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There are all too many news stories of motor vehicles mounting curbs and striking pedestrians with tragic results. Two incidents like this occurred in Manhattan…

The plaintiff alleged, in Cronin v. Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, --- N.Y.S.2d ----, 2009 WL 711761 (March 17, 2009), that the defendant wrongfully prolonged the…

In 2000, 160 children age 14 and younger died from obstruction - 41 percent caused by food items and 59 percent by nonfood items. In…

Recall after recall has resulted from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expansion of the Peanut Corporation of America's (PCA) Salmonella related recall to…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on March 13, 2009, agreements with five partners to study the effects of anesthetics and sedatives on the…

In the first 10 months of 2008 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (F.D.A.) received 948 reports of health problems associated with dietary supplements, but…

Cell phones are known to distract motor vehicle drivers to the point that their safety is jeopardized and an accident may occur. But what about…

Home renovation, repair, and painting activities cause elevated blood lead levels in children no doubt about it. A 1997 analysis conducted by the…

With little notice and without a public comment period, a Bush administration change in federal rules on nursing home inspections will have the practical effect…