News in category: On The Road

A Pfizer executive's helicopter rides to work from her Maryland home has the company rethinking whether executive benefits at a time of job cuts is a good idea.  The executive reportedly has received a bill for $300,000 to cover the cushy commute. 

The driver behind the wheel of that 40-ton rig or school bus next to you might be physically impaired, yet still driving. That's according to a government study that finds there are more than a half-million commercial tractor-trailer and bus drivers who are eligible for full disability benefits because of health issues, yet are still driving. 

Consumers overwhelmingly believe the FDA, food producers, and distributors should have some form of tracking the journey a tomato takes from the field to your plate. The latest salmonella outbreak has shown that isn't happening.  The rise in food borne illness may be linked to industrialized farming done by agribusiness. 

While its been a dozen years since TWA Flight 800 had an "in-flight breakup" off the coast of Long Island, the FAA is now ordering modifications to aircraft design. Many, including award-winning reporter, Kristina Borjesson, feel the FAA has it all wrong.

The Corn Refiners Association is in the middle of an 18- month, $30 million PR campaign to convince Americans that high-fructose corn syrup is really not the culprit behind obesity, despite the fact that it's in almost everything and its introduction coincides with America's rising obesity rates.

It's been only 23 years of tracking obesity rates in the U.S. by the CDC. In 1985, fewer than one in ten of us was obese- today one out of 3 or 4 is not just overweight but obese. Supersized portions are partially to blame for this energy imbalance resulting in supersized people.

New and expanded laws regarding firearms mean that they may be closer than you think - like Sea World, Orlando and at the Atlanta Hartsfield Airport.  Disney World is refusing to allow guns in the cars of employees, despite a new guns-to-work law in Florida.

The American Association for Justice names the Top Ten Worst  Insurers who try to avoid paying when you need them most. Tactics include using a "boxing glove" strategy against policyholders while the industry enjoys record profits.  

Resveratrol, in red wine and the skin of peanuts and walnuts, is getting a good review - again. It's been shown to have a very strong positive effect on preventing cardiovascular disease, reducing heart inflammation, keeping bone health in terms of structure and function, and maintaining loco-motor and balance activity. Now the question is - does this effect translate to humans? 

A new low in human behavior is observed in this surveillance videotaped death of a woman in a Brooklyn, N.Y. psychiatric hospital. No one comes to help. While the hospital is instituting changes, how many among us are capable of showing indifference?

Two medical helicopters on their way to a hospital in Flagstaff, Arizona, collided on Sunday, killing six and seriously injury one. Sixteen people have died this year in seven crashes, involving eight helicopters, according to National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) officials.

New York City leads the nation in eliminating trans fats from restaurant foods. The saturated, artificial fat, does nothing for consumers but contribute to heart clogging cholesterol and possible memory decline. For manufacturers, trans fats mean products can stay on the shelves longer.

On July 1, Washington State becomes the sixth state to ban the use of hand-held cellular phones while driving. However in this case, a driver must first be cited for some other motor vehicle violation such as speeding, before an officer can pull him over to issue a $124 ticket.

Kids often get alcohol from adults, a nationwide survey shows. With almost 11 million underage drinkers, the survey shows that there is a disagreement among adults just when it's okay to let kids drink, and as a result, many adults open their homes to underage drinking. 

The second class action trial over cell phone providers’ early termination fees began today in Alameda County, California. The first class action suit reached a verdict on June 6, 2008 in favor...