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Forest Labs was recently the recipient of a warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration alleging that the company’s sales reps had violated laws regarding promotional practices.  This and another letter issued in April of last year came on the heels of a September 2010 settlement with the Department of Justice over similar allegations. … read more

Actos, a drug meant to treat diabetes by curtailing the body’s resistance to insulin, might increase a patient’s risk of incurring bladder cancer if taken for a long period of time.  That finding comes from the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine, who looked at about 60,000 patients, some taking a thiazolidinedione (TZD) like… read more

The mayor of Toronto is catching flak from local constituents because of a recent Twitter photo which purports to show him reading a paper while driving an Escalade at around 70 kilometers per hour along the local Gardiner Expressway.  When questioned, the mayor said that he’s usually busy and said there was a good possibility… read more

In Indianapolis, Indiana, the City-County Council has pushed forward what’s known as the Complete Streets Ordinance.  Although the mayor will still have to sign the bill in order to make it official, the law will affect all those streets in the area in the midst of construction.  Such streets will be the recipients of bus… read more

The Missouri Department of Transportation and the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety are attempting to bring awareness to pedestrian safety.  With school starting up, the DOT wants people in Ozark to know that they have changed school hours to ease traffic.  Even still, drivers are cautioned to keep an eye out for children even on… read more

141 Aerial Device vehicles of the 2012 model year have been recalled by Altec Industries.  These automobiles, which have a chassis from Navistar Terrastar, come with a torsion bar put in by Altec that increases the front suspension’s ride height.  Should the vehicle hit uneven terrain, such as a speed bump, the vehicle operator might… read more

Four million Bumbo Baby Seats have been recalled by the South Africa-based Bumbo International Trust.  Since 2007, there have been 50 reported incidents where a baby has actually been able to crawl out of the seats, and in 19 of those instances, a skull fracture was incurred by the child.  A previous recall had been… read more

Consumer Reports is commemorating the fourth anniversary of the CPSIA law that introduced a variety of new standards that products must meet to be sold in the marketplace.  Those standards include new testing that all toys must submit to, a required reduction in the amount of lead in a product, and enhanced requirements for cribs. … read more

In the midst of a particularly brutal summer, it’s essential that people take the proper precautions when they’re going to be out in the heat for any amount of time.  One of the biggest dangers arises from children being accidentally left in vehicles.  A new report from San Francisco State’s Department of Geosciences discusses the statistics… read more

Safe Kids Worldwide has stated that 2012 has seen 23 fatalities among children who have been left unattended in hot vehicles and experienced hyperthermia.  Eight of these deaths happened in August’s first week, likely the highest ever in a single week, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.  Children are put at greater risk… read more

Heatstroke occurring among children left in hot vehicles is a definite threat, especially in the midst of one of the hottest summers in memory.  It only takes ten minutes for the ambient temperature of a vehicle to go up by 20 degrees, and that number increases the longer the car is left idle.  Your car… read more

With the Olympics having finally come to a close, perhaps the most impressive statistic that’s gone overlooked is the fact that no workplace fatalities happened in Olympics-related projects in the lead-up to the games.  Occupation, Health and Safety Online want to take the time to recognize the efforts of those in the construction industry for… read more