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The Ohio chapter of the American Automobile Association is attempting to discourage drivers from sending and receiving text messages in a new public safety awareness advertising campaign. Currently, the state of Ohio does not prohibit drivers from using handheld communication devices to compose and read text based messages while behind the wheel of a moving… read more

Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing Incorporated, in response to a request from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, has issued a voluntary recall for 20 of its trailers due to a potential risk for brake failure. The trailers affected by this recall are model year 2012 Big Tex 22GN and Big Tex 25GN. The Dexter Axle… read more

A new ruling has just been passed that could affect everyone who shares the road with a big rig truck. Every two years, commercial drivers are required to submit to a medical examination with the Department of Transporation.  Around three million of these are performed every year in order to make sure that the driver’s… read more

A new service being offered seeks to help automobile owners get recall announcements that could end up saving their lives. The measure is being called the Auto Recall Alert Service, and it is being offered by the North Carolina Consumers Council, a non-profit organization.  Supporters of the organization and the new service claim that this… read more

Massachusetts is doing its part to help cut down on automobile accidents occurring in construction zones filled with numerous defenseless workers. Tomorrow, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and various officials from local law enforcement agencies are scheduled to announce a measure that will place additional state troopers at road construction areas along the roadways.  Officials… read more

A risk of bacteria contamination has forced the Food and Drug Administration to warn off healthcare providers from using gel used during ultrasound procedures. Certain lots of the product, known as Other-Sonic Generic Ultrasound Transmission Gel, were recently discovered to have been contaminated with Pseduomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella oxytoca.  These two strains of bacteria pose… read more

A problem that could cause a bicycle to be unable to stop has prompted the recall of hundreds of units. This recall affects those bicycles equipped with Tektro TL-83 bicycle brake levers produced in China and imported by the Morgan Hill, California-based Specialized Bicycle Components.  Around 600 units are affected by the defect, which concerns… read more

The California county of Humboldt is encouraging its young citizens to participate in a public safety awareness campaign designed to make the roads less dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians. An estimated 700 pedestrians and cyclists were killed in collisions on California roads in 2012, and the campaign, produced by the Humboldt County Bicycle and Pedestrian… read more

The United States Food and Drug Administration in, cooperation with the Stericycle pharmaceutics manufacturing company, has issued a safety recall for a single lot of Carpuject morphine syringes after reports that two of the syringes from this lot contained more morphine than their labeled fill volume  of 1 milliliter. A morphine overdose can cause potentially… read more

Several varieties of antiseptic soaps and skin lotions making claims to not only clean the skin, but remove wrinkles and freckles and lighten the skin’s complexion, as well, may be cosmetic products illegally imported into the United States, according to a consumer warning issued by the Food and Drug Administration. These products may contain high… read more

The voluntary recall M.E. Thompson issued for its Anytime Deli Turkey & Ham Footlong sandwiches has been expanded to include the Classic Cuban and Italian Footlong sandwiches as well, due to the possibility that these sandwiches have been contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes. Potentially contaminated sandwiches were distributed to retail outlets throughout the United States between… read more

Communication is crucial when a patient is meeting with a healthcare professional to talk about their care plan.  But what happens when this communication is compromised? A new study suggests that the quality of translation for non-English speaking patients in American hospitals could have a direct impact on the safety of the patient.  Published in… read more