Mercedes-Benz should be issuing a recall of over 800,000 vehicles for a defect in the cooling pump which has led to numerous fires in their cars. They are not issuing a formal recall because they say they cannot fix the problem. The scary part is apparently the fires may be […]
Author: Karen Terry
A cheery, magical, pleasingly decorated Christmas tree can burst into flames faster than almost anything else in the home, turning a time of joy into a time of tragedy. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), firs, pines and spruces ignite rapidly and lead to dangerous and destructive […]
Over 400,000 COVID-19 rapid test kits have been recalled by Australian manufacturer Ellume. The reason? Way too many false positive results. “At Ellume, we understand that trust is central to fulfilling our purpose as a company, and we recognize that this incident may have shaken the confidence of some of […]
The month of March might be known for the best basketball games of the season on both the collegiate and professional levels, but the 31 days that bridge winter and Spring also is reserved for Women’s History Month. Great women from all walks of life are celebrated during the annual […]
Fatality and injury data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) show that methods of functional safety design and testing among America’s automobiles is falling short of protecting the majority of the U.S. driving population: women. The facts and figures paint a perilous picture for female motorists who not […]
Car accidents range from not too bad (i.e., no one was seriously injured and it was someone else’s fault), to catastrophic (meaning people were seriously injured or killed and it was your fault). Still, they are never a positive experience, even if they may be a valuable learning experience. Once […]
Nothing about losing a loved one is easy, and there is nothing that anyone can say or do to make your pain go away. There is also no amount of money that can replace what you have lost; and, while your family may be entitled to “just compensation,” the reality […]
As America celebrates the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment, some might wonder how a right as fundamental is casting a ballot took the same number of years to come to fruition for female voters. And what might even be more questionable than that is how such a right took […]
The agency that represents 14,000-plus nursing homes across the country recently released a revealing report related to COVID-19 that does not bode well for the facilities entrusted with the care of the elderly. The report shows coronavirus cases have been on the rise in nursing home since June – in […]
As if the news couldn’t get any worse, the following headline appeared on CNN’s Web site recently: “Some nursing homes are taking residents’ stimulus checks, FTC warns.” Really? Institutes of care ripping off the elderly? According to the Federal Trade Commission, yes. “The Federal Trade Commission reported that nursing homes […]
