July 31, 2010 – A study conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that will be published online in Pediatrics on Monday evaluates device-related injuries to kids.
It shows that more than 70,000 teens and children go to emergency rooms every year for because of problems with medical devices.
Out of the roughly 145,000 medical device [...]
July 31, 2010 – Poultry producers are debating whether a chicken that’s injected with water, salt, and other ingredients can be labeled as being a “natural” chicken.
The USDA (US Department of Agriculture) maintains that if a chicken isn’t chemically preserved or artificially flavored that it could use the word “natural” on its packaging.
However, a [...]
July 31, 2010 – U.S. military death tolls in Afghanistan are on the rise this summer. July has seen sixty-six American casualties. This has surpassed the previous record high set last month..
Right now there are approximately 95,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan. By the end of the next month the total is anticipated [...]
July 26, 2010 – On Monday FedEx, the second largest package delivery company in the world, raised its earnings forecast for the full year as well as the current quarter.
The company said its air and truck shipments for high value goods such as cell phones, computers, drugs, electrical components and medical supplies are exceptionally strong [...]
July 23, 2010 – On Friday a conference at the United Nations General Assembly ended on a very positive note. Its aim was to formulate a legally binding treaty amongst nations that will prevent human rights violators, terrorists, and other armed groups that fuel conflicts from receiving weapons and it seemed to be met [...]
July 23, 2010 – As tropical storm Bonnie, the second named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, accelerates towards the Gulf of Mexico and Florida, BP has decided to delay its attempt to permanently plug up its wrecked Marcondo well that has been spewing oil into the Gulf since April 20.
The company said that high [...]
July 23, 2010 – Early today a report in the Spanish newspaper El Pais raised concern that a number of savings banks in Spain had failed banking tests. Consequently the euro was down against the yen and the dollar in global forex trading.
This report led to more concern about upcoming reports about European bank [...]
July 22, 2010 – On Thursday U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi confirmed her support for eliminating lower tax rates for wealthy Americans.
She said, “Our position has been that we support middle-income tax cuts. The tax cuts at the high end have increased the deficit enormously.”
Senate Democrats Kent Conrad, Evan Bayh, and Ben Nelson [...]
July 22, 2010 – According to the Springfield News-Leader, three women enjoyed their breakfast and then fled from a local diner on Sunday without paying for their meal. However, they left in their wake two purses that contained their identification.
The general manager said that he thought that the women who skipped without paying their [...]
July 22, 2010 – According to ABC News, Danielle Covarrubias filed a class action lawsuit against American Airlines for $5 million because the company refused to refund their $25 baggage checking charge after they lost her bag.
In 2008 American Airlines became the first major airline to start charging for bags and to impose checked baggage [...]
More Than 70,000 Children A Year Hurt by Medical Devices
Can a Salty Chicken be a Natural Chicken?
United States Casualties in Afghanistan Soaring
FedEx Raises Earnings Outlook
UN Initiates Arms Trade Treaty
Tropical Storm Bonnie Shuts Down BP Oil Spill Operation