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December 17, 2009

WHO: Smoking Kills 5 Million Every Year

Last Tuesday, a bipartisan lawsuit was filed urging the state to shut down Sterigenics, a plant located in the western Chicago suburb of Willowbrook, because it is violating laws and harming residents. Attorney Lisa Madigan and DuPage County's State Attorney...

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December 11, 2009

Mark Stephan Refuses to Use Wheelchair To Leave RIC After Months Of Therapy For His Fractured Neck

If you have been following [[title]] client Mark Stephan's courageous fight to learn to walk again then you should look at this video of Mark leaving the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. Although his neck was broken in several places and...

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November 16, 2009

Manufactures Recall Cough Medicines Used For Small Children

Chicago families should be cautious about giving their infants and toddlers cough medicines in light of reports that the makers of several leading over-the-counter cold medications are voluntarily withdrawing products sold for infants. The Consumer Healthcare Products Association said the...

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October 25, 2009

Death Toll Rises to Three in Arizona Sweatbox Case

Recently, the story surrounding three deaths and eighteen injuries caused by spending time in a “sauna-like sweatbox” has lead to a homicide investigation of the October 8 “Spiritual Warrior” program by self-help expert James Arthur Ray at the Angel Valley...

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October 11, 2009

Target Penalized for Toys With Lead Paint

This week, a teenager in Massachusetts was sentenced to one year in jail for causing a fatal car accident while texting. The accident took the life of one man and seriously injured the man's girlfriend. Using cell phone records, prosecutors...

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September 27, 2009

9th Cir. Cty. of Appeals Has Upheld San Francisco’s Ban On Cigarette Sales In Any Licensed Pharmacy

Ray Theodore reports, “In a brief, unpublished decision the three-judge panel unanimously found that the ban is permissible because it restricts the sale of cigarettes and not cigarette advertising” (Andrews Publications for FindLaw, 9/16). The court reject the argument that...

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September 14, 2009

NHSTA Proposed Rule Will Not Request Automatically Reversing Windows

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released reports stating the investigation into General Motors (GM) ignition switch defect was not thorough. The ignition switch defect has been connected with over 100 deaths. The GM ignition switch recall is the...

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September 7, 2009

Six Companes Recall Blinds, Shades After Deaths

While smart phones and other electronic devices “changed popular culture by offering an ability to always stay connected, they have so swiftly turned into such a compelling need that a simple walk down the street is considered wasted time.” (D....

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