Category Archives: Safety Tips

Drowsy Driving: 1 in 25 Fall Asleep at the Wheel According to CDC Report

An article from End Distracted Driving (www.enddd.org) states that according to the Center for Disease -->

Teen Driving – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

According to this article from The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, young drivers, ages 15-20 -->

Eliminate Distracted Driving

What is Distracted Driving? Distracted driving is any non-driving activity a person engages in that -->

Affymax and Takeda Announce a Nationwide Voluntary Recall of All Lots of OMONTYS® (peginesatide) Injection

The FDA issued a safety alert on February 23, 2013 alerting health care professionals and -->

Medical Device Class I Recall: Lumenis Limited, Lumenis VersaCut Tissue Morcellator

According to the FDA on February 25, 2013, Lumenis Limited is recalling certain models of -->

Class I Recall: DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc recalls LPS Diaphyseal Sleeve

According to the FDA on January 4, 2013, DePuy issued an Urgent Medical Device Recall -->

Editorial: Young Moms Show High Rate of Distracted Driving

A report by the Herald-Dispatch on January 25, 2013 states that young mothers tend to -->

A Word of Caution for Older Motorcyclists

A report by the New York Times’ Wellness blog on February 8 cautions aging motorcycle -->

New York Hospital Patients Potentially Exposed to HIV and Hepatitis Through Reused Insulin Pens

On January 15, 2013, CBS News reported that more than 700 patients admitted to the -->

How to Drive Safely as Speed Limits Soar

A 41-mile stretch of Texas State Highway 130 that connects Austin and San Antonio now -->

FDA Issues Statement on Fungal Meningitis Outbreak

As of October 5, the FDA has been working closely with the CDC and state -->

Wall Street Journal: “How to Stop Hospitals from Killing Us”

When there is a plane crash in the U.S., it makes headlines. There is a -->

AT&T Chief Speaks Out Against Texting at the Wheel

According to a New York Times article published on September 19, Randall L. Stephenson, the -->

Stricter Laws on Teenage Driving

The New York Times reported on August 13 that states are increasingly legislating away a -->

Ford Recalls 421,000 Escapes Over Unintended Acceleration Concern

On July 26, Ford launched a recall of 421,000 Escapes sold in the U.S. because of -->

Law to Improve Breast Cancer Detection Signed

On July 23 2012, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed a piece of New York state -->

New York Law Regarding Young Drivers

In an attempt to improve driver training and public safety, New York has enacted legislation -->

Protect Your Family Before An Accident

Being in an auto accident is traumatic, but that trauma can be magnified if there -->

Responsible Dog Ownership

Among companion animals, dogs are unmatched in their devotion and friendship to us; that being -->

Risk of Teen Drivers Dying in Crash DOUBLES if Friends are in the Car

The AP has published that a teenage driver’s risk of dying in an accident increases -->

Highway Death Rate Has Fallen to a 60-Year Low

According to figures released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on May 7, highway -->