As if the continued threat of asbestos isn’t enough to worry about, it appears that at least one New Jersey business owner deliberately cut corners when removing it from a former South Jersey Hospital. Frank Rizzo of Parlin, NJ was recently sentenced to three years in prison for using inmates from a halfway house to …
A California woman filed suit in a New Jersey Court claiming that the popular Mirena IUD caused her serious damage and pain. Chelsea Dawn McClune filed the suit in early June and her case is the latest of thousands connected with the device. Most of the suits allege that the IUD carries serious risks of …
Future surgical patients and their loved ones may be able to rest a little easier. A study recently published in the Journal of Healthcare Risk Management reveals a decline in anesthesia-related deaths across the country. This is especially welcome news compared to a 2011 study, published by the Clinic for Anesthesiology, Intensive Medicine and Pain …
When California-based bottling company Niagara Bottling Company received word from the Department of Environment Control and the Department of Agriculture that some of its water tested positive for e-coli contamination, the company recalled 14 types of bottled water. The types of water of on the list include generic brands from stores like Acme, 7-11, Pricerite …
If your answer to this question is “no,†then you’re not alone. The fact is that when most people think about car accidents and the causes thereof, they envision drivers speeding, making unsafe lane changes and tailgating. In reality, however, tire blowouts and other vehicle maintenance issues are routinely cited as the causes of fatal …
Doctors and nurses are undoubtedly under a tremendous amount of pressure. Their jobs are among the most stressful in the world, so when they choose to blow off some steam, they are generally given some latitude. When their professional squabbling poses a threat to patient safety, however, it is completely unacceptable and needs to be …
It’s an unfortunate fact of life that some jobs render people more vulnerable to health problems than others. This is particularly true of mesothelioma. While today’s employers and business owners may be more sensitive to the dangers of asbestos and other lung-cancer-causing work conditions, the information just wasn’t available to workers thirty years ago, nor, …
New Jersey’s roads just got a little more dangerous for motorcycle riders. Preliminary data from the Governors’ Highway Traffic Safety Association revealed a 12.5 percent increase in motorcycle fatalities for the year 2014. The news comes as a shock to industry experts who projected a decrease from last year. The report measured fatalities that occurred …
It may surprise you to know this, but in the span of a year there have been close to 740 recalls of food for safety reasons, according to the FDA’s database. The reasons for these recalls have ranged from undeclared ingredients and unidentified sources of contamination to fungus and other health concerns. This news comes …
