Georgia is among the states that are part of a national salmonella outbreak. This outbreak has sent a dozen people to the hospital and nearly 400 people have been sick from the outbreak, Atlanta…
Last month while construction workers were working on building a “Canopy Walk” attraction at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, part of the structure gave way and collapsed. This accident…
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a plan to establish a set of five year prevention targets to reduce health care-associated infections (HAIs). HHS is also…
U.S. regulators said this past Monday that color additives made from insects must be disclosed on food and cosmetics labels by 2011. This is a result of the possibility of allergic reactions from…
FDA announced a recall on January 2 of UD 30654 of Healon D, an ophthalmic viscosurgical device (OVD). This device is manufactured by Advanced Medical Optics Inc. of Santa Ana, California. On…
Rosetta Genomics announced earlier this week the availability of its third MicroRNA-based diagnostic test called miRview(TM) meso. The test is the first that can diagnose mesothelioma from other…
Stryker Leibinger USA, a firm based in Portage, Michigan, is recalling it Stryker Custom Cranial Implant kits product. FDA reported this product as recalled on October 24, 2008. The products use:…
Whole Foods Market said it is pulling three popular ‘gluten-free’ products, Chicago Tribune reports, because the products actually contain gluten. The Chicago Tribune investigated the…
The Athens Banner-Herald reported 24 people died in Georgia over the Christmas weekend as a result of car accidents across the state. The Georgia State Patrol predicted only 19 deaths would occur….
The Atlanta Journal Constitution wrote an article yesterday on tips for 2009 or any year for the purpose of watching out for your safety and pocketbook. I thought they were very good tips for anyone…
This past Friday night a woman died in a head-on collision right in Lithia Springs, Georgia, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Virginia Mitchell was 69 years old and from Lithia Springs,…
The Consumer Product Safety Improvement was passed in order to tighten the restrictions on the amount of lead present in children’s toys. Hopefully this act will lessen the amounts of recalls…