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Consumer Reports Warns of Lax Testing for Medical Devices0
- Consumer Alerts
- April 2, 2012
In a new report, Consumer Reports advises patients to do their homework before having medical devices implanted in their bodies. The report explains that companies that sell defibrillators, stents or other such products can get FDA approval without undergoing rigorous testing. ABC News, 3/29/2012
READ MOREConsumer Reports study finds arsenic in rice0
- Consumer Alerts
- September 21, 2012
A new study from Consumer Reports has found alarming levels of arsenic, a known carcinogen, in several brands of rice. Consumer Reports tested 32 brands of rice and dozens of rice products. All of them contained arsenic. The organization said what's even more alarming is that lab tests found troubling levels of inorganic arsenic in
READ MOREConsumer Reports Ranks Companies as ‘Naughty’ or ‘Nice’0
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- November 30, 2011
This year's Consumer Reports ‘Naughty & Nice Holiday List’ examined the shopping policies of a wide range of companies, including some well-known names like American Express, Southwest Airlines, and Verizon Wireless, that either did right or wrong by customers this year. Fees, fees, and more fees led Consumer Reports to put several big corporations on
READ MOREConsumer Alert: Colorado Cantaloupes Prompt Warning After Multi-State Listeria Outbreak0
- Consumer Alerts
- September 16, 2011
Colorado cantaloupes are the latest food to go under the microscope after the melons were linked to four deaths and 16 cases ofListeria, a potentially deadly bacterial infection. While the FDA has not announced a recall on the fruit, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned of the multi-state outbreak. The cases were reported
READ MOREConsumer advocates lead push for ‘green’ cosmetics0
- Green Initiatives
- January 3, 2013
The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics is working with U.S. representatives to support the Safe Cosmetics Act of 2011, which seeks to remove harmful ingredients from products. Currently, the FDA doesn't have to approve most beauty aids before they go on the market. CNN, 12/28/2012
READ MOREConsider ADHD starting at age four: doctor group0
- Home & Family
- October 18, 2011
The American Academy of Pediatrics this weekend expanded its guidelines for diagnosing and treating kids with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), recommending that doctors evaluate all patients age four to 18 that show signs of the condition. The new guidelines update decade-old recommendations that focused on diagnosing and managing ADHD in kids age six to 12. The
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