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Driving & Talking Ban In North Carolina Unlikely In 2013

Only four states in the U.S. currently ban cell phone use while driving. Florida appears ready to join the list, as the newest version of a bill banning all cell phone use while driving has just been filed. North Carolina will probably not be joining that list anytime...

Chronic Pain Injections In NC Tainted With Deadly Meningitis

A pharmaceutical company, New England Compounding Center of Massachusetts, has sold and delivered a tainted batch of steroid injections to doctors' offices across the US. The injections are tained with a deadly strain of meningitis. The tainted injections have been...

Monster Energy (Or “Injury”) Drink??? Teens Beware!

Five death reports have been reported to the FDA alleging a direct link to consuming Monster Energy drink. The number of emergency room visits as a result of drinking an energy drink has dramatically risen 10 fold in the last 4 years. The FDA is finally investigating...

Teen Drivers Can Create Serious Liability For Parents

Every so often, we have to do things that we would rather not do, if we had the option. For me, going to the dentist every six months to get my teeth cleaned falls into this category. During my dental visit yesterday, my hygienist told me about her son who just turned...

State Safety Chiefs Push To Ban Cell Phones & Driving

Last week, a coalition of safety chiefs from all across the country convened to discuss ways to reduce the steadily rising number of deaths and injuries in car crashes caused by cell phone use. This group, the Governors Highway Safety Association, caries some...

Coppertone’s Tan Fading

The owner of Coppertone suntan products, pharmaceutical giant Merck, agreed to pay between $3 Million and $10 Million to settle a decade old class action. The lawsuit claimed that the company made false statements about the benefits of using its products. Many people...

GM & Isuzu SUVs Recalled Due To Fire Hazard

Defective door lock and window switches in more than 258,000 SUVs have led General Motors and Isuzu to recall the vehicles due to a fire hazard. The recall includes Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier, Isuzu Ascender and Saab 97-X SUVs from the 2006 and...

CDC Study Confirms Suspicions About Teen Texting While Driving

The recently released results from a study by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) establishes what most safety experts had already suspected: teenagers are still texting while driving, despite knowing the risks. The study found that one-third of high school students...

The Feds Shut Down Buses On I-95 Through North Carolina

Yesterday, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ordered 26 bus operators to stop transporting passengers. The bus companies carry passengers on Interstate 95 between New York and Florida. The federal agency closed the bus companies for what it termed an...