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If you do any camping or take part in other outdoor activities this summer, you’ll want to be on the lookout for ticks.  Although tiny, the insects are far from harmless.  In a new report, the Food and Drug Administration has outlined the danger posed by ticks as well as what citizens across the country… read more

Although the ability of every driver on the road at any given time must be assured, perhaps nowhere is this more important than with commercial truck drivers.  Given the size of these vehicles, one wrong move or inattention to detail could create a veritable disaster.  As such, the proper training of drivers is critical to… read more

If you get any of your drugs or prescriptions from an online pharmacy, then it’s important that you make yourself aware of a global crackdown of online drug purveyors claiming to be Canadian pharmacies when in reality they were fronts for an apparent criminal operation. The Food and Drug Administration joined with agencies across the… read more

The Supreme Court has issued a decision that has huge ramifications for the generic drug industry.  Specifically, there’s a distinct possibility that it will now become harder for misled consumers to file a legal claim against the makers of a generic drug for a side effect that was not disclosed by the label. The case… read more

Woodstock Frozen Organic Pomegranate Kernels are being recalled by the Gresham, Oregon-based Scenic Fruit Company.  There is apparently a possibility that 5,091 cases of the product could have sustained a Hepatitis A contamination.  The Food and Drug Administration has been in the midst of a probe attempting to determine where an outbreak of the illness… read more

Outlander Sport vehicles of the 2011 model year are being recalled by Mitsubishi Motors North America due to a potential issue with the panoramic glass roof.  Up to 3,181 vehicles could be affected by the defect, which derives from a mixup that led to adhesive being placed after the primer rather than before.  Thus, the… read more

The Swanton, Ohio-based Swan Creek Candle Company has announced the recall of votive candles available without any type of packaging or container.  715,000 candles in total are thought to be affected by the recall, with each being sold at various candle retailers across the country between January and November of last year.  The flame that… read more

Now that summer is here, citizens across California are going to be spending as much time as possible outdoors.  Many of you might decide to go in for a pedicure so that your toes look great in the summer sun.  However, a new report shows that there could be some serious risks posed by dropping… read more

Consumer Reports and a New York Senator are asking the Consumer Product Safety Commission to more closely investigate reports of exploding cellphones typically associated with off-brand batteries. The issue has become more prominent over the past few years as 61 complaints have poured into the CPSC about the issue.  Those reports feature such occurrences as… read more

A new report out of Massachusetts attempts to stress the importance of motorcycle safety, a noble goal to be sure, and one that is of particular relevance here in California.  As the study cited by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the article shows, half of the motorcyclist fatalities which took place in 1999… read more

All across the state, various safety efforts are receiving funding based off of grants rewarded via the California Office of Traffic Safety.  A new article focuses specifically on the efforts of the University of California-San Diego to promote safety by attempting to reduce instances of distracted driving and other mishaps. $87 million in total was… read more

Here’s one way to catch the attention of drivers.  In a bid to cut down on accidents which occur when an automobile fails to detect the presence of a motorcyclist, police in the Lancashire region of the United Kingdom have put together a safety campaign featuring a nude police officer atop a motorcycle.  Included with… read more