SmileMakers Inc., of Spartanburg, S.C. is recalling about 66,200 Children’s Happy Charm Bracelets and 2,200 Football Rings because the metal substrate in the jewelry contains high levels of cadmium, which is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects, announced the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission(CPSC).
Made in China and [...]
For the past year, Habitat for Humanity has maintained there were no defects in Chinese drywall used in about 200 homes built after devastating Hurricane Katrina. Many residences of concern are located in the Musicians’ Village area in the Upper Ninth Ward of New Orleans.
The development was conceived by Harry Connick, Jr. and [...]
Is it fair to compare BP to Toyota? Maybe. In some respects they’re becoming rather similar. The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM) has fined BP PLC’s U.S. unit $5.2 million for filing “false, inaccurate, or misleading” reports for energy production on Southern Ute Indian Tribal [...]
The U. S. Supreme Court has disregarded Pfizer’s lawsuit appeal regarding a 1996 case involving Nigerian children tested with the antibiotic Trovan, wrote The Christian Science Monitor.
The alleged incident occurred during a meningitis scourge in Nigeria when Pfizer conducted clinical trials. The lawsuit against the mega-drug company, filed by families of approximately 200 children, said [...]
No one wants a massive food poisoning outbreak or toxic seafood cancer scare from BP oil contaminated Gulf Coast waters, so state health and fisheries have joined with ‘concerned’ federal agencies to assure the bounty from below will be safe.
Representatives from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service, the U.S. [...]
The controversy over airport body scanners attributing to cancer has taken a new turn. In January, speculation was that the risk for an individual from these machines, known as backscatter scanners, is negligible, since they deliver an ionizing radiation dose equivalent to 1 percent or less of that in a dental X-ray. But [...]
The American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) and American Heart Association (AHA) has issued a joint clinical alert to aid physicians interpreting a new black box warning for Plavix (clopidogrel).
Last March, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) revised the product label of Plavix, the popular and heavily marketed anti-coagulating drug, highlighting that [...]
It is never pleasant haggling with an insurance company over due compensation, but that will likely be the scenario for those affected by the BP oil spill. Prepare for battle now.
Persons or businesses who have been impacted by the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe or anticipate that happening, need to scrutinize their policy to ascertain what applies [...]
The Salmonella Chester outbreak that prompted the recall of about 400,000 to 800,000 Marie Callender’s brand cheesy chicken and rice frozen meals has now sickened 37 people in 18 states since April 11, 2010, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
The number of ill people in each state is: AK (1), CA (5), [...]
Doral Juvenile Group is recalling about 22850 Maxi-Cosi Mico child restraint systems and infant base systems produced from February 18, 2008 to June 28, 2008. Warping or inadequate mating between the shell and base mounting bracket can cause difficulty attaching or detaching the shell from the base. If the shell is not properly mounted to [...]
