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The Food and Drug Administration has issued a report focused on a startling side effect that can occur when a patient takes Potiga, an anti-seizure drug.  Meant to be used by adults, the medication apparently has the potential to turn an individual’s skin a blue hue.  This tends to occur in the fingernails and lips… read more

Five and 1.5 ounce packages of Classic Kettle Corn under the Orville Redenbacher’s brand have been recalled by ConAgra Foods because of a potential undeclared allergen threat.  Five lots with expiration dates of either September 2, 3, or 4 of this year are impacted by the recall, and the products were each available across the… read more

Drivers in Florida, a state which finally appears to be on the verge of passing a ban on texting and driving, have voiced their unhappiness with current driving patterns in a new report.  The prevalence of cellphone usage and myriad other distractions at the wheel has apparently led to numerous instances of drifting and inconsistent… read more

Altima vehicles of the 2013 model year have been recalled by Nissan because of a potential issue with the spare tires that came with the automobiles.  A whopping 123,308 vehicles are potentially impacted by the recall, which was initiated once it was discovered that improper inflation could have occurred in said spare tires.  If this… read more

Many people are cognizant of the risks inherent with motorcycles, but did you know that riding a horse leads to more annual injuries?  That’s according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, whose research shows that 200,000 people sustain an injury from riding a horse every year.  70,000 of these are serious enough to warrant a… read more

We’ve previously related safety tips that pedestrians and drivers alike can put into effect in order to cut down on injurious incidents along the road.  But many of those tips fail to take into account one of the areas that accidents make themselves most common:  parking lots.  Prompted by a spat of incidents throughout 2012… read more

A Fresno citizen recently found himself in the middle of a debate over just how far California’s laws against distracted driving extend.  After being slapped with a citation for breaching the state’s mobile device usage bans and appealing the sentence, the court ruled that the traffic officer was in the right in terms of the… read more

When a driver is unable to navigate the roads properly, he or she is necessarily put in danger.  This following recall was issued because of a potential defect that could imperil a driver’s ability to control their speed and/or their braking.  Drivers should thus take note at once. Subaru announced the recall, which pertains to… read more

In a new report, the Food and Drug Administration explains how the agency is attempting to bolster the efficacy of clinical trials by pushing for more minorities to be involved with said trials. Getting people of varying backgrounds and ethnicities into these trials is vital for drug makers looking to exhibit the safety and effectiveness… read more

Brian Panish, Spencer Lucas, and Juan J. Dominguez recovered an $8,500,000 settlement for the family of a 50 year old man who was killed in a motorcycle collision on February 17, 2012. The decedent was operating his 2011 BMW motorcycle when he was slowing for a pedestrian at the intersection of Florence Avenue and Bissell… read more

ebA Multivitamin Supplements are being recalled by the North Wales, Pennsylvania-based Saratoga Therapeutics because of the potential presence of lactose and milk protein without the label stating as much.  Two reports have already come to the fore:  one in which an individual allergic to milk detailed how they became sick while using the product, and… read more

Texas is in the midst of considering a texting and driving ban, but a new report talks about how public safety isn’t the only thing at stake.  The Senate sponsor of the bill has stressed the idea that the state won’t be eligible for a $17.5 million grant from the country’s Department of Transportation if… read more