Safety

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• Consumers who took cholesterol drugs Zetia or Vytorin may get refund

  
  Consumer Reports Health Blog — Authority: 589
  If you took the cholesterol-lowering drugs Zetia or Vytorin in recent years, you may be able to get some of your money back. The manufacturers Merck and Schering-Plough have agreed to a proposed $41.5 million class action settlement over charges they violated consumer protection laws by marketing the drugs as ...
  6 hours ago

• THERE’S PATHETIC, AND THEN THERE’S PATHETICALLY SCHTUPID. THIS IS EVEN BEYOND THAT.

  
  Barking Moonbat Early Warning System — Authority: 511
  WHYADUCK.  (The Marx Bros.) Well now this is so beyond the fringe that I will make no comment on it.  The story will, as you’ll see, speak for itself. Here’s one comment however from the comments section to give you some idea of the article ahead. How pathetically stupid can these council idiots get? The ...
  6 hours ago

• Safety board to hold hearing on Metro crash this summer

  
  The Washington Post — Authority: 963
  The National Transportation Safety Board announced Thursday that it will hold a public hearing Feb. 23-24 into this summers fatal Metro crash that killed nine people and injured 80 in Northwest Washington.
  7 hours ago

• Swimming Pool Safety - Views Of A Pool Contractor

  
  Swimming Pool Contractors | Fiberglass Pools | Concrete Pools — Authority: 120
  Swimming Pool Safety - Views Of A Pool Contractor - If you have a pool in your backyard, chances are your pool will be a magnet for summer entertaining. Nevertheless, having a pool comes with the responsibility of making sure that it is used safely and that there are no accidents involving the pool. Swimming pool ...
  7 hours ago

• Million Baby Crawl: Erin Brockovich Interview

  
  Tatyanna Wright's Haute Mama — Authority: 114
  Did you know dangerous chemicals are still in many of the household products we use every day? Mounting scientific evidence points to widespread exposure to chemicals that can cause serious and adverse impacts on human health, particularly for children. Since 1976, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has required ...
  8 hours ago

• A Battle in Canada Over Drive-Through Idling

  
  Green Inc. — Authority: 741
  Should the drive-through lanes at Tim Hortons, a doughnut and fast-food chain, be part of an anti-idling ordinance in Kingston, Ontario?
  8 hours ago

• Tied to a chair and robbed in a five-star hotel

  
  Gadling — Authority: 689
  Filed under: United States , Hotels and Accommodations , News No matter who you are or how fancy your hotel is, inviting strangers to your room is a risky business. Just ask Robert J. Anello, a New York Lawyer who was staying at the lovely Ritz-Carlton, San Juan in Puerto Ricos posh Isla Verde district ...
  8 hours ago

• Why you should not walk barefoot on sand

  
  wild shores of singapore — Authority: 475
  Eight-year-old Sharon developed an itchy rash on her right sole when she came back with her family from an island resort holiday. Her parents took her to the family physician, who diagnosed it as a fungal infection. Several months passed before she came to see me. Her mother said: The rash would not go away. It ...
  8 hours ago

• VIDEO: Low-flying pelican results in Bugatti Veyron Hydro Edition

  
  Autoblog — Authority: 785
  Filed under: Safety , Videos , Bugatti Click above to watch the video after the jump This is one of the saddest, yet most amusing sights weve ever seen. A $1.6 million Bugatti Veyron sitting in a salt water lagoon, door open, in two feet of nasty, corrosion-inducing muddy water. While the sight ...
  9 hours ago

• Winter Slips, Trips and Falls

  
  Think Safety Signs — Authority: 117
  With nearly 11,000 people being seriously injured due to a slip, trip or a fall, companies have to do much more to protect their employees. Many health and safety managers simply go out a purchase work boots which say “slip-resistant” or “greater performance” so what do they actually mean, greater resistant to ...
  10 hours ago

• Hand Held GPS Systems – You Should Never Hike Without GPS

  
  GPSReviewsBlog.com — Authority: 141
  If enjoying outdoor pursuits, you should not leave home without the ideal safety equipment. Walking gear, water, first aid kit, and a hand held GPS system can help to keep you safe and healthy. Hiking in a state park, in woodlands, or on a quiet mountain trail can be exciting.
  10 hours ago

• Inexpensive ‘Dipstick’ Test For Pesticides In Foods

  
  OK4me2 — Authority: 151
  ScienceDaily (Nov. 12, 2009) — Scientists in Canada are reporting the development of a fast, inexpensive "dipstick" test to identify small amounts of pesticides that may exist in foods and beverages. Their paper-strip test is more practical than conventional pesticide tests, producing results in minutes rather than ...
  10 hours ago

• Study: Anemia drugs increase risk of blood clots

  
  Consumer Reports Health Blog — Authority: 589
  Medications frequently given to cancer patients to reduce their risk of anemia are associated with an increased risk of blood clots, according to a study published this week in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Anemia drugs , known as erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs), such as epoetin alfa ...
  10 hours ago

• HSE Deputy Chief Executive speaking at 3rd Annual OHS conference

  
  What's new at HSE — Authority: 144
  HSE Deputy Chief Executive Kevin Myers to give the keynote speech “The Health & Safety of Great Britain - Be part of the solution”,  at the 3rd Annual Occupational Health & Safety conference 24- 25 November, Dexter House, London. Find out more about the 3rd OHS conference and workshop
  10 hours ago

• Missouri Scores OK in PDI Rankings

  
  Carbon Trace — Authority: 122
  The recently-released Dangerous By Design report by Transportation For America shows that Missouri has plenty of room to improve pedestrian safety. But there are bright spots. From the TFA website, here’s an explanation of the city rankings: The Pedestrian Danger Index (PDI) is a measure of the relative risk of ...
  10 hours ago

• Evenflo Generations 65 Booster Seat Giveaway

  
  Mom Most Traveled — Authority: 522
  Evenflo has a new child safety seat: the mother of all boosters! Evenflo Generations 65 Harness Booster Seat is new and improved…it has an internal 5-point harness for children 20 - 65 lbs., and can be used with a vehicle seat belt for children 30 - 100 lbs! I love that! 20 to 100 pounds is quite a long lifespan ...
  10 hours ago

• ‘Put Swiss Cow Bells on Electric Cars’ says UK Politician

  
  Gas 2.0 — Authority: 593
  Some of you may not be aware of the intricacies of the British parliamentary system, but one of its stranger quirks is something called the House of Lords - an amalgam of hereditary aristocrats, ageing bishops and a range of other assorted oddballs . Over the years (centuries), this ‘upper house’ has ...
  10 hours ago

• God’s Speed!

  
  SwittersB & Fly Fishing — Authority: 137
  Posted in fishing, flyfishing, Survival & Safety Tagged: soldier and fishing, soldier comes home, war
  11 hours ago

• NHTSA to investigate 3 million 1993-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee over gas tank fires?

  
  Autoblog — Authority: 785
  Filed under: SUV , Etc. , Government/Legal , Safety , Jeep The position of the plastic fuel tanks in 1993-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokees makes them potential fireballs, argues the Center for Auto Safety. The nonprofit organization says that the fuel tanks location makes the pre-2005 Grand Cherokees prone to ...
  11 hours ago

• Fire safety and security

  
  Identity Blogger — Authority: 91
  Jackson Shaw recently wrote this comparing smoke detectors to automatic screen lock policies for desktop PCs. While I agree that both smoke detectors are a great idea, there is another fire safety mechanism that far too few people take seriously, that is a fire extinguisher. Everyone should have a fully charged fire ...
  11 hours ago

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