If you're a regular follower of my blog, you know that I often highlight the issue of texting while driving. This problem is commonly attributed to teens, who seemingly can't help...
How much is that new hip going to cost you? The answer, according to a recent Journal of the American Medical Association Study, is that no one knows.
Researchers called more than 100...
The Disney production company that produced the film The Lone Ranger has been fined $61,445 by the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal OSHA) for a death on set last...
Nearly a year after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that Fresenius Medical Care North America would recall its dialysis concentrate, following disclosure of the chemical’s...
Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio), once a staunch opponent of gay marriage, announced earlier this month that he was supporting gay marriage. Portman admitted that he probably would not have become a...
Enough already. In one week we’ve seen three recalls at three separate compounding pharmacies. Two of which are in the state of Massachusetts; the other is in Georgia.
Earlier this week...
In December 2012, the Consumer Product Safety Commission enacted newer, stringent standards of cribs and mattresses to ensure safer sleeping environments for infants and toddlers. In doing so,...
It's popular to get a black henna tattoo over spring break, apparently. While black henna tattoos are temporary, they might leave longer-lasting effects than desired, according to some...
A unit of embattled drug giant Johnson & Johnson is recalling nearly 2 million blood glucose meters after learning of a defect triggered when they register high blood sugar...
Although the U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not recommend routine checks of blood metal ion levels for metal-on-metal hip replacement patients who are not suffering from complications...