Monthly Archives: July 2010

In recent days a lot of media attention has shifted from the oil that gushed into the Gulf of Mexico for weeks to the chemical dispersants BP used to break the sludge down into smaller particles. But many scientists are ... Read More

After seeing a story on his local Albuqurerque, N.M., news about a 16-year-old girl suffering from a variety of brain-injury symptoms, a local doctor volunteered to provided specialized treatment at no charge. The story, which ran on KOAT 7 News ... Read More

While appearing before a U.S. Senate subcommittee last week, BP’s top safety official wilted beneath questions about the company’s claims to “a culture of safety” in the face of evidence of repeated accidents and deaths linked to its facilities and ... Read More

While other oil companies are posting enormous second-quarter profits, BP has reported its largest ever loss of $17 billion due to costs stemming from cleanup and containment of the giant oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and other related ... Read More

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced new rule today addressing the use of cranes and derricks in construction, replacing a decades-old standard that left construction sites throughout the country tragically unsafe. ... Read More

In a July 14 letter to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), The American Trucking Associations (ATA) asked federal regulators to waive the rules prohibiting the placement of lane departure warning sensors on the swept area of the windshield. ... Read More

Two mothers whose daughters were disabled after receiving the Gardasil vaccine created a website to raise awareness and provide a forum for others to share their stories and find help. Marian Greene and Rosemary Mathis both live in North Carolina ... Read More

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited two New Hampshire companies for violating workplace safety standards after a January 23 explosion rocked a plant in Nashua. Combined penalties against the two employers — Worthen Industries Inc., a manufacturer of ... Read More

Pain pumps are getting a bad rap lately, thanks to the emergence of chondrolysis, a debilitating condition that was once unheard of in the shoulder joint but is now affecting hundreds who have undergone shoulder surgery. But Pearland, Texas, Dr. ... Read More

In response to a Toyota Motor Corp’s conclusion that virtually all of crashes blamed on sudden unintended acceleration were actually the result of driver error, former National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator Joan Claybrook said, “that is totally ludicrous.” ... Read More