NBC News
4/23/2015
About 1 million bikes from Trek Bicycle Corp. are being recalled after a flaw in their quick-release lever caused injuries to riders, including one who became paralyzed. […]
New York Times
3/21/2015
[…] A recent study of more than one million medication errors reported to a national database between 2003 and 2010 found that 6 percent were related to the computerized prescribing system. […] In one month, the electronic monitors in our five intensive care units, which track things like heart rate and oxygen level, produced more than 2.5 million alerts. […]
UT San Diego
3/20/2015
[…] The complaint, which seeks class-action status, was filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court. […] According to the lawsuit, tests by three independent laboratories found that in some cases arsenic levels were 500 percent higher than what’s considered safe. […]
CNBC
3/4/15
[…] The retailer has been in hot water since CBS’ “60 Minutes” reported on Sunday that laminate imported from China contained levels of formaldehyde that exceeded California safety standards. The chemical can cause cancer. […]
USA Today
3/4/15
Drug companies who sell testosterone supplements will be required to warn patients that the products may increase the risk for heart attacks and strokes, the Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday.
The agency will require manufacturers of testosterone therapy, available by prescription, to include the warning about potential health risks on product labels. […]
The Oregonian
3/1/15
[…] A 20-year-old Alabama man with autism was awarded $2.5 million in damages on Tuesday by a Philadelphia jury that found a drug he began taking as a child caused him to grow large breasts and that his family was not “adequately warned” of this side effect, according to a report by The Philadelphia Daily News. […]
Dangerous dog food? Lawsuit claims Beneful sickened, killed pets
CBS News
2/25/15
[…] Lucido claims he fed his three dogs Beneful, and within a short period of time, two were sick and one was dead.
The suit alleges Beneful dry dog foods contain an ingredient toxic to animals, propylene glycol, a chemical used in automobile antifreeze. […]
NBC San Diego
2/20/15
[…] “The material is not expected to be hazardous to people or animals under the conditions it was released,” stated ExxonMobil. “However, it may cause irritation to the skin, eyes, and throat.” […]
Left Lane News
2/11/15
[…] The number of recalled vehicles has surpassed 30 million units, many of which require both the driver- and passenger-side inflators. Even at an output of a million parts monthly, the repair programs could stretch to several years. […]
New York Times
2/3/15
The New York State attorney general’s office accused four major retailers on Monday of selling fraudulent and potentially dangerous herbal supplements and demanded that they remove the products from their shelves. […]
