October 19, 2017 How Employers Can Protect Workers Over 55 The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates that by 2024, workers over 55-years-old will account for roughly one-quarter of the entire job market. In a recently published article in the Insurance Journal, researchers found that older workers are particularly susceptible to certain types of work injuries and are at a higher risk for workplace fatalities. … Read More »
October 18, 2017 The Top Five Health Threats Women Face Certain diseases and conditions are more likely to affect women than men. According to medical research, there are five main threats to women’s health. The good news is most of them are preventable or treatable through early detection. The more informed women are about the health risks they face the more precautions they will be … Read More »
October 17, 2017 Maternal Deaths: Post-Birth Preeclampsia and Others Somewhere between 700-900 women die in the U.S. each year from childbirth or pregnancy-related causes. In fact, women in this country are at three-times the risk for dying during the “maternal period” (from the start of pregnancy to one year after giving birth) as those in Canada are. The number of women who die from … Read More »
October 15, 2017 Eating While Driving can be Dangerous By now, most people know just how deadly different types of distracted driving can be. Some of the common culprits behind distracted driving are texting and making or receiving phone calls. However, new research indicates that eating and/or drinking while driving may be almost as dangerous as cell phone use. According to the National Highway … Read More »
October 14, 2017 Recall Alert: Ford Auto Maker Pulls F150’s, Mustangs and More Altogether, approximately 143,000 different types of Ford model vehicles have been recalled throughout North America due to various types of consumer hazards during the summer months alone. With the reasons behind the recalls ranging from an increased likelihood of vehicular crashes to lethally defective airbags that increase … Read More »
October 13, 2017 Home Depot to Pay $5.7 Million Penalty for Selling Recalled Products According to a recent news release from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Home Depot has agreed to pay a $5.7 million civil penalty for distributing recalled products that posed various safety hazards to American consumers. Beginning in 2012 and continuing for the next four years, Home Depot sold dangerous, recalled items. Product recalls are … Read More »
October 13, 2017 Where Were Emergency AC Systems During the Hurricane? After Hurricane Wilma hit Florida in 2005, state legislators took action to try to protect especially vulnerable populations in the case of another hurricane. One proposal would have required nursing homes to install generators able to power cooling systems, so that patients would be protected from exposure to dangerous temperatures. But when the bill reached … Read More »
October 12, 2017 Police Officers Hospitalized Carbon Monoxide in Ford Vehicles Vehicle defects can result in serious – and deadly – injuries to consumers. In a recent example, at least three police officers in Massachusetts were hospitalized after being exposed to dangerous levels of carbon monoxide; and all as the result of a possible manufacturer defect that allows the deadly … Read More »
October 12, 2017 Halloween Safety Tips for Kids According to data collected by the National Safety Council (NSC), Halloween can be an especially dangerous time for children and teens. Statistics prove that October is one of the most fatal months for all automobile-related accidents, so it is crucial to take precautions for you and your loved ones. Children between the ages of 5 … Read More »
