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Product Safety Recall: Fujitsu Notebook Computer Battery Catches Fire
Fujitsu America is recalling about 300 Fujitsu notebook computer battery packs at risk of overheating and catching fire. The battery packs pose a fire hazard to consumer and the company is offering replacements free of charge.
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Dangerous Levels of BPA Found In School Lunches
A Stanford study found harmful levels of toxic chemicals in meals prepared and provided by public schools.Food containing BPA increases health risks for students and disproportionately impacts lower socioeconomic classes who are more likely to eat scho...
Why Are U.S. Patients Paying More For Pharmaceuticals?
The unreasonably high price of pharmaceuticals in the United States has shined a bright light on the drug industry, exemplifying the fact that Americans are paying much more for medication than patients in other countries.The government healthcare budg...
Early Death From Air Pollution Predicted To Double By 2050
More than 3 million people die prematurely from prolonged exposure to air pollution each year, according to the World Health Organization.A new study shows the number could more than double by 2050. Researchers predict that 6.6 million people could die...
Hyundai Sonata Recall: Debris Cause Engine Failure
Hyundai Motor Company, an international automotive manufacturer headquartered in South Korea, is recalling about 470,000 Sonatas with stalling engines.The issue was caused by an assembly line error at a manufacturing plant in Alabama. Debris that weren...
Judge Sentences Peanut Butter Executives For Salmonella Outbreak
Stewart Parnell, the former CEO of Peanut Corporation of America, was sentenced to more than two decades in prison for knowingly shipping peanut butter contaminated with salmonella across the nation.The company's Georgia manufacturing plant was respons...
More Than 30 Percent Of American Kids Consume Fast Food Daily
Since the 1990s, about one-third of U.S. kids eat fast food every day. Despite increased governmental efforts to promote healthy eating habits, not much has changed.
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that there has been ...
GM Settles Criminal Case Over Faulty Ignition Switches
General Motors and the Justice Department have finally reached a settlement after the company recalled 2.6 million vehicles with faulty ignition switches in 2014.
The Long-Awaited Settlement
GM admits to knowing about the defects but still allowed the ca...
Study Reanalysis Shows Antidepressant Is Harmful For Teens
The reanalysis of the 2001 study that led regulators to believe Paxil should be approved for youth has proven the antidepressant is not actually safe and effective for teenagers.Critics of the original study are using the error to promote a widespread ...