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 -->
Mar
Teen Driving – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
According to this article from The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, young drivers, ages 15-20 -->
Mar
Eliminate Distracted Driving
What is Distracted Driving? Distracted driving is any non-driving activity a person engages in that -->
Mar
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 -->
Mar
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 -->
Mar
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 -->
Feb
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 -->
Feb
A Word of Caution for Older Motorcyclists
A report by the New York Times’ Wellness blog on February 8 cautions aging motorcycle -->
Feb
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 -->
Jan
How to Drive Safely as Speed Limits Soar
A 41-mile stretch of Texas State Highway 130 that connects Austin and San Antonio now -->
Nov
FDA Issues Statement on Fungal Meningitis Outbreak
As of October 5, the FDA has been working closely with the CDC and state -->
Oct
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 -->
Sep
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 -->
Sep
Stricter Laws on Teenage Driving
The New York Times reported on August 13 that states are increasingly legislating away a -->
Aug
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 -->
Aug
Law to Improve Breast Cancer Detection Signed
On July 23 2012, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed a piece of New York state -->
Aug
New York Law Regarding Young Drivers
In an attempt to improve driver training and public safety, New York has enacted legislation -->
Jun
Protect Your Family Before An Accident
Being in an auto accident is traumatic, but that trauma can be magnified if there -->
Jun
Responsible Dog Ownership
Among companion animals, dogs are unmatched in their devotion and friendship to us; that being -->
May
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 -->
May
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 -->
May