Toyota blames sudden acceleration incidents on driver confusion
July 28, 2010
Consumer Fraud
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
Woman vows to ‘out race’ effects of Stevens Johnson Syndrome
July 28, 2010
Pharmaceutical
On September 21, 2008, Kendra Schmidt was pushed in a wheelchair through the track of the Fox Cities Marathon. “My sister ran it that year and my husband (Mike) pushed me,” she told the Post Crescent. But Kendra was determined. ... Read More
Whitco stadium lights may fall, pose risk of serious injury or death
July 28, 2010
Product Liability
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is reminding the public, school officials, facilities managers, and municipal and public safety officials with Whitco Company LP stadium light poles to have them inspected by a qualified engineer immediately because these 70- ... Read More
Pain pumps likely cause of shoulder chondrolysis
July 28, 2010
Pharmaceutical
Postarthroscopic glenohumeral chondrolysis, or chondrolysis of the shoulder, was once unheard of, but surgeons are beginning to see the debilitating condition affect more and more patients who have previously had shoulder surgery, according to Ortho Super Site. Chondrolysis occurs when ... Read More
Drugs that block dopamine receptors can cause Tardive Dyskinesia
July 28, 2010
Pharmaceutical
An estimated 250,000 to 400,000 people in the United States have Tardive Dyskinesia, a disfiguring and debilitating involuntary movement disorder involving symptoms such as lip smacking, tongue thrusting and protruding, eye blinking and bulging, head jerking, facial grimacing, and puckering ... Read More