Posts tagged phone

• Plant mix-up prompts painkillers warning and recall of Gas-X, Excedrin, NoDoz and Bufferin

  Paul Napoli | January 10, 2012 7:09 PM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Pharmaceutical company Novartis Consumer Health, Inc. is warning consumers that problems at a production facility might have caused commingling of certain prescription and over-the-counter (OTC)...

• NTSB urges states to ban cell phone use by motor vehicle drivers

  Paul Napoli | December 14, 2011 9:43 PM | 9 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is calling for a nationwide ban on using personal electronic devices (PEDs) such as cell phones while operating a motor vehicle. At a meeting...

• iPhone and iPod battery cases recalled due to burn injuries and fire hazard

  Paul Napoli | December 04, 2011 7:03 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued two recalls yesterday of battery cases for Apple’s popular iPhone and iPod products after reports the cases can overheat, posing a...

• Study Finds Cell Phone Use Stimulates the Brain

  Paul Napoli | February 24, 2011 10:40 PM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  February 24, 2011 Government researchers have found that cell phone use affects the brain in the region closest to the antenna, but the long-term effects remain unknown. A new study entitled...

• Doctors using mobile devices to read scans and make diagnoses… "There's an app for that."

  Paul Napoli | February 06, 2011 12:36 AM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  February 5, 2011 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that the agency has approved the first ever application that allows doctors to view medical scan images on mobile...

• Distracted Driving Caused 16% of All Traffic Fatalities in 2009, says Govt. Report

  Paul Napoli | September 20, 2010 10:13 PM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  September 20, 2010 A new report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says accidents involving reports of distracted driving caused 16% of all traffic fatalities in 2009, up...

• Number Of Bus Drivers Texting While Driving Increases

  Chrissie Cole | November 09, 2009 12:29 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Actions taken against bus drivers caught talking or texting on cell phones has increased nearly 60 percent this year, according to NYC Transit. The agency has reprimanded, suspended or fired 170...