A recent report revealed that low federal standards and inconsistent state regulations have created lapses in the types of employees hired by nursing home facilities. The majority of nursing homes hired staff with criminal convictions, according to the Office of the Inspector General’s (OIG) report in which investigators conducted background…
According to newsinferno.com, Lorillard and R.J. Reynolds have sued the FDA and the Department of Health and Human Services over the composition of the FDA’s Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee. The two big cigarette makers allege that conflicts of interest and bias existed on an FDA advisory panel that wants…
According to sfexaminer.com, a handful pipeline accidents across the country–similar in scale to the one in San Bruno last September that killed eight people–has raised safety concerns among federal investigators. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the accidents, all of which indicate possible widespread safety problems in the pipeline…
Muni is in the spotlight again, this time over a safety issues-one of which has to do with negligent Muni personnel and the other with Muni’s fleet of low-floor buses. The California Public Utilities commission, the regulatory agency that oversees rail and light-rail transit agencies in the state, noted dozens…
Toyota is recalling another 2.17 million vehicles to fix problems that could cause their accelerator pedals to become stuck, yet another setback in its efforts to gain ground from the bad press that surrounded them last year. Toyota initiated two new recalls covering about 769,000 sport utility vehicles and 20,000…
According sfexaminer.com, Presidio Boulevard was closed Tuesday afternoon after an SUV struck and severely injured a pedestrian. The elderly driver says he wasn’t paying attention when he struck a woman in the crosswalk at the intersection of Park Presidio and Anza Street around 2:30pm. Officer Eric Chiang said that a…
According to the associated press, a recent report written by a group of doctors warns that popular energy drinks are being overused and have not been adequately studied. The report has established that the beverages are considered dangerous to children and teenagers because the caffeine and other energy ingredients can…
A week ago today a 57-year-old man from Pacifica was killed when a driver who was speeding and running multiple red lights plowed into his car on Geary Boulevard on Thursday, according sfexaminer.com. Leonid Stoliarov died on impact around 2:15 a.m. at the intersection of Arguello Boulevard. Frank Mabry, 31,…
Today, ktvu.com reported that the return of rain to the Bay Area yesterday kicked off a week of projected stormy weather with problems on roads across the region, particularly in Sonoma County where the California Highway Patrol responded to dozens of accidents. One CHP officer described the driving conditions as…
It is ironic-and appalling– that a runner collapsed and died near the finish line of the San Francisco Half Marathon sponsored by a health care provider-Kaiser Permanante-last weekend. According to the SFGate.com, bystanders and race participants desperately tried to revive him as they waited 20 minutes for the paramedics to…