Teen receives specialized treatment for brain damage blamed on Gardasil
July 30, 2010
Pharmaceutical
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
BP top safety officer refuses to testify on history of safety violations
July 30, 2010
Environmental
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
Oil spill turns BP's major gains to record losses for BP
July 30, 2010
Environmental
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
New crane safety regulations take effect this fall
July 30, 2010
Product Liability
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