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• 91,000 Bicycles Recalled by Bridgeway and CPSC Due to Crash Hazard

  Greg Webb | October 02, 2011 12:16 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Bridgeway International of Naples, Florida, have announced a recall of 91,000 “NEXT”-branded men’s 26-inch hybrid bicycles. The...

• Recent Near Death Incidents Highlight Importance of Hiking Safety

  David Mittleman | October 02, 2011 12:04 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  There have been quite a few survival stories in the news the past few days, thankfully all with a happy ending. For example, the other day I wrote about a man who attempted the same hike from the...

• FDA Concerns: What’ll You Have, High Fructose Corn Syrup or “Corn Sugar”?

  Greg Webb | October 02, 2011 11:18 AM | 4 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration appears to be expanding its authority again, and it isa bit of a sticky situation. This time FDA scrutiny is focused on the legal label of what used to be...

• Target Recalled 304,000 Blenders Due to Laceration Hazard

  Greg Webb | October 02, 2011 11:11 AM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  Target Corporation of Minneapolis, Minnesota, in conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, recently announced a voluntary recall of approximately 304,000 Select Brands...

• Don't Let a "Independent" Examiner Waddell You

  Mike Bryant | October 02, 2011 9:31 AM | 4 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  For some time insurance companies have used adverse doctors to deny benefits. Usually through policy requirements or court orders, injured parties are sent to these doctors and told that they are...

• Is Baseball 50% Hitting -- It Is If You Want to Win, Says Prof

  Pierce Egerton | October 02, 2011 9:00 AM | 3 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  You’ve probably heard the old saw, “Offense sells tickets; Defense wins games!” Not in baseball. At least not according to a new analysis by a University of Delaware professor....

• Bicycle Safety Tips To Protect Bicyclists From Serious Injuries, Part 2

  Claude Wyle | October 02, 2011 3:00 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Updated from Bicycle Safety Tips (Part #1) where I discussed some safety suggestions that I hope will help to prevent bicycle accidents or decrease bicycle accident injuries. Here are some more...

• DePuy Metal on Metal Hip and Metallosis

  Shezad Malik MD JD | October 01, 2011 9:38 PM | 0 CommentsFort Worth, TX

  As readers to my blog will note, I am a licensed Texas medical doctor as well as a product liability attorney. We are currently fielding many phone calls from concerned hip replacement patients...

• To Reduce the High Cost of Medical Care, Inform Patients

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | October 01, 2011 9:24 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  Health care and health insurance seem to be more in the spotlight in today’s political landscape. According to the Virginian-Pilot, Americans spend 17 percent of our economic production on...

• Teenagers Who Don't Get Enough Sleep Engage in Risky Behavior

  Pierce Egerton | October 01, 2011 4:17 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Data from 2007 indicates that about two-thirds of U.S. teens don't get enough sleep. Two of them live in my house. Predictably my well-reasoned entreaties to them seem to have little affect on...