Archive for July, 2010

$13 Million Settlement to Cleanup Asbestos, Metals and Toxins at Mass. Superfund Site

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Justice Department announced today that they reached a $13 million settlement with four parties to clean up the contaminated Blackburn and Union Privileges Superfund Site in Walpole, Mass. Once known as The Blackburn Privilege and The Union Factory Privilege, the site covers approximately 30 acres, most [...]

Millions of Huber Needles Recalled

Earlier this year, the FDA recalled 2 million Huber needles manufactured between January 2007 to August 2009 by Nipro Medical Corporation and distributed by Exelint International Corporation. The Huber needles are used to access ports implanted under the skin of chronically ill patients for repeated access to veins for infusion of medication, among other things. [...]

NY Man Loses Entire Arm in Fireworks Accident, Doctors Say They Cannot Reattach

A Long Island, NY man who tragically lost his arm in an Independence Day fireworks accident will be forever without the limb. According to CNN, Eric Smith, 36, hosted a Fourth of July party on Saturday at his Islip Terrace home, complete with fireworks set off in the street. At about 5:45 p.m., as Smith [...]