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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and BSH Home Appliances Corporation have recalled the Tassimo Single-Cup Brewers for burn hazards posed by the defective coffee makers. The CPSC announced the recall on February 9, 2012 .Reports of people being sprayed and burned by erupting hot liquid and coffee grounds has led to a massive …

As gas fire places become more common, so too do the severe burns associated with their glass coverings.  Unlike traditional wood burning fireplaces, gas fireplaces burn constantly.  This means that there is a constant source of heat on the glass, greatly increasing their temperature.  These glass coverings can reach temperatures of 500°F, hot enough to …

The Missouri Department of Agriculture has issued a recall for meat products produced at a Lafayette County meat processing facility.  During a January 4 inspection, the Missouri Department of Agriculture’s Meat and Poultry Inspection Program found that the cooked-meat products had been handled in an unsafe manner and not properly inspected.  The program then halted …

Videos like this of crash safety tests really drive home the point of how important it is to have a safe car, and can also show  how far car safety has come in the last 40 years.  With that in mind, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has released their list of Top Safety Picks among 2012 …

The FDA is issuing new warnings for the diabetes drug Actos, warning potential users of a higher risk of developing bladder cancer associated with prolonged use of this drug.  Bloomberg News is reporting that the manufacturer of the drug may face as many as 10,000 lawsuits in the United States over the increased cancer risk.  …

A Lebanon, Missouri infant is dead after contracting a deadly bacterial infection, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.  While it is not known how the baby contracted the infection, a major national retailer has pulled the powdered infant formula the baby consumed from the shelves in “an abundance of caution” as the source of the bacteria …

The Health Department is continuing to search for the source of an E. Coli outbreak in St. Louis that has sickened 28 people already, with more cases expected.   The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that many people who have reported falling ill have reported that they have eaten food from a local grocer’s salad bar in the recent …

Women continue to come forward, alleging the vaginal mesh they had inserted to keep pelvic organs in place resulted in severe damages. More than 600 women have filed suit thus far, alleging the vaginal mesh caused such damages as severe pain (in some cases comparable to child birth), infection, vaginal discharge, vaginal scarring, inflammation, erosion …

A jury recently delivered a $25 Million verdict in an asbestos lawsuit against a major oil company brought by a former employee. It is one of the largest verdicts ever handed down in a Virginia personal injury case. After almost three weeks of trial in Newport News Circuit Court the seven-member jury began deliberating on …

Silicosis is a disease caused by exposure to respirable crystalline silica dust. Crystalline silica is a basic component of soil, sand, granite, and most other types of rock and is used as an abrasive blasting agent. Silicosis is a disabling, progressive, and often fatal lung disease. There are many effects on the body by Silicosis …