Posts tagged lead

• 'Sexting': Harmless Fun Or Child Pornography?

  Devon Glass | January 20, 2009 10:25 AM | 4 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Teenagers flirting with each other is nothing new. With the easy availability of camera cell phones, the rules of flirting have changed dramatically. Instead of asking for a girls or boys phone...

• Masks May Be Safer Than Face Paint For Your Children This Halloween

  David Mittleman | October 28, 2009 2:20 PM | 3 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Toxic Substances
  

  Halloween masks have long been touted as a danger to trick-or-treaters because of the decreased visibility caused by small eyeholes. However, according to a new report issued by the Campaign for...

• Cowboys May Be Able to Control Cheerleader, But Not Me

  David Mittleman | November 27, 2011 12:20 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Recent reports highlighted the muzzling of a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader who used her Twitter account to discuss her recent encounter with a football player. Cheerleader Melissa Kellerman was...

• Toxic Chemical Exposure Creates Significant Health Concerns

  David Mittleman | July 09, 2008 10:15 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Toxic Substances
  

  With all of the blessings of the industrialized world that we have built, comes the curse of toxicity of our air, water, food, homes and bodies. Some of these toxins, including ...

• Corporations Pay Big for Misleading Advertising Promises

  David Mittleman | May 23, 2012 8:49 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A couple of recent stories have debunked advertisers' false claims about their products and shown the dangers of making big promises to consumers to get them to buy. From Nutella, the...

• FDA Finds Most Lipsticks Contain Lead

  David Mittleman | February 17, 2012 9:44 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Sure, you like the way your lips look with that bold red or pink hue, but you might think twice about which lipstick you use after reading about a recent FDA study. According to the FDA, 400...

• Poisoning Now Leading Cause of Death

  David Mittleman | December 29, 2011 9:13 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Although I've often written about the number of people killed in car accidents, you might be surprised to know that more Americans die from poisoning. I know I was shocked to read this...

• Michigan Town Helps Dream Come True For Nebraska Teen

  Nolan Erickson | October 09, 2011 10:29 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Workplace Discrimination
  

  About a month ago, the story of Julia Sullivan began to receive national attention. Julia, a sixteen-year-old Nebraska resident who was born without legs and with arms that end at her elbows, had...

• Girl With No Arms or Legs Argues Discrimination in Cheerleading Tryout Cuts

  David Mittleman | September 12, 2011 8:33 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Workplace Discrimination
  

  Julia Sullivan was born with no arms or legs, but has learned how to adapt. She is a 16-year-old high school student who participates in the school marching band by attaching a cymbal to her...

• Justice Denied in Mississippi: What Are YOU Going to do About it?

  Mark Bello | September 09, 2011 1:59 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Notice to all Americans who support a plaintiff's access to the civil justice system: This is the dirtier side of the politics of denying the public access to justice. Behind your backs, billion...