Defective & Dangerous Products

• School Science Classes Need Oversight

  Mike Bryant | December 26, 2011 9:06 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Learning by doing can be a powerful teaching tool, and for complex subjects like chemistry, the science lab can be an engaging way to get students excited about a subject. But, as a recent lab...

• Build-A-Bear Recalls Colorful Hearts Teddy Bears

  Mike Bryant | December 24, 2011 6:03 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  The third week of December, The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc., of St. Louis, Mo., almost 300,000 ( 284,000 in the United States and 13,200 in Canada)...

• Happy Christmas Eve -- Please Remember to Check Little Ones' Gifts

  Pierce Egerton | December 24, 2011 10:57 AM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Happy Christmas Eve! I hope you are ready for the big holiday. If you have little ones who will be scrambling under the tree tomorrow, please keep in mind the importance of checking toys for...

• Baby Formula under Investigation in Death of Ten-Day-Old Baby

  Mark Bello | December 23, 2011 4:18 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI

  If parents of newborns don’t have enough to worry about, something else has now been added to the list. After a ten-day-old baby boy died from a rare bacterial infection known as...

• Dangerous Injuries Caused by Transvaginal Meshes and Other Pelvic Mesh Bladder Slings

  Lindsay Rakers | December 23, 2011 12:44 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Louis, MO

  Sometimes as we age, our bodies don't function like they once did. Women of any age can experience pelvic organ prolapse (POP) which causes pelvic organs to fall into the vaginal wall(s)...

• Registry for Small Batch Manufacturers Launched By CPSC

  Chrissie Cole | December 23, 2011 10:40 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  A registry for small batch manufacturers was launched by the CPSC today. The agency was directed by Congress to establish the registry which was signed into law in August 2011. Small batch...

• Senators Medical Device Effectiveness Following FDA Approval

  Greg Webb | December 22, 2011 8:00 AM | 1 CommentCharlottesville, VA

  The end of last week, Senators Grassley, Blumenthal and Kohl introduced legislation in the U.S. Senate which they say will help protect patients from unsafe medical devices and improve the...

• Circo Childrens’ Travel Cases Recalled

  Chrissie Cole | December 22, 2011 7:45 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Traveling for the holidays? Make sure your child’s travel case isn’t involved in this recall. Target stores are recalling Circo Children’s Travel Cases because the surface...

• Christmas Trees Can be Deadly if Not Watered Regularly

  David Mittleman | December 21, 2011 8:57 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Most people don't realize how dangerous Christmas trees can be if they aren't properly watered and kept away from heat sources. Norma O'Neal of Chattanooga, TN learned this lesson the...

• Despite Recent Fatalities Are Elevators Safe?

  Mark Bello | December 20, 2011 2:46 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI

  Tragic elevator accidents may seem rare, but have become all-to-common in the past couple of weeks. Two elevator accidents killed two women in two weeks. Two weeks ago, a woman was crushed to...