Seattle Times Reports Washington Driver Dies While Car Racing
At the end of July, the Seattle Times reported that a young man was killed in a car accident while racing with another car. His passenger was injured. The...
Read moreRash of Duck Boat Accidents With Capsizing in Philadelphia and Crashes in Boston
This past month has seen a rash of boating accidents involving duck boats – amphibious tour vehicles that can both drive on land and cruise on water, thereby providing...
Read moreStudy Finds Many Doctors Won’t Report Incompetent Colleagues to Authorities
A new study emanating from Harvard Medical School found that as many as 17 percent of the doctors surveyed had direct, personal knowledge of an impaired or incompetent physician...
Read moreSummer Driving Safety
Driving increases over the summer time: therefore more people are on the road which increases the likelihood of motor vehicle accidents. Summer getaways or visits with family and friends...
Read moreAvoiding Infant Car Seat Injuries
A new study published in the journal Pediatrics warns parents that infant car seats need to remain in cars in order to prevent injuries to babies. Almost 9,000 infants...
Read moreTragic Fireworks Accidents on July 4th
Unfortunately, there were once again stories in the media of tragic fireworks accidents over the July 4th weekend. In New York, a man lighting fireworks completely severed his left...
Read moreSan Franciso Passes Cell Phone Emission Law
At the end of June, San Francisco passed an ordinance (which the mayor indicated he will sign) that requires cell phone retailers to disclose the phones' specific absorption rate,...
Read moreWatch Out for Driving Distractions
“Distracted driving” involves activities that take a person’s attention away from the road with a visual, manual or cognitive distraction. Some of these include cell phone use, eating, talking...
Read moreCounterfeit Tamiflu Sold By Internet-Based Pharmacies is Dangerous to Patients Allergic to Penicillin
Last week, the FDA notified consumers and healthcare professionals about a potentially harmful product represented as "Generic Tamiflu" sold over the Internet. FDA tests revealed that the fraudulent product...
Read moreMcNeil Consumer Healthcare Recalls Additional Lots of Benadryl and Tylenol
We previously notified readers about the massive recall by McNeil Consumer Healthcare over various over-the-counter medicines due to consumer reports of an unusual moldy, musty, or mildew-like odor that...
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