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Stryker has announced the recall of the OASYS Midline Occiput plate spinal implant due to concerns about the possibility of patient adversity.  The pin that keeps the plate body and the tulip head of the devices connected is apparently in danger of suffering a fracture.  When this occurs, it can do damage to the patient’s… read more

Last month, Interstate 80 benefitted from increased patrols all across the country during an operation known as the I-80 Challenge.  On the heels of that event, a new operation known as the I-10 Challenge will be carried out over the long weekend.  The Florida State Highway Patrol put together the nationwide event.  In California, members… read more

With Labor Day weekend just around the corner, many families will be using the time to take family road trips, and indeed, some people may have already gotten on their way.  But with the roads filled with heavy amounts of traffic, it’s imperative that drivers understand the proper precautions to take in order to avoid… read more

The Food and Drug Administration recently held a science fair of sorts in order to allow their scientists and researchers on staff to communicate with one another the myriad ways they’re approaching various safety problems.  The event sought to outline the ways that the organization comes to decisions about regulations. The event is known as… read more

California cyclists are no doubt applauding the recent passage of a bill that seeks to bolster safety at moments when automobiles come up alongside bikes.  However, the matter is not fully settled yet, as it still has to receive the signature of the governor before becoming law, something that has proven to be a roadblock… read more

If you’re going to be traveling at all over Labor Day, one of the most important things you can do to ensure safety is verify the wellbeing of the area where the rubber meets the road:  your tires.  When your tires are capable of safe transport, you greatly boost your chances of making it to… read more

The Minneapolis, Minnesota-based American Importing Company has announced the recall of Amport Milk Chocolate Raisins due to concerns about a potential label mixup.  There is a chance that packages from lot 078X344 contain Milk Chocolate Peanuts, and as a result, persons allergic to nuts would not necessarily be warned of their presence as an ingredient. … read more

500 milligram versions of Cubicin (daptomycin for injection) are being recalled by the Lexington, Massachusetts-based Cubist Pharmaceuticals due to concerns about the possibility of particulate matter within the injections.  If a patient is exposed to some type of glass particulate, they could suffer from such things as an embolism, phlebitis, granulomas, and more.  A supplier… read more

A possible choking risk has led to the recall of stuffed animals in the shape of Sulley from Monsters University and Monsters Inc.  Build-a-Bear announced the recall, which affects products sold via their online and retail stores this past June.  A total of more than 26,000 stuffed monsters in Canada and the United States are… read more

A new study has come out from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety which takes a look at the prevailing attitudes of some drivers toward those things that one would often think of as hazardous along the roads.  That means things like distraction, intoxication, fatigued driving, and various other potentially debilitating driving maneuvers.  However, the… read more

It’s somewhat of a Catch-22:  teenagers, when they reach driving age, are typically provided with a vehicle from a third party that’s used, or else they receive an older vehicle as a hand-me-down from another family member.  The problem is that teens are those that could potentially benefit the most from the safety features that… read more

We’ve discussed car rental safety and applicable law on this blog before, but a new report caught our attention because it delves into a topic that isn’t often covered:  the safety of car seats that are obtained from a car rental agency. This issue is of particular importance for any parents that are going to… read more