Despite warnings from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) that drop-side cribs pose a risk of death to infants, drop-side cribs continue to be manufactured and sometimes recalled. The latest incident involves 14 models of PT...
FDA Proposes Efforts to Improve Automated External Defibrillators’ Safety
Although automated external defibrillators (AEDs) can save someone’s life when they are experiencing cardiac arrhythmia, AEDs have also been linked to significant rates of failure. From 2005 to 2012, the FDA has received about 45,000 reports of...
Study Finds Caffeinated Substances May Reduce Risk of a Truck Accident
Despite federal regulations that limit the number of hours a commercial trucker can drive, fatigue can still be an issue. Traveling long distances for hours at a time can have a toll on the body.
A new study published in the British Medical...