- Shannon Weidemann | August 29, 2007 3:10 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsDialysis cartridges used in the NxStage's System One portable dialysis machine have been recalled due to potential dialysate leaks. The dialysis machines are used in 265 clinics around the country. After discussing the leakage issue with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, NxStage said in the SEC filing that it decided on August 24 to physically recall the affected lots of cartridge...
- Jenny Albano | August 28, 2007 2:06 AM |
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Workplace InjuriesA survey found that workers who were located in the toxic rubble on September 11 were 12 times more likely than normal to have asthma. The study was released Monday, August 27, by the New York City Department of Health, which was based on responses gathered by the World Trade Center Health Registry.The data show 3.6 percent of the 25,000 rescue and recovery workers in the registry reported...
- Shannon Weidemann | August 27, 2007 3:59 PM |
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Workplace InjuriesThe 26-story Deutsche Bank building near the World Trade Center site caught on fire on August 18th. Two firefighters were killed trying to put the fire out. The building is currently unoccupied and being cleaned up of toxic substances before being demolished. The building was damaged on September 11th when the south tower of the World Trade Center fell on it. The Aug. 18 blaze at the...
- Chrissie Cole | August 26, 2007 1:14 PM |
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Workplace InjuriesTwo fire fighters were injured in a construction accident at the former Deutsche Bank building when a piece of scaffolding collapsed, on Thursday.Work to demolish the building, located across the street from the World Trade Center that was destroyed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, had been stalled following a fire, Saturday, that claimed the lives of two firefighters. A small group of workers...
- Chrissie Cole | August 22, 2007 4:08 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsIn cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), 25,000 SpongeBob SquarePants journals and address books, imported by Martin Designs Inc., are being recalled because the paint on the spiral binding may contain excessive amounts of lead.If ingested by small children, lead can have serious health effects.Included in the recall are journals and address books with the...
- Courtney Mills | August 22, 2007 11:21 AM |
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Workplace InjuriesPolice opened an investigation into a fire this week that killed two firefighters at the site of a ground zero skyscraper with a broken water supply system. According to media reports, both the New York State Attorney's office and the Manhattan District Attorney's Offices were investigating the matter.There was no functioning sprinkler system in the skyscraper that could have put out the fire...
- Shannon Weidemann | August 20, 2007 3:11 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA bicyclist was killed after going for a ride in Dutchess County, New York. The 49-year-old victim was struck by a car. The driver is a 54-year-old-man from Rhinebeck. The bicycle accident happened on Saturday afternoon in Clinton Corners. Deputies say the car was making a left turn when it struck the bicyclist, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident remains under...
- Chrissie Cole | August 16, 2007 2:04 AM |
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Workplace InjuriesIn the six years following the World Trade Center Attacks, on September 11, 2001, the city's contention over world trade center illness has often times spotlighted police officers who stood guard at the site.Two cases that quickly come to mind are Detective James Zadroga whose family succeeded in convincing city officials that his death was linked to toxic dust from the site and Officer...
- Shannon Weidemann | August 14, 2007 10:02 PM |
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Workplace InjuriesA black labrador retriever named Jake has lost his battle with cancer. Jake was a rescue dog that worked a Ground Zero to help find survivors of the World Trade Center attack. It is unknown if he was suffering from a World Trade Center illness. No one can say whether the dog would have gotten sick if he hadn't been exposed to the smoky air at Ground Zero, but cancer in dogs Jake's age -- he...
- Jenny Albano | August 13, 2007 7:17 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe Krasniy Oktyabr Inc. is recalling packages of Herring of the Special Ambassador "7 Uzlov" because there is a potential that the product is contaminated with the bacterium that causes botulism. Botulism can cause respiratory and body paralysis, which can lead to death due to respiratory failure.The sale of this type of fish is prohibited under New York State Agriculture and Markets...
- Shannon Weidemann | August 13, 2007 2:56 PM |
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Workplace InjuriesA construction worker on the site of the MGM-Mirage's City Center in Las Vegas was killed while working in an elevator shaft. The construction accident happened on Thursday around 6 o'clock. The man died on the scene. Construction came to a stop on the main hotel and casino portion of the CityCenter project after a fatal accident left many wondering what went wrong. One of their own was...
- Chrissie Cole | August 09, 2007 1:52 AM |
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Workplace InjuriesNew York City Medical Examiner, on Tuesday, announced they had identified the remains of another victim among more than 1, 100 people who died at the World Trade Center, on September 11, 2001, but whose bodies had not been recovered.The remains found at Ground Zero, in October, were identified as Edward Ryan, 52, of Scarsdale, New York.Vice president of Carr Futures Inc, Ryan, was amongst 68...
- Jenny Albano | August 06, 2007 12:58 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA women who was driving home after drinking a bottle of vodka hit a 3 year-old girl, her grandmother, and her great-grandmother. The women did not bother to stop until someone informed her there was a stroller being dragged under her car.The toddler and the two women were crossing a street in Queens when they were hit Saturday, August 4. Mia Tetelman, the toddler, has broken ribs and bruising...
- Chrissie Cole | August 01, 2007 12:05 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsMattel Inc.'s, Fisher-Price division, announced a worldwide recall of nearly one million toys on Wednesday, due to excessive amounts of lead in toy paint.There are 83 types of toys included in the recall such as the popular Elmo, Dora and Big Bird. The recall involves plastic toys made by a Chinese vendor and sold in the United States between May and August. Consumers of recalled toys can...