According to an article on CNN.com, Subaru is recalling about 200,000 Legacy and Outback model vehicles because of a problem with the brake line. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a recall notice that said the brake lines may corrode if they are splashed by salt water through a…
In the wake of last week’s news about cross infection at a Tulsa, Oklahoma dentist’s office, CNN.com has published some tips online to see how your dentist handles the issue of infection control procedures. Watch the Gloves: Gloves should be changed in between patients. Dentists should only touch sterile instruments…
As we watched the stricken Carnival Cruise ship tugged to shore this week, and heard stories of sewage spilled into rooms and halls, we couldn’t help but think of what lawsuits might come about from this disaster. According to an article on CNN.com, Carnival’s ticket contract says that the cruise…
Philadelphia news station WPVI published a startling investigative report last week about the dangers of medical recovery rooms. The story begins in March of last year, when a female high school student went to a surgical center for a routine outpatient tonsillectomy. After initially being told that her daughter’s surgery…
A crash involving a tour bus in California on Sunday has left 8 people dead and 42 injured and those numbers are expected to rise. According to an article on CNN.com, the National Transportation Safety Board has sent a team to investigate the crash, in an effort to piece together…
Getting more sleep in the new year may be more important that you think: a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 15% to 33% of fatal crashes involve tired drivers. We may be familiar with the dangers of drunk driving, but according to…
Now that Hurricane Sandy has passed through our area, we hope that all of our staff, clients, and neighbors made it through with minimal damage. But as we recover from the storm, we’d like to remind everyone about the “Turn Around, Don’t Drive” law that was put in place in…
This week, the students at Penn State Schuylkill got to experience first-hand the consequences of driving under the influence and distracted driving, compliments of a texting and DUI simulator. According to an article on the RepublicanHerald.com, UNITE International’s Arrive Alive tour brought to campus the simultor which consists of a…
This week, the journal Pediatrics published an updated policy statement saying that although injuries from trampolines have been decreasing steadily over the past few years, there were 98,000 trampoline-related injuries in 2009, resulting in 3,100 hospitalizations. In an article in CNN.com, Dr. Michele Labotz, a sports medicine physician and lead…
Next week is National Child Passenger Safety Week. Both the state police and PennDOT are encouraging drivers to participate in free child passenger safety seat checkups throughout the state. There will be 141 fitting stations across Pennsylvania where parents can learn proper installation and use of child safety seats. In…