The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced that a pacifiers/clips made by the brand name Munchkins are being recalled by the company. The reason for the recall is that the baby pacifier/clip set may pose a danger of choking in babies and young...
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Beware of Diabetes Meds Containing Saxagliptin and Alogliptin
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an updated warning on diabetes drugs containing the ingredients Saxagliptin and Alogliptin. Drugs with these ingredients include those under the brand names Onglyza, Kombiglyze XR, Nesina, Kazano, and Oseni. The...
The Brain-Protecting Benefits of Omega 3s
Given the problems people can have with concussions and traumatic brain injuries with auto accidents and many other brain harming accidents, our firm has always tried to keep its readership up to date on the latest knowledge regarding these issues. Head injuries have...
Ford Issues Second Recall of the Year
Ford Motor Company has issued recalls for a variety of issues for some of its F-150 trucks, F-Series Super Duty Trucks, Explorers, Expeditions, Mustangs, and Lincoln Navigator vehicles. The recalls impact vehicles here in the United States and also in Canada. For...
Costco Frozen Vegetable Listeria Contamination
are at the center of the latest listeria scare and recall. CRF Frozen Foods has recalled frozen vegetable items possibly contaminated with listeria monocytogenes and sold in Costco. These organisms can result in severe and even fatal infections, especially in the...
Chrysler Recall for Gear Shift Problems
Fiat Chrysler has announced a recall of 1.1 million vehicles throughout the world because of the gear shift design is causing driver confusion over what gear the vehicle is in. Even though there are two reminders in place for safety in the vehicles now, including a...
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month
Although we are a little late getting the news out that April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, this is a subject that should be at the forefront of everyone’s mind every month, given the lethal problem it has become in society. People often want to think of...
Sunscreen Could Weaken Sperm
As the weather warms up and the urge to do any activity that involves sunshine revs up with spring and summer, often time the bottles and tubes of sunscreen come out. There is a warning out about a side effect of sunscreen that may have people rethinking slathering...
Dirty Surgical Scopes and Infection Risks
Medical scope contamination is a bigger problem than understood with 300 to 350 patients and 41 hospitals worldwide (most in the U.S.) reporting patients being stricken with bacterial infections linked to the scopes. These figures may even be under-representing the...
Fisher Price Infant Cradle Recall
Fisher Price has issued a recall on three of its infant cradle swings because a peg can come out of the seat and then cause a fall of its precious cargo, your baby. The models include the CHM84 Soothing Savanna Cradle 'n Swing, the CMR40 Sweet Surroundings Cradle ‘n...