InjuryBoard New York City Archives

• Three Killed In NYC Car Crash

  Chrissie Cole | May 29, 2009 11:30 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A driver and his two passengers were killed in a single-car accident in Queens last night. It appears the driver lost control of the vehicle and plowed into a concrete barrier, according to New...

• FDA Urges Stronger Warnings On Acetaminophen Products

  Chrissie Cole | May 28, 2009 4:12 PM | 1 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  In a newly released report, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), suggests stronger warnings on drugs that contain the painkiller acetaminophen, due to an increased risk of liver...

• Johnson & Johnson Urged To Remove Chemicals In Baby Shampoo

  Chrissie Cole | May 27, 2009 2:02 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Toxic Substances

  Johnson & Johnson is being pushed to remove two probable human carcinogens from its baby shampoo and personal care products by a coalition of organizations. The Environmental Working Group,...

• Step2 Recalls Outdoor Play Sets Sold At Toys“R”Us

  Chrissie Cole | May 27, 2009 1:48 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  The Step2 Company, LLC, in conjunction with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), announced a recall of Step2 Play Up Gym play sets because the hangers that attach the swing’s rope...

• General Motors Recalls Pontiac G8s

  Chrissie Cole | May 25, 2009 2:23 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  An auto recall notice has been issued by General Motors for more than 35,000 Pontiac G8s from the 2008-09 model years. The brake pedal position switch may have been incorrectly programmed,...

• Bunk Beds Recalled By Gothic Cabinet Craft

  Chrissie Cole | May 23, 2009 4:12 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Gothic Cabinet Craft Inc., is recalling Twin, Twin Extra-Large, and Twin Over Full Bunk Beds because the beds pose a fall, entrapment and strangulation hazard to children which violates mandatory...

• Ground Beef Recalled Due To E. Coli Contamination

  Chrissie Cole | May 22, 2009 12:49 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Valley Meats LLC of Coal Valley, Illinois, has recalled more than 96,000 pounds of potentially contaminated ground beef. The recall was announced after the Department of Agriculture determined...

• Nutro Products Recalls of Certain Dry Cat Food Products

  Chrissie Cole | May 21, 2009 12:49 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Nutro Products is recalling certain varieties of Nutro Natural Choice Complete Care Dry Cat Foods and Nutro Max Cat Dry Foods with “Best If Used By Dates” between May 12, 2010 and...

• N.Y. Lab Increases Staffing To Test Swine Flu Samples

  Chrissie Cole | May 20, 2009 2:48 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  New York City’s public health laboratory is increasing its staffing to help assist testing hundreds of swine flu samples, reports NY Daily News. The lab took over testing for the CDC on May...

• Man Struck By Long Island Rail Road Train

  Chrissie Cole | May 12, 2009 11:42 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)

  Steven Gould, 44, of Plainview is recovering in the hospital after being struck by a Long Island Rail Road train (LIRR) in Hicksville. The train accident occurred Tuesday morning when a New York...

• FDA Warning on Hydroxycut

  Oguz Ozdemir | May 04, 2009 11:59 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  On May 1st 2009, it was reported that the drug Hydroxycut has been linked to cause liver damage and other adverse effects. The drug, manufactured by Iovate Health Sciences Inc. of Oakville, Ontario,...