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Study: No Amount Of Boozing Is Safe For Pregnant Women
By Phil Villarreal on January 19, 2012 8:15 AM
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The medical consensus holds that pregnant women need to stop drinking in order to avoid harming their babies, but some conventional wisdom and myths temper that advice with the understanding that an occasional drink is OK. The latter line of thinking — reflected half-mockingly in the latest episode of Justified — is false and potentially dangerous, according to a University of California San Diego study. More »
Radioactive Tissue Boxes Removed From Bed, Bath & Beyond Shelves - No, Really
By Laura Northrup on January 13, 2012 10:32 AM
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When shipments bound for California Bed, Bath and Beyond stores set off radiation sensors at a truck scale, Bed, Bath and Beyond discovered that it had been stocking tissue-box covers mysteriously contaminated with low levels of cobalt-60. The radiation level isn't enough to cause real harm to humans—the equivalent of a few chest x-rays over the course of a year if you happened to keep them in your bathroom. More »
Penis Tattoo Gives Man A Permanent Erection
By Meg Marco on January 10, 2012 6:00 PM
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Thinking of getting a penis tattoo? Apparently, they come with the risk of a permanent erection. Let's see if we can get through this one without a Jason Stackhouse joke... Nope! More »
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A Guide To Ensuring Your Entire House Does Not Become Your Fireplace
By Phil Villarreal on November 16, 2011 10:00 AM
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There's a certain romance to a crackling fire warming up a cold November night, but if you go through the motions without ensuring your fireplace is safe you could be lighting the way to disaster. Unkempt fireplaces can spark dangers ranging from house fires to skin burns and air poisoning. More »
Apple Will Replace First-Gen iPod Nanos For Overheating Risks
By Ben Popken on November 14, 2011 9:49 AM
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If you have an iPod nano sold between Sep '05 and Dec '06, you could be eligible for a replacement under a new worldwide recall issued by Apple to deal with battery heating issues. More »
What's Worse Than Missing A Cool Text? How About Involuntary Manslaughter?
By Ben Popken on November 2, 2011 5:00 PM
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Pull over if you're driving and need to respond to or send a text message. Otherwise, that witty reply can wait. Because death won't. More »
71 Drivers Cross A Defective Bridge In Chicago Every Second
By Ben Popken on October 20, 2011 5:00 PM
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A new study says that 71 drivers in Chicago cross a structurally defective bridge every second. More »
Big Drop In Car Crashes Tracks With Blackberry Outage
By Ben Popken on October 18, 2011 4:30 PM
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The big Blackberry outage is having an unexpected positive side-benefit. During the days the Blackberry service was out, there's been far fewer traffic accidents. More »
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Big Sony Bravia TV Fire Recall Is Only In Japan, But US Models May Be Affected
By Ben Popken on October 12, 2011 1:00 PM
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Headlines are blaring about the 1.6 million 40" Sony Bravia TVs getting recalled for fire and smoke risk, but they're overlooking a key fact. The recalled models were only sold in Japan. No recall has been issued in America. However, there are 400,000 models that were sold in the US that contain the same component that prompted the Japan recall. Here are the Sony Bravia TV model numbers you should check to see if you have. More »
Man Sues After Eating Listeria-Tainted Cantaloupe
By Ben Popken on October 5, 2011 11:45 AM
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Cantaloupe tainted by listeria have led to 13 deaths, and now, a lawsuit against Jensen Farms and Walmart. More »
Daycare Owner Doped Kids To Make Them Go To Sleep
By Ben Popken on September 9, 2011 11:00 AM
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A daycare owner in Texas was arrested by police for mixing antihistamines into the kids' milk to make them fall asleep. More »
Copper Thieves Disable 40 Blocks Of Street Lights, Leading To Near-Fatal Car Crash
By Ben Popken on September 9, 2011 10:00 AM
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Miami police are placing partial blame for a car crash that threw a woman through a windshield on a recent spree of people stealing copper from street lights. In the neighborhood, there are 40 straight blocks where all the street lights are dark because of copper thieves. More »
Texas Ups Speed Limit To 85 MPH
By Ben Popken on September 1, 2011 4:00 PM
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Put the pedal to the metal and get it in gear, today the max speed limit in Texas was officially raise to 85 MPH. Woohoo, yee-doggy! More »
Philips Recalls 1.86 Million Potentially Plummeting Compact Fluorescent Flood Lamps
By Laura Northrup on August 22, 2011 3:04 PM
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Philips and the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a few weeks ago the recall of about 1.86 million compact fluorescent floodlamps sold under the EnergySaver and Marathon brands between 2007 and 2010. The reflector around the lamp can come unglued, shattering on the ground or floor. This actually happened to a Consumerist reader, who sent in photos of the glass-shard carnage. More »
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28 Get Rabies Shots After Apt Complex Infested With Bats
By Ben Popken on August 8, 2011 5:00 PM
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28 different people have had rabies shots as a precaution against the horde of bats that have infested a Baltimore-area apartment complex. More »
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There's Arsenic In The Apple Juice
By Ben Popken on July 21, 2011 4:00 PM
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With all the things on your mind, the last thing you need to worry about is whether the apple juice you finally convinced your kid to drink has arsenic in it. But an independent lab test of several different brands of apple juice, sponsored by Food & Water Watch and Empire State Consumer Project found a sample of Mott's Apple Juice contained 55 parts per billion of arsenic, exceeding the EPA tolerance level of 10 parts per billion. The FDA does not have a set tolerance level for juice. More »
SouperSalad Store Shuts Down After Blade Found In Salad
By Ben Popken on July 20, 2011 12:00 PM
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Waiter, there's a blade in my salad. Albuquerque health inspectors slapped a red dot of shame on a SouperSalad restaurant after they followed up complaints from a diner who said he found blades in his greens. More »
Philly To Warn Those Who Text And Walk
By Ben Popken on July 19, 2011 12:00 PM
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Don't text and walk at the same time without looking ahead in Philadelphia. The city is giving out warnings to pedestrians who walk down the street with their heads down while tapping into their phones at the same time. More »
Dollar Tree Recalls 117,000 Glass Candles For Shattering
By Ben Popken on July 13, 2011 12:00 PM
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117,000 glass votive candle holders sold at Dollar Tree, Dollar Bill$, and Dollar Tree Deal$ stores have been recalled. They can shatter when they're lit, leaving glass and fire all over the place where it can cut and/or burn you. More »
Quick, Easy Ways To Maintain Your Vehicle
By Phil Villarreal on July 10, 2011 12:30 PM
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Sure, it's easier just to pretend your car doesn't need any tender lovin' care, but neglecting your vehicle's needs can only work to your detriment. Many spot checks and maintenance routines are quick, easy and less intimidating the more you do them. More »
