozen pizzas - Pizza Al Pollo Asado - were produced by Completely Fresh Foods of Montebello between Jan...

Nine Patients Dead after Receiving Contaminated IV Bags

Posted on March 30, 2011
March 29, 2011 Nine patients in Alabama hospitals have died after receiving treatment with intravenous feeding bags contaminated with bacteria, reports AOL News. The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has confirmed the agency is investigating an outbreak of Serratia marcescens infections at six Alabama hospitals related to an IV feeding product called TPN (total parenteral nutrition) and that nine patients who received the product have died...

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Study - Fresh Foods Reduces BPA Exposure

Posted on March 30, 2011
A new small study suggests, simply changing the way we eat for just a few days can dramatically reduce one's exposure to bisphenol-A (BPA) and phthalates. It's rather simple really – eat less food from metal cans, containers and plastic - and opt for freshly prepared food...

FDA Studying Food Dye And ADHD Link

Posted on March 30, 2011
An FDA advisory panel will soon decide if there is a possible connection between food dyes and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) which could lead to new warning labels on foods such as cereal, gummi bears and Jello. There has been no proven relationship between food dyes and ADHD...

U.S. Nuclear Industry Protected from Liability in Event of a Nuclear Catastrophe

Posted on March 26, 2011
March 26, 2011 Most Americans would be shocked to find that in the event of a major nuclear accident at a U.S. nuclear power plant, even in a large catastrophe like Chernobyl in Ukraine, the plant owner is only liable for a tiny fraction of damages that could occur...

Standing in Your Clients' Shoes

Posted on March 24, 2011
It seems that many lawyers have forgotten that their job is to do everything that the clients would do for themselves if they could. Clients hire lawyers because clients believe that law school and experience has given the attorney an ability they do not possess, says Alan Ripka, Esquire...

4.8 Million Fans Recalled After Reports of Extensive Property Damage from Product Fires

Posted on March 24, 2011
March 24, 2011 As temperatures warm up around the country and consumers pull fans out of storage for use in the warmer seasons, they should be aware of a fan recall affecting 4.8 million fans. The manufacturer, Lasko Products Inc. of West Chester, PA, has issued a recall of box fans because the company received seven reports of fires caused by the malfunction of these products, including two house fires and one barn fire that caused extensive property damage...

Japan Nuclear Crisis Prompts Top Priority Quake Review of NY?s Indian Point

Posted on March 22, 2011
March 22, 2011 Amid fears that U.S. nuclear power plants may be susceptible to earthquake damage like the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex in Japan, federal regulators plan to review earthquake risk at 27 nuclear facilities, including New York's Indian Point which will get 'first and top priority...

Lap Band Erosion

Posted on March 22, 2011
The Lap Band is a device that fits around the top of your stomach. The Lap-Band procedure involves surgically placing an adjustable silicone band around the upper part of the stomach, which reduces the opening to the stomach. The inner liner of the gastric band is filled with saline that can be adjusted with more or less saline to create a smaller or larger opening...

Parents and Caregivers: Important New Guidelines for Child Car Seat Use

Posted on March 21, 2011
March 21, 2011 One of the most important things about child restraint system safety is using the seats correctly and appropriately for a child's age and size. Parents and child caregivers should be aware of new child safety seat guidelines released today by the government...

Philly Duck Boats May Return with New Safety Precautions after Tragic Accident

Posted on March 20, 2011
March 20, 2011 A popular Philly duck boat attraction is set to resume operations with new safety precautions in place if the city approves the company's request. After a horrific incident last July in which two tourists died after the sinking of a duck boat on the Delaware River, the company involved named Ride the Ducks, has made changes to the way it operates and has asked for approval to resume its tours from the city...

Grisly on the Job Accident as a Port Chester Man Gets Caught in Stump Grinder

Posted on March 19, 2011
March 19, 2011 A horrific accident involving a tree trimming company employee and an operating stump grinder has left the worker fighting for his life and government officials investigating, reports the Greenwich Time. An unidentified worker suffered potentially life-threatening injuries yesterday afternoon after one leg and both arms became entangled in the wheel of a large commercial stump grinder servicing a luxury residential property at 537 North ST in Greenwich, CT...

As Sales of Potassium Iodide Skyrocket, So May Cases of Drug Injury

Posted on March 17, 2011
March 17, 2011 The radiation from Japan's nuclear power plant crisis has spurred a dramatic increase in sales of Potassium Iodide in the United States, reports The Huffington Post. Potassium Iodide, also called KI, is a salt of non-radioactive iodine...

NY Health Dept. Revises Screening Recommendations After Transplant Recipient Gets HIV

Posted on March 16, 2011
March 16, 2011 The New York State Department of Health has revised HIV testing recommendations for hospitals after a liver transplant recipient contracted the virus from a donor liver after the transplant operation at one of the state's hospitals, reports The Wall Street Journal...

Fourteen Killed In New York City Bus Crash

Posted on March 12, 2011
A tour bus, returning to Chinatown from a Connecticut casino, crashed on Saturday killing at least fourteen people, according to a New York Fire Department spokesman. The horrific accident happened just after 5:30 a.m. in the southbound lanes of the New England Thruway near the Hutchinson River Parkway...

Concerns over Anesthesia Effects on Children?s Brains Prompts FDA Panel

Posted on March 10, 2011
March 10, 2011 Growing evidence of adverse effects of anesthesia on the growing brains of children has prompted investigation by the government. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a panel today to discuss anesthesia use during surgery on young children and the mounting evidence that anesthetic medications cause death of brain cells resulting in neurological problems such as learning disabilities, cognitive and behavioral problems, reports The New York Times...

QVC Wine Bottle Openers Recalled After Slew of Injuries

Posted on March 09, 2011
March 9, 2011 A large number of reports of injury while using a wine bottle opener have prompted the recall of the dangerous product. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that Sunbeam Products, Inc. is recalling 159,000 Skybar Air Pump Wine Opener brand wine bottle openers because the product is causing the bottle to break during the opening process...

J&J Recalling 384,000 Insulin Pump Cartridges that Could Fail to Deliver Correct Dosages

Posted on March 08, 2011
March 8, 2011 Leaking Insulin Pump Cartridges are under recall because the leak may interfere with its performance and create potentially life-threatening conditions. Two reports of leaking insulin pumps have prompted Animas, part of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies, to recall 384,000 Insulin Pump Cartridges delivered between November 30, 2010 and January 4, 2011...

The Tax Consequences of Investment Recommendations- Do Broker?s Have a Duty?

Posted on March 07, 2011
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently fined Bank of American Corp.'s Merrill Lynch unit $500,000 for to its failure to supervise its representatives involved in the recommendation of college-savings products called 529 plans. FINRA's disciplinary action against Merrill Lynch raises the question: do broker-dealers and their representatives have a duty to research, consider, or even understand the tax consequences of investment recommendations? The issue of whether a broker has a duty to consider the tax consequences of a recommendation is critical to investors for two reasons...

Gov. Links Two Pesticides to Parkinson?s Disease

Posted on March 06, 2011
March 7, 2011 A government study shows an association between two pesticides, rotenone and paraquat, and Parkinson's disease. The National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) collaborated with the Parkinson's Institute and Clinical Center to determine if there is an association between pesticides and other neurotoxins and Parkinson's...

FDA: Drug Prescribed for Epilepsy and Migraines Causes Oral Birth Defects

Posted on March 05, 2011
March 4, 2011 A drug prescribed for the treatment of epilepsy and prevention of migraines can cause cleft palate and cleft lip birth defects. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the agency is requiring Topamax (topiramate) and generic equivalents to carry warnings of potential birth defects if taken by a woman who is pregnant or becomes pregnant...

Government Begins Health Study of Gulf Spill Cleanup Workers and Volunteers

Posted on March 02, 2011
March 2, 2011 A 10-year study will assess the affects of exposure to oil and chemical dispersants on the health of workers and volunteers involved in cleanup operations after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health, has launched the GuLF STUDY (Gulf Long-term Follow-up Study), the largest study ever of its kind, to learn if people who worked in cleanup efforts after the Horizon spill develop adverse health conditions caused by the oil and dispersants...

Brooklyn Hospital Exposed Babies to Unnecessary Radiation

Posted on February 28, 2011
February 28, 2011 Technicians at a New York hospital improperly X-rayed premature babies, exposing their whole bodies to dangerous radiation, reports The New York Times. The radiology department at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn routinely gave premature infants whole-body x-rays, even when doctors ordered only a chest x-ray...

Explosion at Gas Well Injures Three Workers

Posted on February 27, 2011
February 27, 2011 The fiery explosion of a storage tank at a Pennsylvania natural gas drilling site injured three workers. About 6:30pm on February 23, three gas company workers sustained serious injuries when a natural gas liquids storage tank at a well site in Independence Township of Washington County exploded as workers flow tested an active gas well...

Three Injured, One Dead In Brooklyn Car Crash

Posted on February 27, 2011
A driver lost control of his vehicle on an exit ramp and struck a utility pole on Sunday evening, police said. One of the passengers in the vehicle was killed and two others were injured along with the driver. According to authorities, the driver was traveling at a high rate of speed just after 1 a...

NY Times Uncovers Secret Documents about the Dangers of Hydraulic Fracturing Gas Wells

Posted on February 26, 2011
February 26, 2011 The New York Times has obtained previously unreleased documents from the government and drilling industry that show the process of hydraulic fracturing gas and oil wells is even more dangerous than previously thought. An article in The New York Times reveals secret documents and studies from the U...

Woman Infected With Measles Goes Through Three U.S. Airports

Posted on February 26, 2011
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working to track down passengers and workers potentially exposed to Measles, after a U.K. woman infected with the virus traveled from 3 different U.S. airports last week. "Public health authorities consider this a medical urgency, if not an emergency...

More Than 50 People Injured Lincoln Tunnel Accident

Posted on February 25, 2011
February 25, 2011 A rush hour accident in New York's Lincoln Tunnel has injured dozens of people. Just before 7:30am Thursday, an accident involving three buses and a motorcycle in the Manhattan bound Lincoln Tunnel injured fifty-three people and snarled traffic for hours while the emergency services cleared the scene...

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