A review provided to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Environmental Health found no evidence linking exposure to problem drywall and 11 reported deaths. The CDC review confirms the results of previous reviews conducted by CPSC into these deaths, which also found […]
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Brain changes found in football players thought to be concussion-free
A study by researchers at Purdue University suggests that some high school football players suffer undiagnosed changes in brain function and continue playing even though they are impaired. “Our key finding is a previously undiscovered category of cognitive impairment,” said Thomas Talavage, an expert in functional neuroimaging who is an associate professor of biomedical engineering and […]
Study explores cord blood stem cells for pediatric TBI
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) has begun enrollment for the first Phase I safety study approved by the Food and Drug Administration to investigate the use of a child’s own umbilical cord blood stem cells for traumatic brain injury in children. The study is being performed in conjunction with Children’s […]
Defective Product recalls; are you being notified about dangerous products
Every day in the United States dozens of dangerous products are recalled. Recall notices are issued by various government agencies, manufacturers and retailers but are the consumers who use those products receiving notice? A recent survey in August of 2010, by the Consumer Reports Reseach Center shows they aren’t. The survey of 2000 households which focused […]
One dead in four car accident in Sunnyvale
One person was killed and another arrested this morning following a multi-car accident that occurred on eastbound Highway 237 in Sunnyvale, according to the CHP. The accident happened near the Lawrence Expressway exit and was reported after 2 a.m. Ffour cars were involved in the accident, according to CHP officer John Short. No information as […]
