Children are enjoying the last few weeks of summer in a variety of ways, including going to the many lakes near Chicago. The increased numbers of youngsters on local lakes means that the likelihood of recreational water sporting injuries has also increased. One such incident recently made national news after a 10-year-old Libertyville boy was>> Read More

A Kansas City area woman has just been released from a hospital where she has been since a 300-pound sign fell on her at an Alabama airport. The woman was returning from a Florida spring break trip with her family and did a layover in Alabama. The seven-member family was together when a flight board>> Read More

The month of June is designated as a time when safety organizations in Illinois and around the country raise awareness about the top causes of preventable accidents and injuries and how these accidents might be avoided. During National Safety Month, the National Safety Council offers tips and education around a certain safety issue every week. The NSC>> Read More

Recent research highlights the difficulties facing victims of head injury and their family members after the accident. Unless a head injury leaves the victim totally unable to participate in health care decisions, he or she may be forced to make complex decisions while in an impaired state. Medical professionals and the families of head injury>> Read More

An investigation into a deadly fungal meningitis outbreak reveals a history of problems at the Massachusetts specialty pharmacy which made the contaminated steroid shots that killed 23 and sickened 300 across the country. The New England Compounding Center (NECC) has a history of problems which stretch back to 1999, about a year after it opened.>> Read More

A Massachusetts-based pharmacy is recalling all of its products manufactured in 2013. Pallimed Solutions, Inc., doing business as Pallimed Pharmacy, announced the recall after state inspectors found particles floating in vials of the pharmacy’s compounded products. Federal health officials warn that the particulates (filaments) can lead to blood vessel damage, induce emboli, and cause other>> Read More

The Consumer Product Safety Commission recently launched an investigation into toys made with superabsorbent polymers which can serious child injuries when swallowed. The toys are often marble-like objects which expand to many times their original size after being placed in water. The CPSC and Consumer Reports are investigating the safety of these materials as several>> Read More