In an alarming bit of safety news for parents, ABC News is reporting that laundry detergent pods represent a serious and growing health risk for young children, something that has prompted calls for action on the part of manufacturers. According to the Centers for Disease…
A recent study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal underlines how vulnerable elderly individuals are to traumatic brain injuries, especially when those brain injuries occur as a result of falls. The study found that head injuries are a common result of falls among older…
More than 30 people at the Harlem station in Chicago were injured when a freight train slammed head-on into their passenger train. The most bizarre part of the whole accident is that the out of service freight train traveled for a half-mile completely driverless. Officials are calling it the…
Trent Roberts was 24 years-old, attending community college, an avid fisherman and outdoorsman. Mose Farmer was 66-years-old and from New Orleans. He was a hard worker who drove a tractor trailer for a living. Barbara and Ed Morrison had been married for decades. Barbara mentored children at a S
A medical product that was supposed to make women’s lives better has reduced the quality of life for many. Vaginal mesh and slings have had a very negative impact on the lives of many women and now lawyers for Boston Scientific Corp. and two other…
If the results of a recent study are true, then parents might want to consider monitoring the kind of music their teens listen to when out for a drive. The study, published in Accident Analysis and Prevention, found that teenage drivers who listen to music…
A group of car safety organizations, led by the group Public Citizen, filed a lawsuit earlier this week against the U.S. Department of Transportation, asking the court to force the agency to issue a rule requiring car companies to install backup cameras in all newly…
An employee of S.E.M. Terrace, a retirement home in Milford, was retaliated against by the operator of the home after complaining about a bedbug infestation. According to court records, the employee was fired after filing a complaint with the local health department after efforts to…
In a surprising alliance of typically opposing forces, a group of attorneys and doctors have come together to fight against a proposed sweeping change to Georgia’s medical malpractice laws. The change being considered by lawmakers would be the first of its kind and would remove…
In an alarming new study highlighted by the National Institutes of Health, nursing homes with a higher proportion of black residents were found to deliver lower quality care than those homes with fewer minority residents. The study found that not only was the level of…
A recent case decided by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals resulted in a victory for companies that attempt to gain an upper hand by using unfair arbitration agreements to limit consumers’ options. The Court affirmed the power of arbitration agreements, even those that appear…
Bright eyed, tall, and enrolled at Cayuga Community College studying criminal justice and psychology, Victor Woolson was his mom’s pride and joy. But at college he began experimenting with synthetic drugs, which were widely available at head shops near the college’s Fulton campus. Eventually he…