Traumatic experiences are often life changing. Severely traumatic events can lead to a lot of problems later in life such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, addiction, divorce, and even suicide. One of the most common and least spoken tragedies are ones involving sexual abuse. One in six men will suffer sexual abuse […]
Archives for August 2017
Alert: 25,000 Graco Car Seats Recalled
As you are loading up your little girl for a trip to the playground your phone pings an alert. You pull it out and check your emails, only to see an alert from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that over 25,000 Graco car seats have been recalled. You glance at your little girl […]
iPhone Case Recall Due to Chemical Burns
On August 1, 2017, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a press release about the dangers involved with defective MixBin Electronics iPhone cases. According to the CPSC, consumers using these iPhone cases are at risk of skin irritation, burns and chemical burns. Hot glitter and liquid can leak out of these defective iPhone cases, […]
Teen Endocrine Disruption
You may have heard warnings of toxic chemicals being used on our foods, in our household products, in our plastic containers, or elsewhere in our environment. It’s a message being told in news stories and talk around the water cooler–the plastic water cooler that may itself contain the wretched toxic chemicals! So, what impact do […]
Which Is Most Effective? Cable Barriers, Guardrails, or Concrete Walls
Driving down the highway, look off to the side of the road, what do you see there? Hopefully you see some sort of protective road barrier to prevent your vehicle from going off the road or into oncoming traffic. There are a few different safety precautions that the local department of transportation will put into […]