Pennsylvania Fracking Debate Intensifies in Pittsburgh
Debate In Pennsylvania Fracking. Yesterday was declared World Protest Against Shale Gas Fracking by opponents of the natural gas drilling technique, also known as hydraulic fracturing. While protests were planned across the country and as far away as New Zealand, one of the most interesting was held in Pittsburgh, … [Read more...] about Pennsylvania Fracking Debate Intensifies in Pittsburgh
Callicoon, NY: Center of State’s Fracking Debate
Farmers Want To Enjoy Benefits With Fracking. Some farmers are hoping for fracking and that the shale gas on their land will be tapped and they can enjoy the financial bonuses and royalties, said USA Today; however, other landowners are fighting against the gas drilling, which many feel will contaminate their water and … [Read more...] about Callicoon, NY: Center of State’s Fracking Debate
Study on Medical Helicopter Usage Sparks Controversy
Medical Helicopter Accidents Cause Fatalities Among Patients. Last year was the deadliest in emergency medical helicopter history, with rule violations and dangerous actions on air-ambulance flights causing fatalities among patients and medical and flight crews, according to a recent USA Today report. Now, the Wall Street Journal … [Read more...] about Study on Medical Helicopter Usage Sparks Controversy
Drug Coated Stent Debate
Experts continue to disagree on the usefulness and safety of drug coated stents. Experts continue to disagree on the usefulness and safety of drug coated stents. Stents are an important element in heart-disease treatment. Tiny wire-mesh tubes, stents prop open arteries once doctors clear them of blockages. Some stents have a drug … [Read more...] about Drug Coated Stent Debate
The heart of a stent debate
People With Drug Coated Stents Are Propane To Fatal Blood clots. Michael Young had a choice. Doctors could clear his three blocked coronary arteries by cracking open his chest and surgically bypassing them. Or they could clear them from within by inflating a tiny balloon and propping them open with wire-mesh stents, coated with a … [Read more...] about The heart of a stent debate
Crestor Debate Intensifies
Crestor, The Newest In A Class Of Drugs Known As Statins. The Food and Drug Administration is raising questions about the cholesterol-lowering drug Crestor, the newest in a class of drugs known as statins. The consumer group Public Citizen has long been calling for Crestor's recall, citing a higher risk for a serious muscle … [Read more...] about Crestor Debate Intensifies
School Bus Accident Renews Seat-Belt Debate
Bus Accident In Virginia Killed 2 Children. The bus accident in Arlington, Va., last week that killed two children has many people asking whether school buses should have seat belts (either lap belts or the lap-shoulder type, which safety experts prefer). It may seem like a no-brainer to have seat belts, but only three states New … [Read more...] about School Bus Accident Renews Seat-Belt Debate
Debate Over Crown Victoria’s Role In Officers’ Deaths
Police Officers Burned To Death In A Fiery Crown Victoria. Three Arizona police officers have burned to death in the past three years. Another, Phoenix police Officer Jason Schechterle, lived through the fire but was horribly disfigured and faces years of surgeries and facial reconstruction. Four officers, four explosions. One … [Read more...] about Debate Over Crown Victoria’s Role In Officers’ Deaths
