At a time when more and more research is showing that e-cigarettes could be damaging to your health and well being, here is yet another study from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, which shows that cinnamon flavors, in particular, can cause permanent lung damage among users. According to a report on Healthline.com, the…
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Could Your Favorite E-cigarette Flavor Cause Permanent Lung Damage?
Could a Smartphone Stop a Food Poisoning Outbreak in Its Tracks?
Purdue University has come up with technology, a device, which hooks up to a smartphone and allows growers to examine their foods for bacteria within a matter of minutes. According to a report on Futurism.com, this new tech has generated interest at a time when one Californian has been killed and 75 people in several…
Strollers Recalled for Danger of Strangulation and Entrapment
Jané has issued a product defect recall for hundreds of its Muum strollers because the stroller’s design allows an unharnessed child to pass through the opening between the stroller seat and armrest posing a strangulation and entrapment hazard. According to Consumer Reports, the recall for 800 strollers comes six months after Consumer Reports discovered the…
Is Your Ford Explorer Making You Sick? You’re Not Alone
CBS News recently reported that a number of people are coming forward to say their Ford Explorer SUVs are making them sick. Drivers are complaining of dizziness and nausea when they are behind the wheel and believe that it could all be due to carbon monoxide poisoning. The CBS report gives the example of New…
Here Are the Cars With the Most Recalls and The Results Might Surprise You
As we know, most cars made today have basic comfort and safety features. But the real question we, as consumers, must ask is whether some manufacturers are better than others when it comes to quality control. And the answer often is “yes.” iSeeCars.com, an online automotive search engine and research website which helps users find…
Fiat Chrysler Recalls 4.8 Million Vehicles for Cruise Control Issue
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has issued a vehicle defect recall for about 4.8 million vehicles in the United States over a defect that could prevent drivers from deactivating cruise control. According to a Reuters news report, the automaker has warned vehicle owners not to use the function until after they get software upgrades to rectify the…
CPSC Issues Alert to Keep ATVs Off Public Roadways
Memorial Day is not only the start of summer. Around the United States, as the skies brighten and the sun comes out, ATV riding season begins. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is launching a public service campaign urging riders to keep all ATVs or all-terrain vehicles off paved roadways. Each year, there are…
California Highway Patrol Promotes Safe Practices Before Busy Memorial Day Weekend
It’s going to be one of the busiest Memorial Day weekends on the nation’s roadways. This is according to a survey by AAA, which projects that more than 41.5 million Americans will travel this Memorial Day weekend, nearly 5 percent more than last year and the most in more than a dozen years. INRIX, a…
Women Complain of Intense Pain from Essure Birth Control Device
Tens of thousands of women are complaining about painful and serious side effects after using Essure, a medical device that promises to be a form of permanent birth control. According to a CBS news report, the device has generated nearly 27,000 complaints to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) since it was approved in 2002….
Wells Fargo Must Pay $97 Million to Workers for Underpayment
A federal judge has ordered Wells Fargo to pay $97.3 million in damages to mortgage workers in California who officials say were not paid adequately for their breaks. According to a CNN news report, the judgment comes after the court ruled that Wells Fargo violated California’s labor laws. The damages awarded in a class action…