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The state of Colorado is taking steps to improve safety along highways. They’re doing so thanks to the joint efforts of the Colorado Department of Transportation, Walmart, the Colorado Motor Carriers Association, and various truck stops around the state.  These organizations have teamed up to place 20 high definition televisions in truck stops along the… read more

The Food and Drug Administration is planning on adding new warning labels to certain types of drugs. The comment period has opened up on the FDA’s proposed plans to mandate various labeling requirements on drugs that contain what’s known as albumin.  Any drugs which have albumin, which is derived from plasma, will now have to… read more

ABC News launched an investigation into the safety of spray tans, and what they appear to have uncovered does not paint a pretty picture. The news organization had six medical experts take a look at the results from ten studies conducted on dihydroxyacetone, or DHA, which is the active chemical that is typically used in… read more

A number of units from a certain line of emergency vehicles are being recalled due to the threat that they could pose to driver safety. The recall was announced by the Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corporation and concerns the Predator, Predator Panther, Predator SS, and Predator XL emergency vehicles of the 2010 and 2011 model years. … read more

Yesterday brought reports of Atlanta trying to cut down on distracted driving, and now comes a report that another city is trying to curb the dangerous practice. The city council of Columbia Falls, Montana will soon be meeting to decide whether or not to ban texting while behind the wheel of an automobile.  The measure… read more

It’s a situation that has likely happened to everyone if they’ve spent a significant amount of time on the roads:  you’re driving along and you see signs alerting you to construction in the area, perhaps even asking you to reduce your speed so as not to compromise a worker’s safety.  But then you look around,… read more

With summer weather here for the foreseeable future, citizens across the country can expect road construction projects to be put into full force.  And a new report casts a light on those persons who might be affected the most by such projects:  bicyclists. When a construction project is taking place on the right side of… read more

With advances being made in the identification of product defects, the rate at which product recalls are issued is getting higher and higher.  But with so many recalls being disseminated, could we be running the risk that consumers are becoming jaded and thus ignoring the very recalls meant to keep them safe? That’s what some… read more

With distracted driving becoming more and more prevalent, especially as concerns texting while behind the wheel of an automobile, phone manufacturers and software makers have done what they can to come up with apps that can curb the dangerous practice.  But as a new report illustrates, such technology has its limitations. One of those first… read more

With awareness about the dangers of cigarettes more rampant than ever before, many people are increasingly turning to electronic cigarettes as a way to wean themselves off of regular tobacco products.  But the Food and Drug Administration isn’t so sure that this is the most healthy way to go about quitting. Electronic cigarettes work by… read more

A new medical device is facing a potential hurdle following a Food and Drug Administration review that called into question the safety of the item. The product in question is the Sapien heart valve manufactured by Edwards Lifesciences Corporation.  The Sapien is intended to be used as an alternative to surgery in order to correct… read more

The Food and Drug Administration is doing what it can to spread the word about child asthma, giving tips on both how to spot telltale signs and how to control the condition once a child has been diagnosed. The number of children diagnosed with asthma has been rising steadily, from 8.9% of children in 2005… read more