While the New Jersey Garden State Parkway is jammed packed with shore vacationers heeding Governor Chris Christie’s warning to move away from the coast, some of us locals are quick to turn our noses…
Forecasters are concerned that Hurricane Irene could present a hundred-year flooding event. For those of us in North Carolina, such dire warnings evoke the haunting memory of weeks of disastrous…
The FDA Manufacturer and User Data Base documents a surge in complaints about metal on metal artificial hip implants in 2010 continuing into 2011. The New York Times this week published an…
It started with a horrifying experience for a family, and progressed to the formation of a powerful voice for prevention of auto related childhood injuries and deaths. In 1995, Janette Fennell and…
There may be a hidden thief waiting for you at the ATM. No, I don’t mean some burly thug in a balaclava – but watch out for those too. The crook I’m writing of, however, is a…
Today, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) advised consumers to immediately stop using a massager that is associated with life-threatening injuries — including a death and a…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing recommendations for residents in states that might be affected by Hurricane Irene to minimize the potential…
It was an outrageous case of child abduction. A little girl was taken from her elementary school in Mississippi – multiple times – apparently with the unwitting cooperation of the…
According to an analysis performed by The New York Times, complaints about so-called metal on metal hip implants registered by the Food and Drug Administration to date in 2011 surpass the number…
New Jersey just encountered a force that we were not prepared for and no, we are not talking about the cast of Jersey Shore. Just before 2pm on August 23rd, a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck in…
Despite the fact that North Carolina outlawed the deadly synthetic drug known as “bath salts” on June 1st, it is still being sold. Police in Fayetteville searched seven businesses on…
Can U.S. citizens rely on the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to adequately oversee the safety of medical products used in this country? The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), the…
