Yearly Archives: 2012

Automated External Defibrillators, or AEDs, used to shock the heart of someone in cardiac arrest, can be found in many public places. They are designed to be readily available in order to save lives. But a new study presented this month ... Read More

Lawsuits and bad press over Yaz birth control pills have brought attention to the dangerous risk of blood clots with oral contraceptives. But a new Danish study suggests that non-oral forms of hormonal contraceptives may be just as, if not ... Read More

U.S. safety regulators are investigating a complaint made to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) concerning a 2012 Hyundai Elantra whose airbag allegedly deployed and sliced the driver’s ear in half. ... Read More

A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel is recommending that the FDA approve the first over-the-counter HIV testing kit, which will allow consumers to test for the virus that causes AIDS in the privacy of their own homes. All ... Read More

An engineer who was the first person to be arrested on charges related to BP’s 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill for deleting a series of text messages has asked the court to allow him to share undisclosed records that, ... Read More

A 2011 crash on a Fort Stockton, Texas highway that was so horrific and devastating it compelled pop star Justin Bieber and scores of others to organize fundraising efforts is now the subject of a lawsuit against Chrysler over alleged ... Read More

Household batteries, especially the little button batteries that are powering more and more toys, remote controls, and other common devices, are sending nearly twice as many children to the Emergency Room than they did 20 years ago, according to a ... Read More

Canadian regulators have issued a new alert for patients who have been implanted with metal-on-metal hip devices, advising them to watch for certain signs that could indicate the implants are failing. ... Read More

A new study shows that the type 2 diabetes drug Actos (pioglitazone) has been shown to be an effective treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD), but does this benefit outweigh its risk for cancer? ... Read More

People who return to high impact sports following hip replacement surgery enjoy a higher quality of life, but their device generally fails faster than less active patients due to wear and tear, according to a study published recently in the ... Read More