Surprise, surprise, hot dogs aren’t good for you. USA Today /Indianapolis Star (7/26, Rudavsky, Berggoetz) reported, “The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a Washington, DC group that promotes preventive medicine and a vegan diet, unveiled a billboard Monday near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with the advisory: ‘Warning: Hot dogs can wreck your health.’” It “features … Read more
As temperatures in Philadelphia rose to 103 degrees, and the heat index reached 119 degrees, the death toll for heat-associated fatalities climbed as well.
The AP (7/8) reported that at least 10 members of the House of Representatives “are asking the Food and Drug Administration to look into” whether women using keratin-based hair straighteners, including the popular Brazilian Blowout, are exposed to high levels of formaldehyde. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) said she had heard that users of such products … Read more
USA Today (7/20, Hellmich) reports that calorie counts listed on restaurant menu items may not be accurate, according to a study published in the July 20 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. For the study, researchers collected “269 restaurant dishes from 42 popular fast-food and restaurants,” then “sent the dishes…to their laboratory … Read more
Be sure not to miss Friday night’s (7/22) Arena Football League Game as the Philadelphia Soul take on the Pittsburgh Power in what is the last game of the season. In honor of Fan Appreciation Night, LundyLaw will be giving out tickets on a first come, first serve basis. Call 215-246-9246 before they are all … Read more
A new campaign, headed by the Philadelphia Police Department, aimed at raising awareness of safety between bikes and cars, called “Give Respect, Get Respect” has thus far been successful, but has shown some surprising results.
Modern Healthcare (6/29, McKinney) reported according to the Joint Commission, “National rates of wrong-site surgeries-which include wrong procedure, wrong side and wrong patient-can reach as high as 40 incidences a week.” The Commission’s Center for Transforming Healthcare “partnered with eight hospitals and surgery centers for the project. Those organizations used robust process improvement tools to … Read more
If you didn’t know, smoking is dangerous. But you already knew that. Nevertheless, the dangers of smoking are set to become even more apparent this coming September, when the FDA will release nine new graphic warning labels which must, by law, appear on all packs, cartons and advertisements. According to American Medical News (7/4, Moyer) … Read more
A Pennsylvania tractor-trailer driver was killed near Bordentown Township, New Jersey, around 8:00 AM yesterday.
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