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• Corruption at FDA Highlights Need for a Strong Civil Justice System

  Christopher Nace | January 09, 2009 10:16 AM | 2 CommentsWashington, DC

  The AP has reported that nine FDA scientists have written a letter to the Obama Transition Team that FDA decisions are not always based on facts: The purpose of this letter is to inform you that...

• 80 Year-old Nursing Home Resident Evicted and Left at Emergency Room - What do you think about that?

  Wayne Parsons | January 08, 2009 6:21 PM | 2 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Florence Ko, 81, had lived at Nu’uanu Hale in Honolulu for 18 months when a week before Christmas the staff at Nu'uanu Hale dropped her off at Straub Clinic & Hospital Emergency Room...

• Hypocrisy: Courts Must Be Just For Coleman

  Mike Bryant | January 06, 2009 8:52 PM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  So as Mayor of St Paul, he called for Tort Reform day which was against frivolous lawsuits. As a Senate he voted for insurance companies, big business and against the rights of regular consumers....

• Fall Injuires at Shopping Areas and Theme Parks

  Ed Normand | January 06, 2009 2:49 PM | 2 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Recently we have seen tourists and other shoppers falling and getting hurt because outlet malls and even theme parks are not complying with the law by properly maintaining their public stores and...

• Corporate America Seeking Special Treatment - Immunity and Corporate Welfare

  Greg Webb | January 04, 2009 1:14 PM | 2 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  In an open letter to President-elect Barack Obama, the president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated: ““We understand the critical necessity of revitalizing the economy by restoring...

• Save Lives: Stop Drinking And Driving In 2009

  Mike Bryant | January 03, 2009 9:31 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  The death statistics in Minnesota went down for car accidents in 2008. But, they increased for alcohol related crashes. The safest way to prevent this, is to simple not drink and drive. The...

• Chamber Of Commerce Continues Anti Consumer Attacks

  Mike Bryant | December 31, 2008 8:34 PM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  After spending millions of dollars on lobbing efforts, pouring money in to conservative candidates/campaigns across the country, and contributing to the greatest economic downturn in our life time...

• Mislabeled ‘Gluten-free’ meals Pulled from Shelves at Whole Foods

  Jessica Smagacz | December 31, 2008 10:28 AM | 2 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Whole Foods Market said it is pulling three popular ‘gluten-free’ products, Chicago Tribune reports, because the products actually contain gluten. The Chicago Tribune investigated the...

• Were The Deicer Fumes On Alaska Flight 528 Dangerous?

  Alisa Brodkowitz | December 30, 2008 8:02 PM | 2 CommentsKing County, WA

  On December 24, 2008 passengers onboard an Alaska Airlines flight bound for Burbank, California were exposed to deicer fumes. Flight 528 to Burbank, CA was being sprayed down with propylene glycol...

• The FDA Gets It From Both Sides

  David Mittleman | December 30, 2008 10:13 AM | 2 CommentsLansing, MI

  No doubt I have been critical of the inability of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to adequately monitor and regulate what drugs get to market, allowing dangerous and defective medication to...