You may have seen an earlier blog on our site discussing the dangers of asbestos and the deadly condition, mesothelioma being the worst consequence of the substance. Since being outlawed in the 1970s, asbestos has been known to be a deadly cause of cancer, including...
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Dove Chocolate Assortments Recalled for Undeclared Allergens
Mars Chocolate of North America has issued a recall of its Dove Chocolate Assortment Snowflakes due to the product containing allergens, such as peanuts, egg, and wheat not specified on the packaging. The candy was sold starting back in September of this year and was...
Chipotle E.coli Cases Growing
As reported here previously, Chipotle restaurants in the United States are not having a good year. The Centers for Disease Control has just come out again on December 21, 2015 with reports of more E. coli related illnesses linked to the embattled restaurant chain’s...
FDA May Ban Indoor Tanning for Under 18
Does your teenager use indoor tanning beds and booths? If so, this habit may be hampered if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decides to go through with a “ban” for indoor tanning for individuals under the age of 18. The supposed ban is more of a policy...
Apps to Halt Distracted Driving
Distracted driving has become a big time problem in our hurried, technology addicted, constantly connected and on society. Texting and driving is one of the biggest distractions of our times and the phenomenon causes thousands of fatal accidents in the United States...
WEN Hair Products Lawsuit
Celebrity hair stylist and reality star, Chaz Dean is famous for a line of hair care products he created, called WEN, supposedly better for hair without all the harsh ingredients like lathering detergents. However, these products are now part of an embarrassing...
Hoverboard Dangers
Our Nebraska readers may associate the now popular hoverboard with its popularity among Nebraska Cornhusker football players. In fact, the hoverboard has become a very popular craze nationwide and is sure to be a regular on the Christmas list of many Americans. ...
Celery E.coli Outbreak
There is another E.coli contamination to report in celery. It is not just regular celery purchased in produce departments all over the United States, but other products containing celery produced by Taylor Farms Pacific in California. Consumers must also look at...
Can You Do Anything to Not Get a Foodborne Illness These Days?
As Chipotle restaurant stores reopen, experts remind us that one in seven Americans get sick from food every year. (Corbis) In the wake of the announcement that the Chipotle restaurants that were temporarily closed down to an alarming E. coli outbreak in the Pacific...
Mislabeled Birth Control Packaging Equals Greater than 100 Pregnancies
Okay there may be many of you out there breaking out in a cold sweat when you hear this latest news flash. Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is accused in a lawsuit by Qualitest, Inc. due to the mispackaging of birth control pills leading to at least 113 unplanned...