Category Archives: Safety Tips

The Art of Texting While Walking

As recent studies have suggested, texting while walking ties up the brain’s relatively limited attention -->

Stronger Efforts Needed to Protect Nurses from Violence

A qualitative study from the Emergency Nurses Association shows that culture change and training are -->

FDA Announces New Infant Formula Safety Rules

The FDA has recently announced new guidelines meant to make sure infant formula is both -->

683 Pedestrians Killed in NY Area Over 3 Years – Calls for Better Safeguards

The Tri-State Transportation Campaign is using its new analysis of pedestrian fatalities to call for -->

Microwaving your Meals: Skipping 1 Important Step Can Make You Sick

An outbreak of Salmonella that sickened 44 people highlights the need for consumers to follow -->

8.7 Million Pounds of Beef Recalled After Company Processes Diseased Animals

A Northern California company is recalling more than 8.7 million pounds of beef products because -->

How to Avoid Snow blower Injuries

We had quite a few snowstorms here in the Hudson Valley this season and many -->

Winterize Your Home for the Next Storm

We’ve had quite a few heavy snowstorms this winter in the Hudson Valley Region. Prepare -->

Avoiding Injuries on the Slopes This Winter

Some of us enjoy skiing, snowboarding, or other fun activities on our local mountains this -->

Child-Safety Experts Call for Restrictions on Childhood Imagination

The Department of Health and Human Services issued series of guidelines to help parents reduce -->

7 Drugs That Can Kill Kids in a Single Pill

In 2002 there were 2.4 million toxic ingestions, and more than half of these occurred -->

OxyElite Pro Recalled

The popular dietary supplement, OxyElite, used to lose weight and build muscle, has been recalled -->

5 Completely Wrong Ways to Drive in the Rain

Some bad driving habits, ones that don’t cause trouble when the road is dry, are -->

Seven Winter Driving Myths

Winter is definitely here and we’re all taking caution when it comes to driving on -->

Brush Up On Your Fire Safety This Winter

More than 33% of fires occur in homes during December, January and February. Fire remains -->

How Can You Avoid Back Injuries at Work?

If you work in a labor-intensive environment, you may encounter a few tasks that may -->

OxyElite Pro Supplements Recalled!

The FDA has agreed to recall the dietary supplement linked to dozens of cases of -->

Text-STAR App – How is Your Teen Handling Their Phone While Driving?

A new app called text-STAR allows you as a parent to provide your young drivers -->

The Most Dangerous Time to Drive

Driving can be an extremely dangerous in general. However, there are times when driving and -->

Unmasking the People Behind Risky Pills

A number of supplement makers caught with drug-spiked products are run by executives with criminal -->

Driving Safely in the Winter

Snowy drives can really be beautiful ones, but they can also wreak havoc on the -->