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

Times Square Car Bomb Reminds Us All to be Vigilant

Posted on May 02, 2010
According to the New York Times, A Nissan Pathfinder illegally parked, unattended, engine running and hazard lights flashing Saturday evening seemed out of the ordinary to two Vietnam War Veterans who regularly operate as sidewalk vendors selling inexpensive t-shirts, watches and handbags...

Massive Recall of Children?s Liquid Pain, Cold and Allergy Medications

Posted on May 02, 2010
If you currently have any liquid infant's and children's Tylenol®, Motrin®, Zyrtec® or Benadryl® products, check this recall notice and stop using any of the products listed. McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a division of McNeil-PPC, Inc. and part of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies has announced a voluntary recall of 43 children's and infant's over-the-counter medications distributed to thirteen countries due to quality issues...

Plaintiffs Lining Up in Deepwater Horizon Disaster

Posted on April 30, 2010
As the explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig continues to spill 5,000 barrels a day into the Gulf of Mexico, the oil slick threatens landfall in the precious estuaries of Louisiana and prompts a slew of lawsuits. According to today's Bloomberg article, plaintiffs have filed at least 26 lawsuits against BP Plc and Transociean Ltd...

Cribs Made by LaJobi Recalled

Posted on April 29, 2010
Graco-brand drop side cribs, made by LaJobi, have been recalled in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, due to a safety hazard that poses a risk of suffocation and strangulation to infants and toddlers. According to information posted on the LaJobi Web site, 'If the lower locking tab is broken or damaged on the drop side it can detach from cribs; thereby, creating a hazardous gap between the drop side and the crib mattress in which infants and toddlers can become entrapped and suffocate...

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FDA - Avoid Foodborne Illnesses When Buying Food

Posted on April 29, 2010
The new blog, by FoodSafety.gov offers consumers safety tips for avoiding foodborne illness when purchasing food. They are outlined below. 'Protecting your family against foodborne illnesses begins not at home but at the place where you buy food that you plan to store and serve,' Doriliz De Leon, a consumer safety officer in the Division of Enforcement in the FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition's Office of Compliance, tells consumers...

May Is Motorcycle Safety Month

Posted on April 29, 2010
The month of May is dedicated to Motorcycle Safety Awareness. Sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the campaign aims to remind drivers to be cognizant of motorcyclists during the busier summer months. An estimated two-thirds of all motorcycle accidents occur with a passenger car...

Study Warns of Child Poisoning from Candy-like Flavored Tobacco Products

Posted on April 28, 2010
A study published in the April 19, 2010 online issue of the medical journal Pediatrics urges public health authorities to study dangers of dissolvable nicotine products whose candy-like appearance and added flavoring may entice young children and cause accidental poisoning...

Double Egg Shakers Recalled By Discount School Supply

Posted on April 28, 2010
Discount School Supply, of Monterey, Calif., is voluntarily recalling certain Double Egg Shakers because surface paint on the red eggs contains excessive levels of lead. To this date, there have been no reports of illness associated with the recall...

Wal-Mart Facing the Largest Employment Discrimination Class Action Suit in History

Posted on April 27, 2010
The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco, CA ruled on Monday that a gender discrimination class action suit against Wal-Mart could go to trial. The 6-5 decision comes nearly 10 years after seven women filed a lawsuit in San Francisco's federal court in 2001alleging that Wal-Mart stores paid women employees less that men in comparable positions and that women received fewer promotions and waited longer for promotions to in-store management positions...

Basic Rhythms DrumToys Recalled

Posted on April 27, 2010
The Step2 Company, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada, announced a recall of Basic Rhythms Drum toys. The plastic clips used to attach the drumsticks to the drum can break releasing small pieces...

Do Vitamins Increase Breast Cancer Risk? Conflicting Studies

Posted on April 26, 2010
Recent studies of vitamin supplementation effects on breast cancer development have conflicting results. A Swedish study published in the March 24, 2010 online issue of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that use of multivitamins is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer...

1.7 Million In U.S. Sustain Traumatic Brain Injuries Each Year

Posted on April 26, 2010
A report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control found that an estimated 1.7 million people in the United States sustain traumatic brain injuries (TBI) annually. An impact or jolt of the head or a penetrating head injury can cause a traumatic brain injury, disrupting the normal function of the brain...

Massey Outlines Benefit Package for Families of Blast Miners

Posted on April 26, 2010
Massey Energy revealed the company's benefit plan for families of miners killed in the Upper Big Branch Mine explosion at a press conference held in Charleston, WV today. Don Blankenship, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Massey Energy, and other board members offered their condolences to the families of the 29 miners killed in the April 5 mine accident, who President Obama eulogized in a memorial service on Sunday...

Study - Emissions Often Underestimated

Posted on April 23, 2010
'The nation's oil and chemical plants are spewing a lot more pollution than is reported to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – and the agency knows about it,' according to an article by the Associated Press. Yet, still, the agency has not adopted more accurate, higher-tech measuring methods that have been available since the 1990s...

Woman Killed by Out of Control Van as She Mowed Her Yard

Posted on April 20, 2010
A van ran down a woman mowing her lawn and then crashed into a brick house on Long Island Tuesday morning, reports 1010Wins.com. Nassau County police told the news station that about 10 a.m. a van driven by Kayla Gerdes, 18, of Freeport, and traveling on Cathedral Avenue in Hempstead jumped the curb, struck and killed a 69-year-old woman as she mowed her lawn...

5 Injured in Philly Accident Involving Car and 3 Horse Carriages

Posted on April 20, 2010
An accident in Philadelphia's historical district on Monday involving a car and three of the popular horse drawn carriages has left five people injured. Police say that Thomas Gordon, 70, of Claymount, DE, traveled on North Sixth Street of the Independence Mall about 9:30 a...

Worker at NJ Food Plant Injured When Arm Caught in Machinery

Posted on April 20, 2010
Police say a worker was injured on the job at a New Jersey food processor, WPVI-TV Philadelphia reports. The accident happened in Burlington County at the Ready Pac Produce facility at 700 Railroad Avenue in Florence Township. According to police, the woman employee caught her arm in a machine used to make the company's ready to eat food products...

Toyota Recalls 600,000 Sienna Minivans in Cold Weather States, Including New York

Posted on April 20, 2010
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., announced Friday that it is voluntarily recalling approximately 600,000 Sienna minivans because the spare tire carrier cable can corrode, potentially causing the spare tire to drop from the undercarriage. The corrosion can occur on 1998-2010 model year Sienna minivans operated in cold climates where the vehicle is exposed to road salt...

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. Fails to Fix Gas Migration into Ground Water and Wells

Posted on April 20, 2010
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp., of Houston, TX, faces severe penalties from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) after the company failed to correct problems regarding Susquehanna County water supplies polluted by migrating gas from Cabot's natural gas drilling operations...

Van Hits and Kills Young Bicyclist in Brooklyn

Posted on April 20, 2010
A van hit and killed an 18-year-old man riding a bicycle on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, The New York Daily News reported. Police told the news source that the accident happened about 9:30 Wednesday morning when 28-year-old Michael Oxley ran a red light and hit bicyclist Jake McDonough, of Kensington...

NJ Construction Worker Falls to His Death First Day on the Job

Posted on April 20, 2010
A construction worker died Wednesday morning in a fall on a hotel renovation jobsite, NJ.com reports. The accident happened about 9:00 a.m. at the White Pearl Hotel in Seaside Heights. While working on renovations to the hotel, Graham Stirling, 43, of Toms River fell four stories to the ground below...

Report Urges FDA To Regulate Sodium Intake

Posted on April 20, 2010
A newly released report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) suggests national action is needed to reduce the sodium content of foods which will in turn make a significant impact toward reducing the risk of high blood pressure and cardiovascular events for Americans...

Nut Tree Health Mix Recalled Due To Undeclared Sulfites

Posted on April 16, 2010
'Nut Tree Health Mix' has been voluntarily recalled due to undeclared sulfites. People who are sensitive to sulfites are at risk of having a life-threatening reaction if these products are unknowingly consumed. The recall involves 'Nut Tree Health Mix' with DATE: SEP 28 10...

School Bus Carrying 36 Students Crashes into House in Lebanon County

Posted on April 14, 2010
Police are investigating how a school bus carrying 36 students hit another vehicle and then careened into a house Monday morning in South Lebanon Township. WGAL.com reports that school bus driver Connie Boltz, 65, hit a Jeep operated by Michael Hansel, 52, stopped at a stop sign while turning the bus from State Drive onto Horst Avenue...

Cab Hits Two Long Island Children Walking Home from School

Posted on April 14, 2010
A livery cab struck two children as they walked home from the Charles A. Mulligan School in Central Islip, NY, reports WABC-TV New York. The accident happened Monday afternoon about 3 p.m. as Kevin Amaya, 11, and Mario Quintanilla, 13, crossed the street at the intersection of Suffolk Avenue and Lowell Avenue...

PA and Federal Government Finally Decide Who Foots the Bill for Valley Forge Park Asbestos Cleanup

Posted on April 11, 2010
The state of Pennsylvania and the federal government have agreed upon who will pay to cleanup asbestos waste in the Valley Forge National Historical Park (VFNHP). Valley Forge National Historical Park is approximately 3,466 acres spanning parts of Chester and Montgomery counties northwest of Philadelphia...

Children Injured on Metal Domes in Brooklyn Bridge Park?s Playground

Posted on April 11, 2010
It was not an auspicious beginning for the metal domes in the playground of the new Brooklyn Bridge Park. A little girl suffered injuries while playing on the domes within hours of the park opening in March, reported the New York Daily News. Robert Foley, 39, of Brooklyn, wrote a letter to the Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corp...

Pedestrian Killed by School Bus in Queens

Posted on April 11, 2010
A school bus struck a 59-year-old man as he crossed the street in Queens on Friday morning. The New York Daily News reports that the accident happened about 6:45 a.m. as the bus transported one student. Traveling on Lefferts Boulevard, the bus made a right turn onto Liberty Avenue, but the driver did not see Permaul Tulkanam, of Queens, in the crosswalk and struck him...

Guidant to Pay $296 Million Penalty for Failure to Report Defibrillator Safety Problems to FDA

Posted on April 11, 2010
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that Guidant LLC, a subsidiary of Boston Scientific Corporation, has pleaded guilty to criminal violations of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act for the company's actions regarding the short-circuiting failures of three models of its implantable cardioverter defibrillators...

Long Island Tree Trimmer Injured by Chainsaw and 8 Foot Fall

Posted on April 06, 2010
An accident Monday afternoon involving a chainsaw and a ladder has injured an employee of a tree trimming company, www.longislandpress.com reports. Nassau County police told the news website that the accident happened about 3:45 p.m. on Foxhurst Road in Oceanside when the chainsaw used by Frank Villegas, 63, of Hempstead, bounced off a tree limb and seriously cut his arm...

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