Consumer Reports issued a safety warning on the Lexus GX 460, prompting Toyota to suspend sales of the new 2010 model. This week Consumer Reports announced an increased risk of rollover during a turn after discovering the problem during routine tests. The shopping guide warned shoppers not to buy the…
On Monday, a tragic accident on Route 54 in Ryan Township, Schuylkill County, claimed the life of a female motorcyclist. The RepublicanHerald.com reported that a 41-year-old Coaldale woman was killed when a pickup truck drove into the path of her motorcycle. The driver of the pickup truck was not injured.…
Now that spring is finally making its debut here in Pennsylvania, we’ve noticed that more motorcycles are enjoying the pleasant weather by taking to the road. So we were alarmed when we read the following article on ClutchAndChrome.com about a tragic accident in Arizona. Four people were killed and five…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a recall of one million infant slings by Infantino. The CPSC is urging consumers to stop using these slings for infants younger than four months of age due to a risk of suffocation. Three reports of infant deaths occurred in these slings…
According to an article on the WashingtonExaminer.com, public safety experts are concerned that headphones used to listen to digital music players are becoming a fatal distraction for pedestrians, joggers, and cyclists. The article gave examples of some recent accidents, including a jogger who was killed by a tractor trailer after…
Today the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), along with Graco Children’s Products, announced a recall of approximately 1.2 million Harmony High Chairs. The high chair can become unstable or tip over if screws holding the front legs of the high chair loosen or fall out, or if the plastic…
The New York Times has reported that the drug used to treat Type 2 diabetes, Avandia, is causing heart attacks and heart failure in diabetics. As a result, officials from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are recommending that the drug be pulled from the market. In 2007, a study…
In December, we blogged about the efforts of Tennessee congressman John Tanner to reduce the backlog of social security disability claims. Now, NWTNToday.com reports that H.R. 4532, the “Social Security Disability Applicants’ Access to Professional Representation Act of 2010” passed the house by an overwhelming vote of 412 to 6.…
Over the past few years, Yaz, Yasmin, and the generic form, Ocella, have become popular oral contraceptives manufactured by Bayer Healthcare that are taken once a day to prevent pregnancy. Although all prescription birth control pills carry a degree of health risk to women, Yaz, Yasmin, and Ocella contain a…
Toyota’s problems continued to snowball this week as the car maker announced a recall of 437,000 of its hybrid models, including the popular Prius, due to concerns with the brake system. Along with the Prius, the worldwide recall involves the Toyota Sai (sold primarily in Japan) and the Lexus HS250h.…