- Chrissie Cole | February 27, 2010 1:24 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe Girl Scouts of America issued a precautionary recall of some lots of its Lemon Chalet Crème cookies after receiving consumer complaints of a foul smell and taste.
According to a...
- Chrissie Cole | February 26, 2010 3:21 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsAmerican Pecan Co. is recalling 1lb. bags of Pecan Pieces after salmonella was detected during routine sampling by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). To this date, there have been illnesses...
- Paul Napoli | February 25, 2010 3:33 PM |
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Miscellaneous
February 25, 2010
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed $45,500 in fines for alleged repeat and serious violations of safety and health...
- Paul Napoli | February 25, 2010 3:31 PM |
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Miscellaneous
February 24, 2010
A new study found that two common conditions caused by hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) killed 48,000 people and increased health care costs by $8.1 billion in...
- Chrissie Cole | February 25, 2010 11:37 AM |
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Wholesome Spice, of Brooklyn, New York, in conjunction with the Rhode Island Department of Health, announced a recall of Crushed red pepper in 25-pound boxes due to possible salmonella...
- Chrissie Cole | February 23, 2010 5:44 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products
Arctic Cat Snowmobiles have been voluntarily recalled due to a fuel leak that poses a fire hazard to consumers.
The recall, announced in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety...
- Paul Napoli | February 23, 2010 3:37 PM |
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Automobile Accidents February 22, 2010
An off-duty police officer with the Philadelphia Police Department was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving after crashing into the back of a trooper’s cruiser on I-95,...
- Paul Napoli | February 23, 2010 3:31 PM |
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FDA & Prescription Drugs February 21, 2010
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to use ear candles because there is no scientific evidence they have any health benefits and they can cause...
- Paul Napoli | February 21, 2010 6:39 PM |
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FDA & Prescription Drugs February 20, 2010
“Hundreds of people taking Avandia, a controversial diabetes medicine, needlessly suffer heart attacks and heart failure each month, according to confidential government...
- Paul Napoli | February 21, 2010 6:37 PM |
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Automobile Accidents February 19, 2010
An SUV passing double-parked vehicles struck and killed a jogger yesterday in an early morning accident in on Avenue A near the intersection of West 33rd Street in Bayonne,...
- Paul Napoli | February 21, 2010 6:36 PM |
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FDA & Prescription Drugs February 18, 2010
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Healthcare is warning consumers about the potential health risks associated with long-term excessive use of the company’s zinc-containing...
- Paul Napoli | February 21, 2010 6:32 PM |
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FDA & Prescription Drugs February 17, 2010
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers and doctors that similar packaging of liquid Maalox and Maalox Total Relief may cause consumers to choose the...
- Chrissie Cole | February 18, 2010 2:26 PM |
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
GlaxoSmithKline announced today that it plans to stop manufacture of three versions of its denture adhesive Poligrip, until the company can reformulate the product without zinc.
Malesia Dunn,...
- Chrissie Cole | February 18, 2010 2:18 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsSeveral children’s clothing items including hoodies and jackets have been recalled this month, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
Drawstrings in...
- Chrissie Cole | February 17, 2010 1:15 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products
Allreds Design (d/b/a Hidden Hollow Beads), in cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), is voluntarily recalling Baby Bracelets and Pacifier Clips because the clasps...
- Paul Napoli | February 17, 2010 12:11 AM |
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Tractor-Trailer Accidents February 16, 2010
A chain reaction accident on the New Jersey Turnpike involved four tractor-trailers, a pickup and an SUV.
The accident happened about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday morning in the...
- Paul Napoli | February 17, 2010 12:10 AM |
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Miscellaneous February 15, 2010
Federal authorities have arrested an Albany investment broker on charges of securities fraud.
United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian of the Northern District of New York...
- Paul Napoli | February 15, 2010 10:41 PM |
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Miscellaneous February 14, 2010
An 18-year-old patient at a New Jersey behavioral health facility beat his elderly roommate to death on Thursday, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s...
- Paul Napoli | February 15, 2010 10:40 PM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus) February 13, 2010
A fire aboard a New Jersey Transit train today sent three passengers to the hospital and halted train service in the Northeast Corridor for hours.
The engine of the Atlantic...
- Paul Napoli | February 13, 2010 12:29 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus) February 12, 2010
A man is recovering in the hospital after a NJ Transit Bus ran over his legs, according to PressofAtlanticCity.com.
The accident happened Tuesday evening as Robert Fortune, 52,...
- Paul Napoli | February 13, 2010 12:27 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products February 11, 2010
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a recall of infant’s wind chime toys today because the toy poses puncture and laceration hazards to the baby....
- Paul Napoli | February 13, 2010 12:25 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products February 10, 2010
Primary and second-hand tobacco smokes are documented causes of cancer, cardiovascular disease and stroke, pulmonary disease and birth defects. Adverse health effects from second...
- Paul Napoli | February 13, 2010 12:20 AM |
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FDA & Prescription Drugs February 9, 2010
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced an initiative to prevent patients from receiving unnecessary radiation exposure during computed tomography (CT),...
- Chrissie Cole | February 11, 2010 5:59 PM |
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Workplace InjuriesNewly released research, by the NYU School of Medicine, suggests residents and workers exposed to dust and fumes during the collapse of the World Trade Center site on 9/11, suffer from...
- Alan Ripka | February 11, 2010 1:05 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeImagine going to your cardiologist, who you trust, to determine the extent of any coronary artery blockage you may have, only to have the truth misrepresented so that the doctor or hospital can make...
- Paul Napoli | February 08, 2010 11:45 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products February 8, 2010
A new study published in the February 2010 issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, has linked the...
- Paul Napoli | February 07, 2010 11:52 PM |
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Miscellaneous February 7, 2010
Firefighters responding to a report of a diesel leak just before noon Sunday at a Delaware County shopping mall, instead found deadly carbon monoxide.
The Lima Fire Company of...
- Paul Napoli | February 07, 2010 11:51 PM |
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Automobile Accidents February 6, 2010
An accident in Newark has left two critically injured after their car rear-ended the vehicle of a drunken man who parked in the middle of the road and went to sleep, reported The...
- Paul Napoli | February 07, 2010 11:49 PM |
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Miscellaneous February 5, 2010
A man suffered injuries when he exited the train and fell through the gap between the train and the platform onto the track at the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) Syosset station on...
- Paul Napoli | February 07, 2010 11:41 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products February 4, 2010
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced two separate recalls of children’s jewelry products on Tuesday due to dangerous lead content. Children are...
- Chrissie Cole | February 05, 2010 12:30 PM |
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Toxic Substances
A new study, by researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch, suggests exposure to bisphenol-A, or BPA, during pregnancy, raises the risk of asthma in the child.
The researchers found...
- Chrissie Cole | February 03, 2010 6:26 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products
Dollar General Stores announced a voluntary recall of nearly 10,000 Toy Gun Sets because they have a part that could pose a choking hazard to children.
There have been no incidents reported in...
- Paul Napoli | February 02, 2010 12:43 PM |
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Miscellaneous February 1, 2010
The Philly Fire Department responded to an Art Institute of Philadelphia dormitory building at 1346 Chestnut Street in Center City early this morning after carbon monoxide (CO)...
- Paul Napoli | February 02, 2010 12:41 PM |
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Workplace InjuriesJanuary 31, 2010
A worker for the CSX Corporation has died from injuries incurred in a fall from a CSX bridge into the Hackensack River, The Jersey Journal reported.
About 4:30 a.m. on Friday...
- Paul Napoli | February 02, 2010 12:39 PM |
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Miscellaneous Following an investigation by the Associated Press, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has tested and recalled two Disney necklaces because they contain cadmium, a metal that is...
- Paul Napoli | February 02, 2010 12:36 PM |
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Miscellaneous A Long Island man came home from work Tuesday afternoon to a find a huge mess in his basement.
Lance Leach, of Freeport, found that his old heating oil supplier had made a mistake with the address...
- Paul Napoli | February 02, 2010 12:25 PM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsAt a time when Federal and State governments are regulating or prohibiting the use of hand held phones and devices while driving, Thomas Wallace, 45, drove his big rig on the highway while watching...
- Paul Napoli | February 02, 2010 12:15 PM |
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Miscellaneous
A study by researchers at the University of California, Berkely has linked reduced fertility in women to exposure of a compound in flame-retardants used in common household items such as foam...