Modern Fan Recalls Pensi Fans for Injury Hazard
Modern Fan Recalled Pensi Fans After Posing Injury Hazard. The Modern Fan Company Inc., of Ashland, Oregon, just recalled about 1,300 Pensi Ceiling fans, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced. The Pensi Fans were recalled because the internal coupler that connects the down rod assembly to the motor can break … [Read more...] about Modern Fan Recalls Pensi Fans for Injury Hazard
Tow Behinds Recalled Over Serious Hazard to Users
Sevca Recall Tow Behinds Because Quick Hitch Connectors Can Break. Sevca, LLC of Wichita, Kansas, has recalled about 94,000 Sevylor® Tow Behinds with Quick Hitch Connectors, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just announced. The recalled Sevylor® Tow Behinds with Quick Hitch Connectors were manufactured … [Read more...] about Tow Behinds Recalled Over Serious Hazard to Users
Polaris Recalls Snowmobiles For Loss of Control Hazard
Polaris Recall Snowmobiles Due To Loss Control Hazard. Polaris Industries Inc., of Medina, Minnesota has issued a recall for about 800 “Polaris” Assault model-year 2009 Snowmobiles due to loss of control hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just announced. The bolts on the rear suspension of the … [Read more...] about Polaris Recalls Snowmobiles For Loss of Control Hazard
Rise in Children’s Deaths from TV Tipovers
TV Tipovers Deaths Increasing. We have long written about the dangers children’s toys pose over lead contamination and choking, fall, and fire hazards, to name a few; however, it seems deaths related to television tipovers pose an increasing hazard. KJRH reported that dozens of children are killed each year by … [Read more...] about Rise in Children’s Deaths from TV Tipovers
Top Hospital Medical Device Hazards For 2008 Revealed
List of Top 10 Hospital Medical Device Hazards Released. The ECRI Institute just released its annual list of top ten hospital medical device hazards for this year. The Institute is a nonprofit organization that “researches the best approaches to improving patient care” and is a designated Collaborating Center of the World Health … [Read more...] about Top Hospital Medical Device Hazards For 2008 Revealed
Window Blind Death, Near-Strangulation Prompt Recalls
Window Blind Recalled Due To A Strangulation Hazard. Defective window blinds are being recalled following the death of one child, and the near strangulation of another, the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced. One recall involves Roman blinds sold at IKEA, while the other includes blackout roller … [Read more...] about Window Blind Death, Near-Strangulation Prompt Recalls
Lead-Tainted Thomas & Friends, Curious George Toys Recalled
Toymaker Recall Lead-Tainted Toys. Last week, Massachusetts toymaker Schylling Associates said it was recalling 51,000 spinning tops from its Thomas & Friends, Curious George and Schylling Circus brands of toys for lead paint contamination. The company is also recalling 4,700 metal pails for the same reason. Schylling … [Read more...] about Lead-Tainted Thomas & Friends, Curious George Toys Recalled
Study Examines AIDS Drugs Heart Risk
AIDS Drugs Risk Of Heart Problems. New research raises the possibility that lifesaving AIDS (news - web sites) drugs may also increase the risk of heart trouble, though experts say the medicines' benefits still far outweigh any hazard. Researchers are at odds over whether the drug combinations are bad for the heart. Conflicting … [Read more...] about Study Examines AIDS Drugs Heart Risk
A Hidden Health Hazard
Mold In Our Houses Could Be To Blame. Deena Karabell had lived in her New York City apartment for 15 years, so when she fell ill in 1983, she never suspected that her apartment itself could be to blame. Over the next 15 years she grew progressively weaker. Finally, in the spring of 1998, she lost 30 pounds and went into anaphylactic … [Read more...] about A Hidden Health Hazard
