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• Distracted driving accident leaves grandfather, mother dead; 1-year-old critical

  Lawrence Egerton | February 18, 2011 9:14 PM | 1 CommentGreensboro, NC

  Police say that an 18-year-old driver was speeding when she struck and killed two people and injured a child in an accident on Wednesday morning, February 9, 2011 in southwest Charlotte, North...

• Recall of 92,000 Heater Fans and Quartz Radiant Heaters Sold at Dollar General

  Paul Napoli | February 18, 2011 8:00 PM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY

  February 18, 2011 Reports of fires with TrueLiving Heater Fans and Portable Quartz Radiant Heaters sold exclusively at Dollar General Stores have prompted a recall. The U.S. Consumer Product...

• Stop Playing Around With Child Safety

  Mark Bello | February 18, 2011 12:54 PM | 1 CommentFarmington Hills, MI

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the agency created to protect consumers from unreasonable risks of injuries or death associated with consumer products, recently updated their...

• Depuy Hips – Symptoms of Loose Metal Debris

  Jeremy Thurman | February 18, 2011 11:01 AM | 1 CommentOklahoma City, OK

  We have blogged extensively about the failure rate of DePuy's ASR Hip Resurfacing System and ASR XL Acetabular Systems. These hip replacement systems are metal-on-metal monoblock devices made of...

• Hospital Transplants Kidney into Wrong Patient

  Paul Napoli | February 17, 2011 10:08 PM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY

  February 17, 2011 Doctors at a California hospital transplanted a kidney into the wrong patient last month, reports the Los Angeles Times. According to the article, USC University Hospital in Los...

• But I Didn’t Feel Pain Right After My Virginia Car Accident

  Ben Glass | February 17, 2011 5:19 PM | 1 CommentNorthern Virginia, VA

  When you are involved in a Virginia car accident, you may be at the point where you are just happy to be alive. You are, of course, thankful that the outcome wasn’t worse. Many people...

• FDA Taking Closer Look at All Metal Replacement Hip Implants

  Jeremy Thurman | February 17, 2011 11:43 AM | 1 CommentOklahoma City, OK

  In the wake of Depuy Acetabular System and DePuy ASR Hip Resurfacing System being recalled, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking a close look at all-metal replacement hip implants,...

• FDA -- Regulating Consumer Safety or Manufacturer Convenience?

  Brenda Fulmer | February 16, 2011 10:32 AM | 1 CommentWest Palm Beach, FL

  Do you know the Food & Drug Administration performs very little independent testing of drugs and medical devices? Do you know the Food & Drug Administration relies mostly on data and...

• Light Rail in Norfolk Lacks Emergency Brake System

  Randy Appleton | February 16, 2011 7:46 AM | 1 CommentNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  In a Valentine's Day interview with Patrick Terpstra of ABC affiliate WVEC-TV, which covers Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Hampton and Newport News, Virginia (VA), Richard N. Shapiro,...

• Ranking Member of United States Senate Committee's Look into Zimmer NexGen Knee Problems

  Michael Monheit | February 16, 2011 6:45 AM | 1 CommentCentral Pennsylvania, PA

  Zimmer Holdings, Inc. It is common for companies to hire consultants. Consultants can provide critical advice and suggestions. However, the advice and suggestions are useless if they are ignored....