Eight Million Car Owners Urged to Replace Defective Air Bags Immediately
NHTSA Urges Car Owners With Defective Air Bags To Act. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) urged owners of nearly 8 million cars with potentially faulty airbags to “act immediately” to replace them. The air bags, which can explode even after a minor accident, are responsible for at least three deaths … [Read more...]
Cell Phone Studies Urged Amid Health Fears
Cell Phone Studies Continue to Raise Health Concerns. Cell Phones are continue to raise health concerns. On Thursday, researchers from the U.S. National Research Council advised that further studies should be conducted on children and pregnant women to determine if cell phones or other wireless devices could damage health. A few … [Read more...]
More Study Urged On firefighters’ Cancer
Firefighters’ Cancer, Chemicals In Training Might Be Responsible. Firefighters from several area counties some of them suffering from cancer and their families urged state health officials last night to find out whether chemicals they were exposed to in training at Millersville in the 1970s and possibly beyond might be … [Read more...]
Caution In Use of Drugs For Depression
Drugs For Depression Warning Signs. Millions of patients taking popular antidepressants need close watching for the warning signs of suicide or other serious mental health problems, especially when the powerful drugs are first started or their dosage is changed, federal health officials cautioned Monday. The advisory from the Food … [Read more...]
Defense Department Urged To Help Clean Up Polluted Water
Cleanup Of Chemical Perchlorate In Polluted Water. Sen. Dianne Feinstein has urged the Defense Department to assist in the cleanup of the chemical perchlorate, which has been found to have leaked into ground water from some of the DOD's facilities or from some of its contractors. The chemical perchlorate is used in the … [Read more...]