How many cars in North Carolina pass a stopped school bus in a day? On Wednesday bus drivers were counting. And you can count on it that the number will be shocking. At the end of 2012 and the beginning of 2013, I wrote about…
Watchdog group Public Citizen is urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) not to approve dapagliflozin because it is not more effect than canagliflozin, a similar drug approved by the agency in March 2013. The drug, which is a member of a new chemical class…
Due largely to drug makers’ aggressive direct-to-consumer advertising campaigns, testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) has become a big business projected to reach profits of $5 billion by 2017. But, huge profits should not come with a huge price to pay for consumers. The FDA said that…
In the movie, Stand By Me, there is a famous scene where four boys try a short cut and walk out on a railroad track over a ravine. This proves to be a mistake as the oncoming train almost runs them down. Sadly this fictional…
Former NFL Player’s Crimes Highlight Dangers of Sleep Drugs Darren Sharper, a former NFL player, started taking Ambien in 2012 after retiring from the game to treat his ongoing insomnia. He became a frequent user, with records indicating that he took 70 pills in 65…
SATCO Products has issued a voluntary recall of LED light bulbs in the US and Canada in conjunction with the CPSC, because the metal housing/lens assembly can dislodge from the bulb’s base and fall, posing an injury risk to bystanders. While no injuries have been…
While we believe in gender equality in the 21st century, we still attribute certain characteristics and behaviors to each gender. It’s in their chemical make up. The hormone known as estrogen lends a hand in giving women their feminine features, while men get their “manly”…
If you travel, you have probably noticed that some places are safer than others. I’m not talking about walking through a bad neighborhood at night with jewelry on. I’m talking about the difference between walking down the street in one city versus walking down the…
A safety advisory was released by Thoratec Corp. regarding the use of the pocket controller for its mini heart pump after four patients died and five other patients suffered injury. Also included in the safety advisory is updated information and labeling for the HeartMate II LVAS…
A year after Marianne Karth lost her two daughters in a car-tractor trailer crash, the Rocky Mount, NC mother is pushing for new safety rules for trucks across the US. Karth was driving on I-20 in Georgia last May, when she had to stop for traffic…