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Heading the Ball in Soccer Can Lead to Brain Injury

November 29, 2011 – (BRONX, NY) – Using advanced imaging techniques and cognitive tests, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Medical Center , the University Hospital and academic medical center for Einstein, have shown that repeatedly heading a soccer ball increases the risk for brain injury and cognitive impairment. [...]

Nov 29 2011 | Posted in Brain Injury,Featured | Read More »

Drive Safe This Thanksgiving Holiday With Highway Safety Tips from Professional Truck Drivers

Over 42.5 million motorists are expected to ravel over 50 miles or more this Thanksgiving Holiday (Wednesday – Sunday), making it one of the busiest holiday travel times of the year. A group of elite professional truck drivers with millions of accident-free miles are offering advice on how to navigate through highway traffic and arrive [...]

Nov 22 2011 | Posted in Featured,Truck Accidents | Read More »

Trucking Safety Continues to Improve with New FMCSA Report

American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves praised the efforts of the nation’s truck drivers, safety directors and law enforcement officers today for their contribution to the continued progress in the industry’s safety record. “Based on the latest report from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, fatal crashes involving a large truck have fallen [...]

Nov 17 2011 | Posted in Featured,Truck Accidents | Read More »

Brooklyn Sleep Products Faced with Permanent Injunction from Federal Judge

A federal judge granted a default judgment and a permanent injunction ordering Brooklyn Sleep Products Inc., of Brooklyn, N.Y., and its president Francisco Chavez, to stop manufacturing, importing, renovating and selling mattresses until they provide evidence that their mattresses comply with federal flammability laws. Additionally, United States District Judge Roslynn R. Mauskopf of the Eastern [...]

Nov 11 2011 | Posted in Featured,Recalled Products | Read More »

Voluntary Safety Recall of Certain Toyota and Lexus Vehicles Announced by Toyota

Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. (TMS), today announced that it will conduct a voluntary safety recall involving approximately 283,200 Toyota and 137,000 Lexus vehicles to replace the crankshaft pulley on the V6 engine. There is a possibility that the outer ring of the crankshaft pulley may become misaligned with the inner ring, causing noise and/or illumination [...]

Nov 9 2011 | Posted in Featured,Recalled Products | Read More »

Under Armour Football Helmet Chin Straps Recalled Due to Laceration Hazard

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the retailer named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled product immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: UA Defender Chin Straps Units: About 541,000 [...]

Nov 4 2011 | Posted in Featured,Recalled Products | Read More »

In First Month of Unsupervised Driving, Teen Drivers 50 Percent More Likely to Crash

According to a new study from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, teen drivers are approximately 50 percent more likely to crash in the first month of driving than they are after a full year of experience driving on their own, and are nearly twice as likely to crash as they are after two full [...]

Oct 18 2011 | Posted in Auto Accidents,Featured | Read More »

Toy Manufacturer Agrees to $1,100,000 Civil Penalty For Failure to Report Children’s Toy Dart Gun Sets

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that Henry Gordy International, Inc. (Henry Gordy), of Plainfield, N.J., has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $1,100,000. The penalty agreement has been provisionally accepted by the Commission (5–0). The settlement resolves CPSC staff’s allegations that Henry Gordy knowingly failed to report [...]

Oct 17 2011 | Posted in Featured,Settlements | Read More »

High Ratings for BRITAX Booster Seats by Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

Four popular booster seats from BRITAX Child Safety Inc. — the FRONTIER® 85 SICT Combination Harness-2-Booster™ seat, the FRONTIER® 85 Combination Harness-2-Booster™ seat, the PARKWAY® SGL and the PARKWAY® SG belt-positioning booster seats — were given “best” and “good” ratings by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in a 2011 study released in October, 2011. The independent study tested how well various [...]

Oct 14 2011 | Posted in Featured,Press Releases | Read More »

Traumatic Brain Injuries in Young Athlete Increases by 60%

Greatest numbers of visits caused by bicycling, football, and playground activities Emergency department visits for sports– and recreation–related traumatic brain injuries, including concussions, among children and adolescents increased by 60 percent during the last decade, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC experts believe much of the increase occurred [...]

Oct 10 2011 | Posted in Brain Injury,Featured | Read More »