Congress recently announced a mandate for more stringent federal safety requirements for toys. The consumer-friendly legislation was signed by the President. These new standards include a strict “standard for lead; create a searchable database of product complaints filed with the government for consumers to access; require manufacturers to make it easier for consumers to learn [...]
A recent hot topic among consumer safety advocates has been the use of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in plastic compounds that are clear, hard, and not easily breakable. BPA is used in helmets, CDs, sunglasses, and cell phones as well as in food and beverage products such as water bottles, baby bottles, can coatings, [...]
Technological advancements add lifesaving and revolutionary products that enhance the practice of medicine. Doctors can save lives with devices such as artificial pacemakers and dialysis machines, or improve one’s quality of life with a joint replacement procedure. However, there can be problems with these medical devices that may cause harmful injury or death to the [...]
A lot of people see the legal arena as a battlefield. The goal? The attach blame to the enemy faction and extract compensation. But behind those battle lines, there are people. Mistakes have been made and everyone just wants to move on. What makes matters trickier is when there is no one to blame. No, [...]
These days you can find most anything online. It is becoming commonplace to wear a shirt and slacks purchased online from Brooks Brothers, while preparing your meal with food from Peapod, for your newfound flame introduced by Match.com. The newest online frontier? Digital drugs.
Innocently arriving via FedEx, such drugs caused the sudden death of one [...]
Today Chicago area citizens have to be asking themselves, “Is our drinking water safe?”
In today’s Chicago Tribune it was reported that “Chicago officials have never tested the city and suburban water supply for pharmaceuticals and other unregulated chemicals.” For that reason, the Tribune conducted its own testing, and the results are cause for concern and [...]