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November 8th, 2012 JSophy
Civil authorities in Connecticut are warning residents about the likelihood that they’ll be contacted by someone in coming weeks offering a bogus assistance plan as they attempt to recover from Hurricane Sandy. Thousands of people in Connecticut and millions more in the Mid Atlantic and Northeast were devastated by the impact of the so-called “superstorm” [...]
November 5th, 2012 JSophy
Women who drink sugary beverages are more likely to suffer a stroke than those who avoid them altogether. According to a study conducted at Osaka University in Japan, the research does not draw a direct link that states sugary drinks are a direct cause of strokes, just that women who admitted drinking at least one [...]
October 26th, 2012 JSophy
The amount of incidents in which children and teens are seriously injured ingesting and swallowing small, high-powered magnets sold as part of popular desk novelty toys is on the rise despite repeated warnings regarding their dangers. According to a MedPageToday.com report, information provided at the recent meeting of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, [...]
October 23rd, 2012 tmccoy
By Jerrold Parker Parents are being warned about the increasing number of poisonings associated with ingestion of laundry detergent ‘pods’, which the Center for Disease Control (CDC) considers to be “an emerging public health hazard in the United States”. The vibrant colors and small compact shapes of the pods attract young children, who after ingesting [...]
October 23rd, 2012 tmccoy
By: Gerard Ryan The Flushmate III Pressure Assisted Flushing System was recalled on June 21, 2012 after approximately 304 reports of the product bursting, causing injury and property damage. The device is a pressurized system that sits within the tank of your toilet and assists with flushing. When the recall was initiated there were 2.3 [...]
October 15th, 2012 tmccoy
By: Gerard Ryan The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported that 198 people in 13 states have now contracted the deadly form of fungal meningitis, linked to tainted steroid injections. Another case has also become fatal making the raising the death toll of this tragic outbreak to 15. About 14,000 patients were [...]
October 1st, 2012 JSophy
A Montana man is the latest to claim a defective trigger mechanism on an iconic Remington rifle is defective and has been paralyzed since 1989 because of it. According to a local NBC News report, Brad Humphrey said a hunting trip with his stepson Paul T. Kohr ended with him sustaining an inadvertent shot to [...]
September 27th, 2012 JSophy
A recent study from two leading West Coast universities has added to the evidence that finds the plastics chemical bisphenol A (BPA) is likely harmful to public health. According to a FoxNews.com report on a new study from researchers at Washington State University and University of California-Davis discovered that rhesus monkeys exposed in utero to [...]
September 20th, 2012 JSophy
H&M has announced a recall on nearly 3,000 Children’s Water Bottles because they pose an injury risk to children who use them. According to a recall statement from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the water bottle’s spout can break off. This poses a choking hazard to children.
September 19th, 2012 JSophy
Parents are being warned about the dangers posed by the highly popular new toys known as Water Balz. Water Balz hit the market in the last year and millions have been purchased. They are made of a super-absorbent polymer. At first, Water Balz are the size of a marble but when they get wet, they’ll [...]
