Although innovative in comfortable design, medication patches are proving to be riskier than the public had originally thought. Patches for such remedial uses as motion-sickness control have been around for the past 25 years, but newer designs have been raising a bit of a conundrum. New studies are showing that there is an increased danger […]
Insurance Rate Crisis a Myth
According to an article in the People Over Profits Grassroots Action Center website, Americans for Insurance Reform (AIR) has released a study validating the rumor among consumers that rising insurance rates will be put to rest when the insurance investment cycle has stabilized, regardless of the enactment of tort reform laws. A study performed by […]
Rhode Islanders Still Coughing Up Lead Paint
As discussed in a previous blog entry, there has been a problem with paint companies manufacturing cheap lead paint to the masses in Rhode Island for decades. The lead in the paint can lead to lead poisoning, which can result in numerous devastating results, including brain damage and behavioural disorders. The problematic situation has been […]
Victoria’s Secret – Officially Too Hot To Handle
The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Victoria’s Secret Direct in Columbus, Ohio have issued a recall of about 500 silk kimono tops, manufactured by Single of Los Angeles, California. The 57 consumers who purchased the item have been instructed to stop using the product immediately. The product was found to include a fabric that fails […]
FDA Recall of Salt Solution
On February 13, 2006 the FDA requested a recall of all brands and sizes of Cytosol’s Balanced Salt Solution (BSS). The drug has been used for years to irrigate a patient’s eyes, ears, nose and/or throat during various surgical procedures, including cataract surgery. The recall is due to the discovery of elevated levels of endotoxin […]
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