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A study shows that heart patients just might be putting themselves at greater risk by taking the pharmaceutical drug called Pradaxa, as compared to taking warfarin. ("Warfarin" is the generic name of a group of brand-name drugs used in the treatment of heart disease.)...
As Ashley Halsey III reports for the Washington Post, companies that in some way or another condone their drivers' use of mobile phones or other devices while behind the wheel are facing lawsuits by those who are injured (or the families of those who are killed) in...
Last year, it seemed as though not a day went by when we didn't hear about some kind of major accident involving a commuter bus in the New England area. Nowadays, given the oil and natural gas boom in Texas, we hear more about Eagle Ford Shale accidents involving...
As Carrie Gann reports for ABC News, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is behind the curve when it comes to official public recalls of the most serious problems with certain pharmaceutical drugs (known as Class I recalls). In fact, the FDA only issues Class I...
Don Bain, writing for Torque News, gives us a number of "firsts" regarding the legendary automobile and its drivers' penchants for mishaps and accidents. Apparently, the first recorded motor vehicle accident happened on May 30, 1896, when a driver hit a cyclist,...
In a story written up by the Associated Press and published on Opposing Views, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) will soon consider whether or not to classify some pharmaceutical drugs as over-the-counter medications. In other words, the drugs will no longer...
As Kristen Hays and Erwin Seba report for Reuters, the oil and gas firm Vann Energy Services has been hit with a citation from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) after two oil and gas workers suffered injury from an exploding tank. The...
In Part 3, we again focus on Ian Urbina's piece in the New York Times, which examines the problem of truck driving for the oil and gas industry, and how it's contributing to the rise in serious injuries and fatalities for those who work in the industry. We've covered...
In last week's post on trucking in the oil and gas industry, we wrote about Ian Urbina's piece in the New York Times, which reported that the greatest danger to oil and gas workers isn't on the oil rig itself but on the highway. And it's because workers in the oil and...
In the latest in a series by the New York Times examining the oil boom and its associated risks, Ian Urbina writes that workers in the oil and gas industry face the greatest dangers on our nation's roads and highways, going to and from well sites on the Eagle Ford...
