Recent Posts in December, 2011

• Attempt to Standardize Keyless Entry Controls

  Dec 26, 2011
  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposed a regulation that would mandate noise warnings for drivers who try to turn off ...
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• Federal Probe into Post-Crash Fires of Chevrolet Volts

  Dec 20, 2011
  Despite the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's highest rating of Top Safety Pick for the Chevrolet Volt, there is a federal probe underway ...
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• Children's Sleepwear Recalled

  Dec 12, 2011
  Approximately 2,300 Children's Henley Pima Cotton Pajamas are subject to a recall for violating flammability standards. These pajamas were ...
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• Yaz/Yasmin Plaintiff Approved to Use 10 Discovery Documents to Petition FDA

  Dec 8, 2011
  A progressive step was made this November towards taking action against birth control products containing drospirenone. A judge in the Southern ...
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• Researchers Investigate the Link between Contraceptive Pills and Risk of Prostate Cancer

  Dec 8, 2011
  Recent studies are showing that estrogen exposure, typically through the water system, may increase the risk of prostate cancer in men. It's been ...
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• Subaru and Honda Brake Recall

  Dec 7, 2011
  Subaru is recalling three of its car models and Honda is recalling some motorcycles because of brake defects. Subaru has recalled nearly 32,000 ...
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• Risks of Injury Associated with Transvaginal Mesh

  Dec 7, 2011
  When Linda Gross' doctor advised her to have surgery to correct her pelvic organ prolapse (POP), she could not have suspected the complications that ...
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• Vioxx False Marketing Lawsuit Settles for $950M

  Dec 6, 2011
  In one of the top amounts ever paid for by a pharmaceutical, drug maker Merck will settle for almost a billion dollars to end the investigations on ...
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