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Small Airplane Accident Near Lincoln Park Airport Critically Injures Pilot

NJ.com reported that a small New Jersey plane crash occurred near Lincoln Park Airport in February 2011. The pilot departed from the Morristown Airport and was attempting to land a single-engine Cessna 182 when the aircraft lost power and its engine failed. The plane crashed into a parking lot approximately two-tenths of a mile from the
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Risk of Infant Illness and Death Reduced by Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring

Fetal heart monitoring during labor and delivery can help assess the health and well being of the fetus. It can help determine when there is “fetal distress” and the need for medication and other treatment including the need for caesarean section delivery. Fetal heart monitoring can also measure a mother’s contraction pattern and whether or not medication
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Over 44,000 Cadillac CTS Models Recalled Due to Rear-Suspension Problem

According to The New York Times, General Motors Inc. has recalled about 44,000 model year 2009-2010 Cadillac CTS sedans. The recall was prompted after it was discovered that the wax coating on the vehicle’s rear suspension toe link jam nuts may allow the nuts to loosen. If this occurred, it would cause a clanging sound; which
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NJ Worker Loses Sight in One Eye After Electric Shock Workplace Accident

The Trentonian reported that recently an employee at the Water Pollution Control (WPC) facility in the township of Hamilton, New Jersey was seriously injured in an electric shock accident while on the job. According to the article, the worker was electrocuted when he turned the switch to a circuit breaker in attempting to restore power. The
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FDA Failed to Properly Test Medical Devices Before Approval

CNN recently reported that a review of recall data from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found that the majority of the 113 Class III medical devices that were recalled between 2005 and 2009 for serious, life-threatening dangers, did not undergo the FDA’s more rigorous pre-market approval process, also referred to as “PMA.” Instead, the
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