2011

News sources reported that a luxury helicopter tour of the Las Vegas Sunset Strip and Hoover Dam crashed into a mountainside Wednesday evening, taking the lives of the pilot and four passengers near Lake Mead. The tour was operated by Sundance helicopters in Las Vegas. According to National Park Service spokesman Andrew Munoz, the accident… read more

According to news sources, the Missouri Older Driver Safety week is already underway, recognizing the fact that increasing numbers of elder citizens and taking onto the roadways and staying equally active during retirement years. The city has already taken numerous measures to ensure safety on the roadway for older drivers while actively making effective improvements… read more

According to news sources, Minneapolis is currently in the process of actively expanding its existing bicycle infrastructure while simultaneously taking on the precarious issue of cycling safety in a busy metropolis area with an aggressive city campaign to educate motorists and cyclists alike. The expansion of the city’s cycling infrastructure will entail a multi-million dollar… read more

According to news sources, two active caregivers have been arrested Thursday after they both reportedly began to hit an elderly man who is supposed to be their dependent. The two individuals are also the mans landlords and reportedly threw him out of his travel trailer in the incident. A man and a woman, aged 47… read more

According to news sources, U.S Marshals received calls from The Food and Drug Administration to seize Syntec Inc. dietary supplement products due to false claims by the manufacturer in regards to the effectiveness of the drug to treat and cure certain diseases. The FDA announced the measure after the manufacturer reportedly introduced new products to… read more

According to news sources, Maine officials announced that the state will now join the national Elder Investment Fraud and Financial Exploitation program in an attempt to prevent cases of elderly fraud in the state. The program will entail training medical professionals to identify cases of mild cognitive impairment in the elderly during their diagnosis and… read more

According to news sources, a previous Honda recall was expanded to include about 273,000 vehicles additional vehicles after it was found that their airbags deployed too forcefully, resulting in potential injury of fatality as a result. The vehicle models included in the new recall are 2001 to 2003 Odyssey and the 2003 Pilot. The recall… read more

According to news sources, Subaru vehicle models such as the 2012 Legacy, Outback and Impreza are part of a major recall announced by the company due to faulty brakes that reportedly cause “greater than usual” brake travel. The company has already sold approximately 3,000 vehicles of the new model year in North America already, while… read more

The consumer reports news source has announced a new food product recall during the thanksgiving weekend. Ocean Spray Company and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration agency are recalling the Craisins Dried Cranberries due to the possible existence of hair-like metal fragments in some Craisins’ lots. The FDA has announced that up to this point,… read more

Many news sources have been reporting that a previous recall of the Bumbo Baby Seats hasn’t done much to protect babies from allegedly suffering major injuries. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has stated that parents should stay alert when having their infants on the recalled Bumbo Baby Seats since these items should never be used… read more

Various news sources have stated that the city of Los Angeles has opened a six-foot-wide emerald green lane entirely dedicated to bikes in downtown. This lane was allegedly open to the public last Monday. According to the different news articles, the creation of this bike lane is part of a $3.2 million taken from transportation… read more

According to various news sources, Power Balance wristbands, which were sold to millions of consumers worldwide, are not what they claim to be. A recent lawsuit filed against the manufacturer of the rubber bracelets forced the company to pay off $57 million dollars to the customers being represented in this case. The power balance class… read more