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With five infant deaths linked to it, the once-popular Nap Nanny infant sleeper device has finally been forced into a recall by consumer safety officials. According to a report from U.K.’s The Daily Mail, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has recalled the Nap Nanny. Included in the recall are both “generations” of the [...]

A new study indicates that most Americans aren’t washing their hands properly after using the restroom, which increases their chances of spreading infectious diseases. According to a report at MedicalNewsToday.com, researchers at Michigan State University found that 1 in 10 people don’t wash their hands at all after using a bathroom. One-third of all people [...]

New information is underscoring the risks associated with distracted walking. Lately, there has been more than enough information and attention drawn to the dangers of using a cellphone while behind the wheel of an automobile, known commonly as “distracted driving.” Law enforcement efforts, based on our previous reports, show that while states across the country [...]

Auto safety officials are weighing the possibility of ordering a recall on about 320,000 Honda Odyssey minivans because airbags could deploy at any time, even without any impact on the vehicle. According to a New York Times report this week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a report recently that indicates a defect in [...]

A new lawsuit aims to shed more light on the horrific abuse of prisoners – many mentally ill – held in Mississippi state prisons. According to a New York Times editorial, the Southern Poverty Law Center and American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) have jointly filed a federal lawsuit against the East Mississippi Correctional Facility. The [...]

A major factor in reducing the cost of health insurance and the cost of healthcare overall is eliminating Medicare fraud. The federal government believes that the patient may prove to be its best defense at exposing Medicare fraud. According to a recent USA Today report, since passage of the Affordable Care Act (dubbed Obamacare), the [...]

Increased hydraulic fracturing (fracking) operations on California’s most fertile farmland is straining a working relationship that’s existed for years between the state’s oil and agriculture industries. According to a report from The New York Times, more fracking wells are encroaching on what was once fertile farmland used to produce the many crops that come from [...]

A total of 88 people have now been confirmed as victims of a salmonella outbreak in North Carolina. Based on our previous reports on salmonella outbreaks across the country, the hallmark signs of a potential infection are abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. These symptoms can range in severity and most infected people will pass [...]

More and more cases involving people stricken with the disease known as Popcorn Lung are being filed across the country. Law360.com reports that lawsuits continue to be filed by workers in the popcorn, flavoring, and other similar industries, claiming that their exposure to the chemical diacetyl has caused them to suffer an irreversible lung disease [...]

A new study has associated use of long-acting beta-antagonist (LABA) drugs like Advair Diskus with an increased risk of adverse cardiovascular events. Researchers at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences in Toronto say that use of  LABA drugs like Advair may be effective at treating symptoms of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) in some patients, but for [...]