News tagged with 'Major Medical'

Three lots of Vicks Sinex nasal spray is being recalled in the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany after bacteria B. cepacia was found during a routine quality control inspection.

Washington state missed the deadline to submit a list of the top 50 chemicals that makers of children's products are required to report under a law passed in 2008. Expected to make the list are Bisphenol-A and mercury.

The number of Hispanic workers who have died on the job has risen by 76 percent, while the overall total of workplace deaths has declined, according to the latest available data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Alisa Brodkowitz, an InjuryBoard member, who specializes in aviation law, has filed a petition asking the court to compel Southwest Airlines to tell her clients more about the chemicals they were exposed too during a Southwest flight that caused them to become seriously ill.

A Dallas Cowboys staff member was left paralyzed and two other team staffers remain hospitalized following the facility collapse on Saturday, which is now the subject of a federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigation, authorities said.

Three million fitness balls sold under the Bally Total Fitness, Everlast, Valeo and Body Fit brands have been recalled by EB Brands because the balls can burst unexpectedly and cause the user to fall. The company has received 47 reports of injury to date.

Continental Airplane Commuter Flight 3407 that crashed three days ago in Buffalo, New York, appeared to be flying normally until just 26 seconds before it came down, said the National Transportation Safety Board.

Friday was a somber day as family and friends remembered the victims of the crash of Continental Flight 3407.

A Continental Airlines commuter plane crashed into a house in Buffalo, New York late last night. The crash killed 44 passengers, 4 crew members and one person on the ground, in the home.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held the first of four days of public hearings in Washington, to address the rise in medical helicopter accidents.

A new study finds, women who are victims of domestic violence tend to have different facial injuries than those that are injured in accidents. The information could help doctors to identify victims and refer them to safety programs.

Two passengers on the Continental Airlines jet that veered off a Denver runway last month have become the first to sue the airline over the crash. The civil suit alleges the pilot of Flight 1404 negligently aborted the flight shortly after takeoff, crashing into a nearby ravine, where it caught fire.

The National Safety Council is advocating a total ban on cell phone use while driving, saying it is dangerous and leads to fatalities. A study by the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis estimates cell phone use while driving accounts for 6 percent or 636,000 of all automobile crashes, 330,000 injuries and 2,600 deaths in the U.S. every year.

The New Year may not feel quite so inviting as lingering hangover symptoms, which can last a few hours, up to a few days – dehydration, nausea, fatigue and headache – act as a reminder of the previous evening’s indiscretions. We have some advice whether you’ve tied on one too many – or need help after it’s too late.

New consumer laws have been passed in the aftermath of a wave of toxic toy recalls last year, but, experts urge parents not to let their guard down when it comes to picking and choosing this year’s gifts.