According to an article posted on NJ.com, a New Jersey man died at the Amazon facility in Avendale, New Jersey after he was caught between some equipment. Reports indicate that the 57-year-old man was a temporary worker at the job site where the fatal accident occurred. The deceased worker had not previously worked at the facility
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New Type of Testing Results in Promising Experimental Breast Cancer Drug
The efforts of researchers to increase the speed of cancer drug testing have resulted in a new type of breast cancer treatment. According to an article in The New Jersey Herald, researchers in San Antonio reported the results of using the I-SPY 2 study, which is meant to get helpful drugs past the testing phase as soon as
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1.2 Million Tires Recalled by Michelin for Tread-Loss Hazards
The New Jersey tire defect attorneys at Blume Forte recently learned that Michelin North America, Inc. has issued a recall of 1.2 million tires. As reported in an Associated Press article posted on FoxNews.com, the company has received notifications that their products are experiencing tread and rapid air loss, leading to hazards which can cause serious accidents. The affected tires
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Laceration Hazards Behind Recall of 20,000 Tornado Home Playground Slides
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently announced the recall of approximately 286,000 Pampered Chef garlic slicers due to a laceration hazard. The Pampered Chef has received 23 reports of the blades detaching while in use, including one incident where the blades cut a woman’s finger. The recalled garlic slicers were sold individually or
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World Health Organization Study Finds Continued Rise in Cancer Diagnoses
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 14.1 million people worldwide developed cancer in 2012, showing a continued increase in cancer rates. The New York Daily News reported that the group’s research, GLOBOSCAN 2012, found that 12.7 million people contracted cancer in 2008 and that by 2025 about 19.3 million people will contract one form of
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