In honor of the 50th anniversary of what’s known as the Kefauver-Harris Amendments, the passage of which became a landmark in drug safety, the Food and Drug Administration is looking into the history of this moment and its impact on the country. In the late 1950s, Senator Estes Kefauver led a Subcommittee that sought to… read more

The investigation continues into what exactly led to 14,000 people potentially being placed at risk of suffering a meningitis infection stemming from a contaminated steroid injection.  Now comes word that not only could the investigation into the New England Compounding Center be expanded, but that agents with the Food and Drug Administration have raided that… read more

How much of a risk would you be willing to take if it meant saving a little bit of money on a new automobile?  Would you go without such basic features as electronic stability control?  What about airbags?  We may soon find out how far Americans will go to save a buck once what’s largely… read more

A children’s clothing item is being recalled because a certain component may fail to meet federal lead standards. The recall was announced by the New York, New York-based Children’s Apparel Network and affects 6,200 hoodie and t-shirt sets.  A variety of sizes of the fleece clothing are included within the recall, and the sets come… read more

Another vehicle is under investigation due to its potential to compromise the safety of those persons on board. The vehicle in question is the Hyundai Santa Fe of the 2011 model year.  Investigators with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are looking into a potential steering problem that could affect as many as 70,000 of… read more

Various safety organizations in the city of San Francisco have partnered to release an interactive map of the city detailing those areas where pedestrian safety is most severely compromised.  Thoroughfares highlighted in red on the map are considered to be the most dangerous for pedestrians, while an X indicates a collision and a skull and… read more

The Las Vegas strip will hopefully become a little bit safer for pedestrians thanks to the recent passage of a law by County Commissioners.  The ordinance takes aim at jugglers, flame tossers, and swordsmen who show off along the strip, limiting performances to those deemed safe by local police officials.  Power cords will also no… read more

The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety has bestowed a $25,000 grant on the Canton, Georgia-based Kevin Phillip Mahurin Motorcycle Awareness Foundation.  The grant will allow the organization to create literature geared toward kids informing them about the importance of motorcycle safety.  Motorcycle events held in cities around the state will be used to distribute the… read more

Have you ever noticed a glaring safety issue in your community and become frustrated by how long it takes to fix that issue?  Or even worse, the hazard never gets fixed at all because officials keep their focus on something else? A website called SeeClickFix aims to ease that frustration by putting more power in… read more

Crime Prevention Month has been declared throughout Richland County, South Carolina.  The measure seeks to improve public safety by cutting down on those crimes that most typically plague the community.  Many of those crimes involve transgressions that take place in or around parked automobiles and the public transportation options available to citizens.  That’s why the… read more

The Food and Drug Administration is now concerned that any injectable drug, cardioplegic solution, and ophthalmic drug produced by the New England Compounding Center carries a serious risk of infection.  The news comes as the agency received reports of infection stemming from items other than the contaminated steroid injections that are thought to have posed… read more

Some 14,000 citizens across the country may have been treated with a steroid injection that was compromised by a fungal contaminant.  A widespread meningitis outbreak believed to have resulted from these steroids has already caused 214 people to become ill and tragically ended the lives of 15 individuals.  But why have there been so few… read more