Millions of children with disabilities rely fundamentally on Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits to live healthy, well-supported lives. In fact, more than 15% of SSI recipients are under the age of 18, according to the latest data compiled by the Social Security Administration. But of course, being eligible…
Virginia State Police say that six people were injured in Campbell County VA on July 11 when their church van was rear ended by a tractor trailer on Route 460. The five who were injured all were children and suffered minor to serious injuries. The…
General Mills widened its recall of potentially contaminated flour Monday, and health officials said 46 people have been made sick so far by raw flour. The company first recalled about 10 million pounds of flour in May, saying it could be linked to a breakout…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved safety labeling changes for a class of antibiotics, called fluoroquinolones, to enhance warnings about their association with disabling and potentially permanent side effects and to limit their use in patients with less serious bacterial infections. An earlier…
In November 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) advised the mayor of the Village of Hoosick Falls, New York, to warn residents about their drinking water. The water had been found to be contaminated with perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), and the EPA advised that residents avoid…
Wild parsnip is back in season. But, what is it and where is it found? Wild parsnip is one of the most common plants; it is typically found in along roadways, bike trails, and open fields, but has also been found in gardens and on…
A Lake County OH Common Pleas Court judge refused last week to dismiss a Wickliffe OH hotel from a $5 million drowning lawsuit. Reginald Brown, a 23 year-old from Detroit, died in February 2014 while swimming at a Quality Inn pool in Wickliffe. His family…
At least 17 people were hurt during a bus crash in Anne Arundel County MD last night. The Anne Arundel County Fire Department reported that a Regional Transit Authority bus hit a Toyota Corolla at Dorsey and Shipley roads at 8:40 PM. The bus left…
Five students in North Carolina were hurt in 2015 by motorists who passed stopped school buses, and 13 North Carolina students have died due to drivers passing school buses since 1999. Those facts are the major reasons that starting Jan. 1, 2017, all North Carolina school…
A lawsuit against World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. (WWE) was filed earlier this week, with more than 50 plaintiffs blaming the organization for neurological injuries they suffered caused by performing in the WWE’s wrestling rings. The lawsuit also accuses the WWE, and its founder Vince McMahon,…