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• A Better U.S. Economic Stimulus Package – The Little Blue Pill Plan

  Steve Lombardi | February 21, 2009 8:28 AM | 3 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  The Little Blue Pill Economic Stimulus Plan Today I’d like to discuss a serious subject; the 787 billion dollar U.S. Economic Stimulus Plan. Frankly it's limp. I see it more of an economic...

• Salmonella's still out there...

  Megan Roth | January 23, 2009 1:39 PM | 3 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Per yesterday’s article and the dozens of others that are decorating the ‘walls’ of Injuryboard, we know that the recent Salmonella outbreak is bad news. We know that 125...

• Peanut Butter Jelly time? Hmm...maybe not so much....

  Megan Roth | January 19, 2009 12:39 PM | 3 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  I spread it on toast with cinnamon and honey, I swirl it through triple chocalate brownies, I melt it in my oatmeal and sometimes even mix it with crushed red pepper and olive oil for a chicken...

• Diet Safety: FDA fed up with Ephedra

  Megan Roth | January 05, 2009 11:05 PM | 3 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  My previous two articles revolved around Alli and Xenical, both of which are diet pills. But these are just two of the many similar products currently on the market. There are hundreds (perhaps...

• Teen Safety: How much alcohol can you drink before killing yourself?

  Steve Lombardi | January 04, 2009 10:29 AM | 3 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Police in Little Compton, Rhode Island responded to a call of driving a vehicle without the owner’s consent. The suspect was at his mother’s home. When police arrived at the home, the...

• Toy Safety Month: US PIRG gets it RIGHT

  Megan Roth | December 17, 2008 12:26 PM | 3 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Darn the luck – I know they say “You can’t have it all,” but I like to think I come close (I like to think it, realistically, I know it’s not true). But I missed a...

• Formaldehyde: How to know when it's lurking in the corner...

  Megan Roth | December 01, 2008 12:21 PM | 3 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  As I mentioned previously, OSHA has set the maximum level of formaldehyde exposure at .75 ppm (meaning ¾ (.75) parts formaldehyde per million parts air) before it is considered unsafe to...

• Food Safety: Melamine found in infant formula in U.S.

  Steve Lombardi | November 26, 2008 11:07 AM | 3 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Reuters reports U.S. Health officials found melamine in infant formula sold within the United States. NEWS SOURCES - Reuters OR Market Watch OR Agri News from Minnesota. - Minnesota Department of...

• Water Contamination: How pure is purified water"

  Megan Roth | November 12, 2008 9:26 AM | 3 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Some of you may know this, some of you may not (and most of you probably don't care, but it's relevant) : I currently live in New York City. By the end of my first week living here, I had spent a...

• Federal Preemption: Not the Rite Aid Rx for Michigan's Joe and Dianne

  Steve Lombardi | October 30, 2008 8:30 AM | 3 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Today I'm printing, with their permission a Michgan husband and wife's story about how a drug reaction coupled with federal preemption has affected their lives. Their last names are not...