• Subaru recalls a variety of vehicles including Legacies and Outbacks0

    Subaru is recalling nearly 634,000 vehicles as follows: model year 2010 and 2011 Legacy and Outback vehicles; model year 2006 through 2012 Tribeca vehicles sold before January 2012; and certain models year 2009 through 2012 Forester vehicles sold before January 2012. It has been found that these models may have a potential electrical problem that

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  • Many patients unaware of radiation risks from CT scans0

    Researchers from the University of Washington School of Medicine's radiology department in Seattle surveyed 235 patients who had undergone non-urgent computed tomography (CT) or single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) cardiac scans from February through December of 2011. About a third of the patients said they did not know that the scans exposed them to

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  • Maryland bans arsenic in poultry — first state to do so0

    As of Jan. 1st, Maryland has become the first state to ban arsenic in poultry. Arsenic has been known to cause an array of health issues, including heart disease, diabetes and neurological problems in children, if too much of it is consumed. Arsenic was approved initially by the FDA before the government agency learned of

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  • Franken-Salmon on the Horizon0

    The FDA has said that they can find no valid scientific reason to ban the production of genetically modified AquAdvantage salmon, which is engineered (using Pacific Chinook salmon growth hormones) to grow twice as fast as ordinary fish. The FDA's finding clears one of the last remaining hurdles for GM salmon to be lawfully sold and eaten

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  • 1 in 24 Americans Drives Drowsy, CDC Says0

    Dr. Kingman Strohl, interim division chief of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine at UH Case Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, reports that drowsy driving crashes are more likely to be fatal, and she explains, "A typical driver makes about 1000 decisions a minute. If a personal has not slept in 18 consecutive hours, their

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  • Can parents share child-raising responsibilities equally?0

    Across the country, parents are struggling through what many of us thought would come easily: a modern, authentic split-down-the-middle approach to parenting. This approach may seem like it should be ideal, but, in practice, it's leading to unprecedented levels of stress and resentment. One father, Steve Majors, explains it well: “Experts suggest couples talk about

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