Tag Archives: safety

Congress must make Chemical Safety Act live up to its name

03/25/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act for the 21st Century has a nice ring to it. Named for the late, longtime New Jersey Senator who passed away in 2013, the bill, championed in the Senate by Republican David Vitter…

Cannabis moderately impairs driving

03/04/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
FILE: Nov. 8, 2012: Marijuana plants flourish under the lights at a grow house in Denver. (AP) With legalization of recreational cannabis now in three states and the District of Columbia, and with medical marijuana laws passed in 23 states,…

Islamic State torturing, killing, raping children in Iraq; government must do more to help, UN says

02/05/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
ISIS is beheading, crucifying and burying alive children and families of religious minorities in Iraq, according to a UN report, which called on government forces there to do more to protect them. In a report issued Wednesday in Geneva, the…

Gun shots: Nebraska school OKs firearms in senior yearbook photos

10/24/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
Rifle shooting is an important sport in Nebraska, as former University of Nebraska small-bore shooting star Katie Kostal demonstrates. (University of Nebraska) Seniors at a Nebraska high school with a tradition in rifle sports can pose with guns in their…

Federal regs for auto dealers costing US economy more than $10B, study says

06/03/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
Federal regulations for auto dealers are costing America’s economy more than $10 billion in lost sales and employment each year, according to a new study conducted by the Center for Automotive Research provided to Fox News. The study finds that…

E-cigarettes: a doctor’s view of the good, the bad and the ugly

03/28/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
Do e-cigarettes work? Are they safe? First, my own experience as a doctor – I have found e-cigarettes to be one of the most effective methods of cutting down or quitting smoking for recalcitrant smokers. ; This is because e-cigarettes…