Henry Gordy International, Inc. (Henry Gordy) Agrees to Pay CPSC Civil Penalty of $1,100,000

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced that Henry Gordy International, Inc. (Henry Gordy), of Plainfield, N.J., has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $1,100,000. The penalty agreement has been provisionally accepted by the Commission...

Cheating Because You’re a Man Or Because of Your Power?

We have all seen the headlines. A powerful athlete, politician or businessman has committed adultery. The tabloids fly off the shelves and the papers are consumed with the how’s and why’s.? However there is one key group that is often missing...

Teen Turns Into Vampire While Reading Twilight

“We read to know we are not alone,” wrote C.S. Lewis. But how do books make us feel we are not alone? “Obviously, you can’t hold a book’s hand, and a book isn’t going to dry your tears when you’re sad,” says University at Buffalo, SUNY...

Japan Fears Post-quake Rise in Suicides.

Officials are concerned that a lingering sense of hopelessness among quake victims may drive them to take their own lives. Authorities have provided hotlines, therapy and counseling in hopes of averting more deaths. Related postsRecallInsider.com

Pediatricians Seek Better Regulation of Toxic Chemicals.

The U.S. needs to do a better job protecting children and pregnant women from toxic chemicals, says the American Academy of Pediatrics, the latest of a growing number of medical organizations to call for changes in the way that the government regulates...

More Evidence Linking Pesticides And Malformations.

Concern about toxic chemicals in the environment has erupted into the mainstream media again, with new reports tying pesticides to disruption of male hormones, birth defects and cancer. Related posts“High-normal” Insulin Levels Linked to Prostate...

FDA Warns Consumers to Avoid TimeOut Capsules

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to take TimeOut Capsules because it contains an active drug ingredient that can dangerously lower blood pressure. The product is marketed as a dietary supplement for sexual enhancement. TimeOut...

U.S. Food And Drug Administration Issues Miracle Mineral Solution Warning

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to take Miracle Mineral Solution, an oral liquid also known as “Miracle Mineral Supplement” or “MMS.”  The product, when used as directed, produces an industrial bleach that can...

New Final Rule to Ensure Egg Safety And Reduce Salmonella Illnesses Goes Into Effect

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says that as many as 79,000 illnesses and 30 deaths due to consumption of eggs contaminated with the bacterium Salmonella Enteritidis may be avoided each year with new food safety requirements for large-scale egg...