While most people associate traffic safety to other vehicles, they often forget we share the roads with pedestrians and bicyclists too. As gas prices continue to climb and health issues rise, more...
Did you know that preventable injuries rank among the top 10 causes of death for people of all ages? Every year, thousands of people will sustain serious injuries or die from unintentional injuries;...
Young people have always been drawn to risky behavior, and the latest dangerous thrill is called ghost riding.” Ghost riding usually takes place on residential streets where the driver and...
New restrictions to Michigan's graduated driver's license (GDL) program for teen drivers are effective today. These restrictions are part of a continued effort to save lives and minimize...
First introduced in 1971, the Ford Pinto was sold in North America with a deadly design defect - the gas tank would explode in rear-end impacts, resulting in deadly fires. Ford was aware of this...
The goal of consumer protection and consumer protection laws is to protect the rights of hardworking Americans from fraudulent or abusive business practices and/or injuries suffered from a breach or...
In 2004, Merck pulled the arthritis drug, Vioxx, off the market because it caused serious heart and other health problems. The State of Michigan sued Merck to recover millions spent for Medicaid...
Opponents of motorcycle helmet laws might want to take a look at a new study suggesting that helmets will not only prevent death and serious injury to the head, but can also prevent cervical spine...
A Texas woman suffered nine broken ribs and a broken leg bone when she was run over by her own truck. The woman put her truck in park, but when she got out of the vehicle to open the gate to her...
The National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) has been pursuing one mission since its founding in 1997 – to improve the safety of care provided to patients and to encourage and strengthen...