Former Van Nuys High School Teacher Guilty of Sexual Battery, Molestation of 18 Girls
May 7, 2019 - A Los Angeles jury ruled Tuesday that Scott Silva, a former Van Nuys high school science teacher and lacrosse coach, should be held responsible for molesting more than a dozen female students under his supervision at...
More Losartan Recalled for Contamination with Drug Linked to Cancer
May 7, 2019 - Vivimed Life Sciences has issued a nationwide recall for 19 lots of losartan potassium tablets over concerns the product may be contaminated with N-Nitroso-N-methyl-4-aminobutyric acid (NMBA), an impurity that has been linked to an increased risk...
New Legionnaires’ Outbreak Reported in Chicago
May 7, 2019 - Health authorities are investigating a new outbreak involving at least 2 cases of Legionnaires' disease among patients at the University of Chicago Medical Center (UChicago Medicine), according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
Starbucks Coffee Press Recall Lawsuit
May 6, 2019 - The Starbucks Corporation is recalling about 230,000 of its Bodum recycled coffee presses amid reports that a defective component may fall off during use, exposing a metal rod that could pose a laceration hazard.
California City Latest to Ban Roundup, Glyphosate Over Lymphoma Concerns
May 6, 2019 - Watsonville, California, joins a growing list of cities across the U.S. that have banned the use of Roundup weed killer and its active ingredient glyphosate, a chemical contained in dozens of widely-used herbicides, over concerns that...
EPA Says Roundup Chemical Not Linked to Cancer: Truth or Trump Policy Trend?
May 3, 2019 - Officials with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have gone public denying reports that Roundup weed killer can increase the risk for non-Hodgkin lymphoma; is the claim science-based or just another example of Trump’s pro-business agenda at...
CDC Study Identifies Crash Risk with Electric Scooters
May 3, 2019 - A recent study conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Department of Health and Transportation in Austin, Texas, found the crash risk associated with the trendy electric scooters found in many...
Georgia Firm Recalls Ground Beef Over E. Coli Contamination
May 2, 2019 - Colorado Premium Foods, a Carrolton, Georgia-based company, has issued a nationwide recall for more than 113,000 pounds of raw ground beef products over potential contamination with E. coli 0103, a bacterium that causes severe foodborne illness,...
Kids Rocking Sleeper Recall Lawsuit
May 1, 2019 - Atlanta, GA.-based Kids II, Inc., is recalling nearly 700,000 rocking sleepers from retailers nationwide after at least 5 children died when the cribs turned over while sleeping, the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) announced on...