Every time you take a medication, it should be after a careful review of the risks and benefits with your doctor. Many effective drugs that are considered generally safe enough to use have side effects that can be serious in some people. Never stop taking a medication...
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Some 2018-2020 Hondas and Acuras recalled for potential to stall
There could be a dangerous fuel pump issue in approximately 136,057 Honda and Acura vehicles in the U.S. American Honda is recalling those vehicles, all of them 2018, 2019 and 2020 models, due to a fuel pump that may have been exposed to solvents during the...
Will self-driving cars really be safer than traditional vehicles?
How much safer will self-driving cars be than traditional ones? They’re not on the road yet, but the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) believes they might only reduce crashes by about a third unless designers prioritize safety over other...
Hodedah agrees to recall 26,500 dressers for tip-over risk
Four months after the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) warned that its dressers posed a serious tip-over hazard, furniture brand Hodedah has agreed to recall around 26,500 four-drawer chests recently. The dressers don’t comply with voluntary industry...
Ford Expeditions, Lincoln Navigators recalled for safety issue
Ford Motors is recalling a group of 2020 Ford Expeditions and Lincoln Navigators because their Pre-Collision Assist features may be non-functional due to a software error. The driver might not receive any warning that the safety features aren’t working, and that could...
CMS orders nursing homes to disclose COVID-19 cases to families
The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a new rule for nursing homes. Now, as soon as a nursing home has a single case of COVID-19, it must alert residents and their families within 12 hours.The nursing home must also report to the...
Hyundai Sonata and Nexo recalled for problem with remote parking
Hyundai has equipped some of its 2020-model-year vehicles with a system called “Remote Smart Parking Assist.” Without anyone in the car, the vehicle can park itself in a standard perpendicular parking spot. All it takes is for the driver to hold down a button on the...
Another brand of dressers recalled for tip-over hazard
Someone is injured every 20 minutes from a piece of furniture, a television or another appliance falls on them, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. A child dies about every two weeks from the same cause. Every year, thousands of tip-over incidents...
Are autonomous trucks safe?
As you drive along Alabama highways, you notice many commercial trucks carrying goods across the country. While you may have fears that exhaustion, alcohol or drugs could affect your safety next to a large truck, you don't expect the driver's seat to be empty. Across...
Some heartburn drugs may contribute to bone fractures in children
You wouldn’t think a drug your child was taking would influence whether they suffered broken bones, but there is evidence that proton pump inhibitors may contribute to them. If your child is on one, they should not stop taking it without discussing the risks and...