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According to an internal audit conducted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of the Inspector General titled “EPA’s Alternative Asbestos Control Method Experiments Lacked Effective Oversight and...

Topamax is a very popular antiseizure medication prescribed around the country to treat epilepsy and migraine headaches. Topamax also goes by the generic name, Topiramate. On March 4, 2011, the Food and Drug Administration...

A recent U.K. study of more than 11 million patients recently revealed that people taking antispychotic drugs are at an increased risk for blood clots. The increased risk may be as much as 30%. According to Syracuse...

Johnson & Johnson and McNeil Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturer(s) of several well-known over-the-counter (OTC) children’s medications, recently recalled several lots of Infants’ Tylenol, Children’s Tylenol,...

Several different brands of children’s face paints have been recalled due to “adverse reactions.” The paints were recalled following a release from the Food and Drug Administration, which reported complaints of rashes,

According to the Post Standard and a recent study conducted by the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, lead levels were elevated in the dirt from all but one Syracuse-area garden tested. The gardens tested...

Residents in Herkimer County and Oneida County are not breathing the worst air in the nation, but it could be better. According to the American Lung Association’s 2009 State of the Air Report, residents in Herkimer County...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) released a new standard today with regard to testing paint and painted products, such as children’s toys, for lead. The new standard document (CPSC-CH-E1003-09) can be...