Just last year, IKEA recalled nearly 30 million of its dressers and chests because of the serious risk of injury and death they posed to children and adults. This recall came about as a result of multiple injuries and sadly, seven deaths of kids who lost their lives because of the dressers overturned on them.[…]

As winter temperatures drop, car accidents caused by snow and ice rise. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, over 6,000 people are fatally injured and 445,000 suffer personal injuries in weather related car accidents each year in the United States. Snow, ice, freezing rain, high winds, and low visibility all contribute[…]

PetSmart has been held accountable for its misrepresentation of, and failure to report, two brands of fish bowls that not only posed a serious risk of injury to consumers, but caused multiple injuries as well. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) released its statement, alleging that PetSmart intentionally misrepresented how many fish bowls[…]

Neonatal abstinence syndrome, known as NAS, is the result of a baby being exposed to drugs while carried in the womb. NAS causes drug withdrawal in babies immediately after they are born. Opioid drugs, such as morphine, oxycodone, heroin, hydrocodone and codeine can cause NAS, as well as certain antidepressants and benzodiazepines. Sometimes, a pregnant[…]

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) shows that children who are born two years or less after their mother’s had bariatric surgery are at an increased risk for perinatal complications. In this case, perinatal complications refer to health complications that present either in the weeks precipitating or immediately following[…]