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In a unanimous decision, the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled on Monday that cigarette manufacturer, Philip Morris, may have to pay for screening/diagnostic scans for smokers.  The ruling paves the way for the possibility that Philip Morris could be required to pay for low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans, which can detect […]

If you can read this message, you may be “glty as chrgd” of texting while driving.  Even if you don’t text while driving, you are smart, but may soon be in the minority. More than 20 percent of ALL drivers, not just teens, admit to sending text messages while driving. […]

In 1995, David Kessler, former head of the Food and Drug Administration tried to regulate nicotine. His efforts failed when the regulations were struck down in the federal court system. Then, in 2004, the United States Senate passed proposed legislation to do so, only to have the House of Representatives […]

In case you missed it during the 2008 presidential primary news blizzard of the past few months, which has consumed the front page of newspapers nationwide, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has once again failed to protect the American public from harm caused by pharmaceutical drugs and devices. Choosing […]

Finally acting on last fall’s huge voluntary recall by most manufacturers of cold and cough medicine, the Food and Drug Administration warned today that giving over-the-counter cough and cold medicine to children under the age of 2 could potentially kill the child. After studying the issue for months and noting […]

If you are one of the estimated 15 million Americans who will have a surgical procedure this year, pay attention, please! You and your loved ones may thank me later. Every single time anyone has a surgical procedure performed, whether the surgery is life-saving or elective, there are risks involved. […]

When does the Chinese calendar change? Soon, I hope. Forget about the Year of the Pig, 2007 is the Year of the Recall. If you are looking forward to the upcoming holiday season, you’d better plan on doing a lot of standing around staring at your loved ones. The spate […]

Concerns about the safety of toys manufactured in China continued to grow today as seven (that’s right – SEVEN) separate recalls were announced today by the Consumer Product Safety Commission in the United States. Metal jewelry, puppet theaters, gardening tools and toy trains comprise this week’s “main attractions” at what […]

In the first case of its kind challenging a state’s rights to regulate pollutants, General Motors and other carmakers lost their attempt to use Federal preemption laws to avoid complying with new vehicle emissions standards in Vermont.U.S. District Judge William Sessions ruled against the automobile manufacturers when ruling that the […]

Another week, another recall for Mattel. This week, when telling Americans that they should expect more recalls in the coming months, an ominous warning was issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission about the safety of toys manufactured in China, “If I were a betting person I’d bet on more […]