Laboratory tests recently commissioned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found that 20% of talc-based cosmetics sampled contained asbestos. There were nine positive test results out of 52 cosmetics products tested.The testing was performed by AMA Analytical...
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Month: March 2020
Inclined infant sleepers more dangerous than previously thought
In October, the Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC announced there had been 73 infant deaths reported that were tied to inclined sleepers. Now, Consumer Reports says there have been 19 additional fatalities, these related to the Fisher-Price Rock 'n Play Sleeper....
Researchers urge reducing blood alcohol limit to as low as 0.03%
When people have been drinking but have a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of less than the legal limit, are they still a danger on the roads? It is possible. But how low will states go in setting blood alcohol limits to try to reduce drunk driving? How did Utah...
Monsanto secretly funded academic studies to prop up glyphosate
The weed killer glyphosate may well cause cancer. That possibility led the World Health Organization's cancer agency, the IARC, to declare glyphosate "probably carcinogenic to humans" in 2015, although several other international agencies did not agree.Naturally, the...
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones facing Texas drunk driving charges
Can you be charged with drunk driving when you have a blood alcohol level of lower than 0.08%? Yes, you can in Tennessee and most states. The fact that a law enforcement officer testifies that you were too drunk to drive can be sufficient evidence for a charge -- and...
Consider visiting your loved ones in nursing homes by phone
"This is the greatest threat to nursing home residents that we have seen in many years, if not ever," a long-term care medicine specialist told NBC News.It's the COVID-19 pandemic he was talking about, and it is putting nursing home residents at grave risk. The...
DUI charges are more serious if a child is in your car
In Tennessee and many other states, drunk driving is considered more serious if the drunk driver was transporting a child passenger at the time. The Tennessee Legislature has thus provided greater consequences for this offense.The penalties are a bit higher than for...
Australian court orders J&J to pay millions over mesh implants
Pelvic mesh implants were sold by Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries around the world to surgically treat stress urinary incontinence and organ prolapse. Only after many women had been treated did it come to public light these implants could cause serious...
Daylight savings time: Beware of drowsy driving
On March 8, daylight savings time will start. Everyone will set their clocks forward one hour in anticipation, but we will also lose an hour of sleep.Many people are willing to give up an hour of sleep to welcome back longer days and more hours of sunlight. However,...
Plan a sober ride this St. Patrick’s Day
Many Tennesseans will have plans to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with family and friends. And several of these celebrations will involve copious amounts of green beer, which makes this holiday one of the biggest drinking days of the year.Celebrating with alcohol is by...