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		<title>Merck Pays Up on Vioxx Death Claims</title>
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Pharma giant Merck &#38; Co. is winding down litigation related to its popular arthritis drug Vioxx.  Bloomberg reports the company paid out claims from a $4.85 billion settlement fund to the families of 3,468 Vioxx users who died of heart attacks or strokes.  Vioxx was pulled from the market in 2004 after a study linked [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report Cries Foul Over Stadium Food Safety</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:49:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Insects, mold, and unwashed hands are just a few of the food safety hazards fans may face when they order a meal at the nation’s professional sports arenas and stadiums, according to an ESPN review of health department inspection reports at these facilities. At 28 percent of the 107 MLB, NBA, NHL and NFL stadiums [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bill to Help Consumers Sue Foreign Manufacturers for Defective Products</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:24:35 +0000</pubDate>
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Consumers may soon be able to take foreign manufacturers of defective or dangerous products to court in the US. A House Panel this week approved the Foreign Manufacturer Legal Accountability Act, which will hold overseas manufacturers legally accountable for injuries in the same way that American manufacturers are held accountable. The legislation was filed in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Bill Would Provide Home Care Workers FLSA Protection</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:14:21 +0000</pubDate>
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U.S. Rep. Linda Sanchez  (D-Calif.)  introduced a new bill this week that promises to expand the wage and overtime protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to home care workers who assist the elderly and the sick with health and other at-home services.
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		<title>FDA Hit with Antimicrobial Soap Suit</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) failed to regulate triclosan and triclocarban, two toxic chemicals present in products such as antimicrobial soap, according to a lawsuit filed by the National Resources Defense Council. The environmental group alleges in its suit that the FDA violated federal law by its delay in establishing safe conditions of use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>School District Hit with Second Suit For Spying on Students</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
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A second family has filed suit against a Pennsylvania school district alleging that camera and tracking software installed on a school-issued laptop were used to spy on a student. The suit, filed on behalf of student  Jalil Hasan, claims that more than 1,000 photos were taken. In February, the family of Blake Robbins also sued [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Judge a Nursing Home by Staff Turnover</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:54:26 +0000</pubDate>
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The high turnover rate of nurses’ aides in nursing homes contributes to the crisis in long-term care, according to a recent post in The New Old Age blog at The New York Times. The post notes that researchers have found that turnover is tied to issues with the quality of nursing home care that residents [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prius Headlight Suit Moves Forward</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sokolove Staff</dc:creator>
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More bad news for Toyota: A class action alleging defective headlights on some of Toyota’s Prius hybrids can go forward, according to ruling from a federal judge in Los Angeles. The suit claims the automaker failed to warn customers that the headlights can turn on and off randomly in some of the cars, posing a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Class Action Alleges Apple&#8217;s Hot iPad Overheats</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:40:30 +0000</pubDate>
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The iPad may be the hottest device  around – but Apple’s latest gadget can’t take the heat. That’s the claim at the heart of a class action filed in federal court by some iPad users. The lawsuit alleges the iPad overheats rapidly when it comes in contact with sunlight or warm air. Apple faces several [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What’s in Your Wallet? It Could be BPA</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
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You might want to handle cash-register receipts with kid gloves. Why? Consumers (and cashiers) risk BPA exposure from handling cash-register receipts from some retailers, according to a new Environmental  Working Group study. The study found the chemical bisphenol A, which has been linked to health risks in humans, on 40 percent of receipts from McDonald&#8217;s, [...]]]></description>
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