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Traumatic Brain Injury Increase Risk of Parkinson’s and Dementia
Recent studies have found that traumatic brain injury (TBI) increases the risk of developing dementia and Parkinson’s disease. After a debilitating TBI, you are focused on healing, sometimes just on surviving, and the long-term consequences can seem distant and even irrelevant but can have a very real impact on your quality of life in the […]
The 411 on Playground Injuries and Liability
When our children run off to play with their friends on the playground, we like to assume they are safe and will come home in one piece, but that’s not always the case. Playgrounds, especially those that are not well maintained, pose a serious threat; when kids get injured on playgrounds, many different people and […]

US Foods Recalls Raw Beef and Pork Products due to Possible Product Contamination
WASHINGTON, July 20, 2019 – US Foods, a Birmingham, AL, establishment, is recalling approximately 712 pounds of raw beef and pork products that may be adulterated due to possible product contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The fresh and frozen raw beef and pork items were produced […]
ALTEC ( 19V483000 )
This government agency only provides partial feeds to the public via RSS. For the full Auto Recall article please visit the original NHTSA website post: https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=19V483000&refurl=rss Dated: JUN 21, 2019 Altec Industries Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2003-2019 Altec TA45, TA50, TA55, TA60, L37, L39, LRV, LR7, A-T40C, T40P and AP45 vehicles equipped with air-cushioned […]

76 billion opioid pills: Newly released federal data unmasks the epidemic
America’s largest drug companies saturated the country with 76 billion oxycodone and hydrocodone pain pills from 2006 through 2012 as the nation’s deadliest drug epidemic spun out of control, according to previously undisclosed company data released as part of the largest civil action in U.S. history. The information comes from a Read More
Bayer Called ‘Reprehensible’ on Roundup as Judge Cuts Award 69 Percent
Even as Bayer AG got a jury verdict slashed to $25.3 million from $80.3 million in a California case alleging exposure to its Roundup weed killer causes cancer, the judge who made the cut found the company’s behavior “reprehensible.” U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco ruled Monday that the $75 million portion of […]