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Various laws which target distracted driving are being considered across the country.  States that have yet to pass texting and driving bans are looking into the possibility of enacting legislation on the matter, and those states that already have such measures in place are wondering whether it’s time to go further and ban cellphone usage… read more

Today is officially the start of spring, and although that doesn’t necessarily mean that we’ve all seen the end of cold weather until next fall, a greater abundance of warmer days means that more and more motorcycles are going to be on the road.  As such, the police department of Anne Arundel County, Maryland is… read more

Prompted by yesterday’s news that a series of yoga pants were being recalled because they were basically see-through, a new report from Time magazine lists some other recalls of the past that have been initiated for what could be considered awkward reasons.  It should be noted, though, that when safety is a factor, a recall… read more

Buick LaCrosse and Cadillac SRX vehicles of the 2013 model year have been recalled by General Motors because of an issue with the transmission.  26,582 vehicles could potentially be affected by the issue, which presents itself should a software error take place.  Such an error can lead to the accidental shifting of the transmission into… read more

It seems like every other week is focused on a category of safety, and this week is no different.  Up until this Saturday, safety officials across the country are hosting events and providing tips in honor of Poison Prevention Week.  A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report from last year found that more people… read more

In South Dakota, a ban on texting while driving failed to garner the votes necessary to receive passage and become the law of the land.  Although the measure received the go-ahead from the state’s Senate, passage in the House was another matter.  In fact, the bill never even made it out of the House Judiciary… read more

Yesterday, we spoke briefly about a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study posted in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report that showed Americans texted and used their cellphones behind the wheel at greater rates than citizens in much of Europe.  When it came to talking on the phone in the past 30 days, a… read more

Compounding pharmacies are in the news once again.  Months ago, the presence of mold in products from a Massachusetts-based facility led to fatalities across the country, and the incident prompted lawmakers to take another look at how the operations of compounders are overseen by local and federal officials.  The Food and Drug Administration vowed to… read more

Consumer Reports continues in its self-appointed quest to get the public to take more seriously the purported threat posed by laundry detergent pods.  The organization has become concerned about a surge in the number of incidents in which a young child has ingested one of these items.  This tends to happen because the child confuses… read more

The Food and Drug Administration is warning doctors and patients of the recently discovered increased risk of irregular heart rhythm that could confront users of azithromycin.  Known more commonly as Zmax or Zithromax, two studies recently turned up an issue wherein the heart’s electrical activity could experience abnormality leading to the aforementioned rhythm issue, which… read more

Yesterday, we brought you word of a distracted driving crackdown taking place all across California during the month of April.  Now, we’re getting some clue as to how local police plan to approach the endeavor.  The California Highway Patrol is one of the many entities taking part in the operation, and the Redwood City branch… read more

Latex allergies are far more prevalent than many people might realize.  In fact, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration figures that as much as 6% of the population is allergic to latex.  This number actually increases when looking at the healthcare industry, where up to 12% of people could have a sensitivity to the substance…. read more