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Violation of Fire Safety Standards The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) released a recall of women’s scarves that violated federal fire safety standards. The scarves do not meet the federal flammability standard for clothing and put consumers at risk of burn injuries. DG Fashion manufactured the scarves, which were sold online at Amazon for about[…]

A new study published in the Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society revealed a staggering statistic: 3 out of 5 children under 18-years-old who are admitted to hospitals already have an infection that is resistant to treatment by antibiotics. With this rate increasing, children are now at a greater risk for developing untreatable infections than[…]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that at least 1 million Americans are diagnosed with a form of skin cancer every year. And, by the time they reach 65-years-old, roughly 40-50% of people will have squamous cell or basal cell carcinoma, two of the most common types of skin cancers. Skin cancer[…]

According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, nearly one-third of all fatal motorcycle crashes and countless injuries that happen every year are preventable. The agency is calling for the federal government to mandate that bikes are fitted with ABS systems. Despite these warnings, the federal government does not show signs that it will mandate[…]

A new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA) revealed that for those who are already at risk for cardiac problems such as high blood pressure, energy drinks might create an even bigger danger for heart health issues. Although the study is not completely conclusive because of its size, the results[…]