Three people are dead following the collapse of a parking garage under construction at Miami-Dade College Wednesday. According to an NBC News report, the third fatality was reported early this morning when a construction worker, who had been pulled from the rubble of the garage alive, succumbed to his serious injuries at a local … [Read more...]
Florida parking garage collapse kills 3, injures 8; one worker still listed as missing
Mirena® putting women at risk of suffering serious side effects
Women who opt for Mirena® as a contraceptive method are putting themselves at risk of very serious and sometimes life-threatening side effects. Mirena® is an intrauterine contraceptive that's implanted in women and is designed to stay in the uterus for up to five years. Regularly, the Mirena® IUD releases the hormone levonorgestrel … [Read more...]
Injuries from “exploding toilets” prompt recall of Flushmate pressure flushing system
Federal consumer safety regulators have issued a recall on an assisted toilet flushing mechanism after several people sustained injuries when the units exploded during use. According to a recent Los Angeles Times report, the Consumer Product Safety Commission ordered the recall action on the … [Read more...]
Airport Backscatter X-Ray Scanners Continue to Raise Safety Questions
The Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) is taking another look at the radiation levels emitted from some of its new airport full-body scanners after tests found some devices were emitting radiation that was 10 times higher than normal. Though it will be retesting about 247 backscatter X-ray scanners deployed at airports … [Read more...]
Was FCC Cell Phone Radiation Advice Altered at Behest of Industry?
Following pow-wows with members of the cell phone industry, including the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, Nokia, AT&T and Motorola, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) quietly changed a statement on cell phone radiation that appears on its website. Where it once recommended that consumers choose cell phones … [Read more...]
Japanese Nuclear Crises Sparks Worry over General Electric Nuclear Reactor Design
In the wake of the Japanese nuclear emergency spawned by last week's devastating earthquake and tsunami, questions are being raised about the design of the a General Electric nuclear reactor known as the Mark 1. Nuclear opponents have criticized the Mark 1 as inferior to other reactor designs, USA Today reported, saying that its … [Read more...]
DePuy ASR Hip Implant Lawsuit Filed by Connecticut Woman
The first Connecticut lawsuit against the maker of the recalled, defective DePuy ASR hip implant has been filed. Patricia Sorrentino-Galello underwent a second hip replacement just three years after her original surgery at Milford Hospital, the CT Post reports. Revision surgeries are painful and more complex than original surgeries … [Read more...]
