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Best Paying Jobs in Health Care

Best Paying Jobs in Health Care

Careers within the health care industry are expected to expand into a record number of job opportunities. Health care careers dominate eight of the top ten highest paying occupations and offer a variety of employment possibilities with ample salaries. During May 2009, the U.S. Bureau of Labor...

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US Safety Commision: Baby Slings Caused 14 Infant Deaths

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is investigating the deaths of fourteen infants resulting from the use of slings. The Commission is advising extreme caution when using slings for babies under four months of age. Slings pose two different types of suffocation risks to newborns and infants...

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Infantino Baby Sling Recall

Infantino, LLC recalled over 1 million baby slings in North America. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada teamed with Infantino, LLC to make the recall announcement. Three infants died in 2009 due to suffocation per a Safety Commission statement. Infantino's "SlingRider"...

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McDonald Recalls Shrek Glasses

McDonald's recalls Shrek glasses on Friday, June 4, 2010.  Over 12 million Shrek inspired glasses have been recalled by the fast food giant after cadmium was found adorning the glasses.  The 16 ounce glasses sold for $2 each by the company have Shrek characters painted on the outside....

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Graco Highchair Recall

Graco has recalled over 1.2 million high chairs produced from 2003 until 2009. Graco's Children’s Products Inc., and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission have released a safety recall of the Harmony High Chair. The Harmony high chair is no longer in production and the recall is voluntary....

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Nap Nanny Recalled After 4 Month Old Infant Dies

Nap Nanny recalled after a 4 month old infant dies sitting in the portable baby recliner.  The Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled over 30,000 Nap Nanny infant seats manufactured by Baby Matters LLC of Berwyn, Pennsylvania.  The 4 month old Michigan infant's death was caused...

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Chinese Drywall Investigation

Chinese drywall is under investigation as federal agencies find safety concerns. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission have discovered tainted Chinese wallboard manufactured between 2005 and 2007 in over 100,000 homes...

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Little Tikes Recalls 1.6 Million Toys

The Little Tikes Co. is recalling about 1.6 million toy workshops and trucks, after an 11-month-old boy got a plastic nail lodged in his throat. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the boy recovered after being hospitalized. They were sold with red or blue plastic toy nails that are about...

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Lewis University Online

Lewis University is a private, Roman Catholic academic institution based in Romeoville, Illinois. It was established in 1932 as the Holy Name Technical School and was renamed the Lewis Holy Name Technical School in 1934, after Frank J. Lewis who helped finance the construction of some of the school’s...

15 Ridiculous, Yet Politically Correct Moments

15 Ridiculous, Yet Politically Correct Moments

Political Correctness: the Oxford American Dictionary defines it as "the avoidance... of forms of expression or action that are perceived to exclude, marginalize, or insult groups of people." Okay, we can get behind that. But what does it actually mean in reality?