When driving down the road you probably never think about the reliability of the airbag in your steering wheel or dashboard. You take for granted that it will work when you need it to during an accident, and help prevent injury or death. Unfortunately, millions of...

Are you one of the millions of Americans who has had to have a hip replacement? Such an operation and its recovery can be difficult in a normal situation but can become devastating to deal with if you have been given a metal on metal hip implant as a replacement....

In 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a report claiming that glyphosate, the active ingredient in the weed killer Roundup, was a “probable human carcinogen”. The report is based on several studies that have been done around the world concerning the...

[alert type="warning"]"The NTSB report revealed that only 1 out of 5 recalled tires is properly taken out of use leaving thousands of defective tires still on the road and able to cause potential danger."[/alert] According to a recent report by the National...

Talcum powder is made from the mineral talc which is formed from elements such as magnesium, silicon, and oxygen. When ground into a powder it has great moisture absorption capabilities. Since the turn of the 20th-century manufacturers have ground talc and used the...

Xarelto is a blood-thinning medication that was first released in 2011 to help prevent blood clotting in patients who had undergone knee or hip replacement surgeries. Soon after it was also being prescribed to help reduce the risk of stroke in patients with...

You may have heard the word Mesothelioma on TV or read it in the news, but do you know exactly what it is and why knowing about it may be important to you? The Facts: Mesothelioma is cancer that affects the lining of the lungs, heart, or stomach. It is caused by...

Have you been in a Semi-truck accident? Statistics estimate that there are 15.5 million commercial trucks (2 million of those tractor-trailers) operating in the United States. While this number only accounts for approximately 5% of motor vehicles, semi-trucks account...

Being in an automobile accident can be very traumatizing. Out of nowhere your body experiences physical as well as emotional shock. In such an incident, it can be hard to think clearly and take the necessary actions needed not only ensure your safety at that moment...

In 2013, the American Society of Nephrology (ASN), which is one of the leading organizations in the fight against kidney disease, estimated that approximately 15 million Americans were prescribed Protein Pump Inhibitor (PPI) medications and millions more obtained PPI...