We had previously blogged about the sorry state of regulatory oversight of manufacturers of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) implants. The good news is that the FDA announced last week that it...
Read moreThe Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced Friday that, in cooperation with Summer Infant Inc., it was implementing a voluntary recall of about 1.7 million video baby monitors with...
Read moreAs of last week, all but one U.S. state had snow on the ground. For kids, an unusually snowy winter means an extended and more prolific sledding season. Sledding...
Read moreA pregnant woman in Colorado was mistakenly given methotrexate when she went to fill a prescription for antibiotics. Commonly used to treat cancer, the drug is also used to...
Read moreWhile the popularity of football has never been higher in the U.S., major concerns are being raised about the safety of the game from the highest professional level to...
Read moreThe number of hospitalizations due to dog bites has nearly doubled in the last ten years, according to a recent report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. ...
Read moreIn 1992 Stella Liebeck spilled scorching hot McDonald’s coffee on her lap while pulling out of a drive-thru in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She suffered severe burns and sued the...
Read moreMany people assume that bottled water is safer than tap water, but according to the Environmental Working Group, that's not the case. According to a recently published bottled water...
Read moreLate last year, the FDA issued a warning against the use of the injectable form of dolasetron mesylate (Anzemet) to prevent nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing cancer chemotherapy...
Read moreWe're still in the midst of a tough winter, but it's not too early to begin thinking about pool safety as warmer weather begins to draw near. This video...
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