My doctor once said something that has stuck with me: “Hospitals are a bad place to be when you’re sick.” What he meant is that hospitals are Petri dishes, filled with germs that want to make themselves at home in you. These germs can be lethal. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) nearly … Read more
Women are increasingly riding motorcycles. Here’s a clip on NBC about ways to practice motorcycle safety on the road.
Parents, it’s always a good idea to watch for toys that your child can swallow, or which they can put around their necks. There was a recent incident involving a McDonald’s Happy Meal toy. See below. The AP (7/26) reported, “Federal consumer safety officials are investigating a complaint that a 4-year-old Connecticut boy nearly … Read more
In continuing coverage, the Washington Post (7/23, Aizenman) reports, “Nonprofit health insurers may be setting aside unnecessarily large surpluses even as some of them continue to raise premiums, according to an analysis by” Consumers Union, “a consumer rights group,” which “found that seven of 10 Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliates examined had amassed surpluses more … Read more
For too long, consumers have been forced to fend for themselves
Read this article on the State House rejecting the “Jacy Good Law”, the proposed state law banning cell phones use while driving. Jacy Good sees Pennsylvania as an island of dangerous behaviors like distracted driving. Most bordering states have laws banning the use of hand-held cell phones while operating a motor vehicle. A similar proposal … Read more
Bloomberg News (7/9, Harris, Tirrell) reported that on July 8 in US District Court, Northern District of Illinois (Chicago), “Johnson & Johnson…was sued by US consumers accusing it of fraud and racketeering, and demanding cash refunds for recalled children’s cold and allergy medicines.” The five lawsuits “seek to proceed on behalf of plaintiffs’ groups for … Read more
The AP (7/15) reports 82,000 “drop-side cribs from popular retailer Pottery Barn Kids are being recalled over safety concerns.” According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the “cribs on recall could pose a suffocation or entrapment risk to young children if the drop-side rail on the crib detaches,” citing faulty hardware. “The recall involves … Read more
ABC World News (7/14, story 5, 0:25, Sawyer) reported, “A surprise decision on Avandia [rosiglitazone]. Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration recommended keeping Avandia on the market,” although most “advisers did recommend stricter warning labels and the FDA will now decide which course to take.” The New York Times (7/15, A1, Harris) reports … Read more
The &&&AP (7/15) reported, “About 20,000 tents that clip on to the top of play yards are being recalled two years after a child died when his neck became trapped between the frame and the metal rod at the tent’s base.” The CPSC “says a child can remove the clips that hold the portable … Read more
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