Polaris Industries will be expanding its recall of all-terrain vehicles. Apparently, some of these vehicles have defective control modules that can overheat and cause fire and burn hazards to their riders. The recall was originally announced in February of 2008 and involves the Polaris ATVs...
It's a bit frightening to know that a six-ton moving truck with 234,000 miles on it had not been inspected before U-Haul leased the "Household Mover" to Talmadge Waldrip. An unsuspecting customer who was helping his daughter move, Waldrip was run over by the...
In a hearing called by the state Comission on Veterans Affairs in regard to their role and that of the secretary of state's office in day-to-day operations at the Delaware Veterans Home, complaints arose about the quality of care at the facility. A nursing-home...
FDA issued a Public Health Advisory and a Healthcare Professional Sheet to alert healthcare professionals and consumers regarding concerns over the use of Fentora (fentanyl buccal) tablets after recent reports of deaths and other adverse events. The deaths reported were the result of improper...
August 3, 2007 Nearly one million Fisher Price toys were recalled due to the possibility of lead poisoning. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Sesame Street, Dora the Explorer, and other children's toys. The surface paints could contain high levels of...
02-21-2008 A 3-month-old baby was found dead at a Dallas area home-based daycare Wednesday afternoon. The baby was discovered around 4 p.m. at a home-based daycare in Farmers Branch, Texas. The daycare worker who found the infant called 911. Paramedics rushed the infant from the...
The FDA announced that many consumers may not be aware of the May 2007 recall of Complete MoisturePlus Multipurpose Contact Lens Solution manufactured by Advanced Medical Optics (AMO) and continue to use the recalled product. Several cases of Acanthamoeba Keratitis have been reported to...
The Six Flags Over Texas ride, the Texas Tornado, is certainly making wind in news this week. Sunday night (March 9) five Six Flags guests were injured when a mechanical bearings malfunction caused an unexpected interruption. Some of the chairs were jarred as the...
Chrysler says it's recalling nearly 600,000 Dodge trucks and vans. The company says it's addressing concerns that the vehicles could shift out of park without the key in the ignition. Chrysler says there have been nine incidents involving injuries connected to the problem, but no fatalities...
Thoratec Corporation and The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notified healthcare professionals and patients of a Class I Recall of Thoratec Implantable Ventricular Assist Devices (IVADs) Driver, serial numbers 488 and higher (located on the label of the sterile package and on the...
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