Widespread vehicle recalls are usually the result of manufacturer defects that pose a safety hazard to drivers and their passengers. In recent years, consumers have witnessed large carmakers, like Toyota and GM, issue massive recalls for safety-related issues. For Toyota, it was the result of unintended acceleration in approximately 9 million of their vehicles. For …

On April 25th, 2012, Reuters reported that Avandia sales are collapsing as the drug has been linked to heart risks. Avandia, a popular drug manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline, was first approved by the FDA in 1999 to treat Type 2 diabetes in adult patients. GlaxoSmithKline’s first-quarter 2012 sales on the metabolic sector are down 60 percent …

Researchers with NOAA are wrapping up a two-year study of dolphins in the Mississippi Sound. They’re looking for any health problems that may be linked to the BP oil spill. During a boat trip on Wednesday, the first dolphin is spotted in the East Pascagoula River. Photographs of the dorsal fin give scientists a “fingerprint”. …

Researchers say they have found traces of pollutants from the BP oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico two years ago in the eggs of Minnesota birds. In examining pelican eggs in the largest lakeside colony of American white pelicans in North America, scientists have discovered traces of petroleum compounds as well as remnants …