In September 2011, television’s Dr. Mehmet Oz claimed that apple juice frequently contains dangerous levels of arsenic. Later, Consumer Reports conducted a study that proved the claim true. Researchers found that 10 percent of sampled juice contained arsenic and lead levels that exceeded federal standards. Juice was purchased from grocery stores in New York, New Jersey, and…
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration data show that approximately 4,000 people get killed in accidents involving iterstate commercial trucks every year. Another 100,000 oter suffer injuries. Now, lawmakers, safety groups and families of truck crash victims are coming together to combat a major cause of those fatal and inury-causing crashes — truck driver fatigue. Currently,…
John C. Frazier of Charleston, West Virginia (WV), was trying to get onto U.S. 60 when he became the victim of an accident that brought his life came to an abrupt end. His 2001 Toyota Avalon was hit by a 2003 Chevy Malibu. View a larger map of where the fatal West Virginia car accident…
Medicare is planning to allow insurance companies, consumer groups and employers access to the government’s extensive claims database in order to produce report cards on doctors and hospitals. The goal is to ensure consumers have more information when looking for a specialist or particular hospital for treatment. Doctors will be identified through Medicare files, according…
Choosing a doctor or surgeon can be a crapshoot. Patients often have little or no information on physicians’ experience or history of successful treatments, medical mistakes or malpractice claims. This puts people needing health care services ranging from long-term care for chronic conditions like diabetes to back surgery at risk for suffering life-threatening and debilitating…