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Laser printer particles as dangerous as cigarette smoke?

Published: July 31, 2007, 6:49 pm

Tags: Australia, Cigarette, Dangerous, Hazard, Health, Printer, Queensland, Queensland University Of Technology, Queenslanduniversityoftechnology, Study

Filed under: Misc. GadgetsIn today's edition of How Your Office is Slowly Killing You, a study emerging from Queensland University of Technology suggests that laser printers can emit clouds of ultra-fine particles that compare to "cigarette smoke and motor vehicle emissions." Reportedly, 13 out of 40 models tested were deemed "high emitters" of

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HP ridicules Queensland study linking laser printer particles to potential health issues

Published: August 3, 2007, 9:31 am

Tags: Dangerous, Hazard, Health, Laser Printer, Laserprinter, Printer, Printer Particles, Printerparticles, Queensland University, Queensland University Of Technology, Queenslanduniversity, Queenslanduniversityoftechnology, Study, Tuan Tran, Tuantran

Filed under: Misc. GadgetsOh noes, that study claiming that laser printer particles are dangerous is shaping up to be just as contentious as those studies proving that cellphones are/aren't dangerous. As you'll recall, the Queensland University study tested 62 "relatively new" laser printers from Canon, HP, and Toshiba and found 17 to be "high

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Natural Hazard Disclosure Statement Real Estate Fee Kickback Class Action

Published: August 5, 2007, 3:05 am

Tags: Legal, Financial, Real Estate, Brokerage Companies, Century 21 Real Estate, Class Action, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Hazard Disclosure Reports, Kickback, Natural Hazard Disclosure

Natural Hazard Disclosure Statement Real Estate Fee Kickback Class Action The lawsuit alleges that Defendants violated the federal Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (”RESPA”) and California state law on the grounds that Plaintiffs purchased Natural Hazard Disclosure reports from Property I.D. affiliates in connection with the sale

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The Moral Hazard Myth

Published: August 21, 2007, 6:05 pm

Tags: Moral Hazard, Health Care, Conservative Illogic

represents a major moral hazard:The moral-hazard argument makes sense, however, only if we consume health care in the same way that we consume other consumer goods, and to economists like Nyman this assumption is plainly absurd. We go to the doctor grudgingly, only because we're sick. Moral hazard is overblown, the Princeton economist

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Shindaiwa backpack blowers recalled due to fire hazard

Published: August 24, 2007, 2:44 pm

Tags: Backpack, Backpack Blowers, Backpackblowers, Eb630, Eb630rt, Fire, Fire Hazard, Firehazard, Hazard, Japan, Muffler, Recall, Safety, Shindaiwa

creating a possible fire hazard for the user." To date, the outfit is only aware of a single incident where "a small muffler fire was involved," but no humans were maimed and no property was marred. Still, if you're the owner of an EB630 or EB630RT, we'd recommend getting set up with a free muffler replacement before firing that bad boy back

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Non-recalled Nokia phone battery explodes, injures woman

Published: September 3, 2007, 7:38 pm

Tags: Accident, Batteries, Battery, Bl D3, Explode, Exploded, Explosion, Fire, Hazard, Matsushita, Mishap, Nokia

Filed under: CellphonesWhile Nokia and Matsushita were busying settling the disputes that arose when the phone maker had to recall some 46 million handset batteries, a lady in India has been injured by a Nokia-branded cell that's not on that list. Located in eastern India, the woman noted that the BL-D3 series battery "blew up about 10 minutes

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The most dangerous toys

Published: September 18, 2007, 5:03 am

Tags: Chinese Toys, Chinesetoys, Choking Hazard, Chokinghazard, Dangerous Toys, Dangeroustoys, Deadly Toys, Deadlytoys, Kids In Danger, Kidsindanger, Lead Paint, Leadpaint, Toy Injuries, Toy Recall, Toy Safety, Toyinjuries, Toyrecall, Toysafety, Trampolines

Filed under: Health and Safety, ToysWith all the toy recalls of late, one would assume that lead paint poses the biggest threat when it comes to children's toys. Not so, says the non-profit research group Kids in Danger. They have been tracking toy related injuries to children for the past six years and found that the number one injury-causing

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Toshiba to replace recalled AC adapters on portable DVD players

Published: September 20, 2007, 9:39 am

Tags: Dvd, Dvd Player, Dvdplayer, Fire, Hazard, Japan, Overheating, Portable Dvd Player, Portabledvdplayer, Recall, Sd P1600, Sd P1610, Toshiba

Filed under: Home EntertainmentIf you're the proud owner of an SD-P1600 or SD-P1610 portable DVD player, and you've yet to experience any sort of unusual issues, listen up. According to Toshiba, four cases of overheating have been recorded in Japan, and although no injuries have occurred, the firm is suggesting that you yank the AC adapter and

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Bio Hazard: Are Childless Career Women Saving Civilization As We Know It?

Published: September 26, 2007, 6:00 pm

Tags: Babies, Baby Lust, Bio Hazard, Pregnancy

Lonnie Aarssen, a Canadian biology professor who specializes in reproductive ecology, says "inherited inclinations," (aka a "mommy gene" -- or lack thereof) can determine whether women are driven to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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Kolcraft Recall List

Published: September 27, 2007, 1:09 pm

Tags: Health, General News, 10 Month Old Baby, Consumer Product Safety, Kolcraft, Kolcraft Recall, Pack N Play Recall, Play Yard Recall, Recall, Strangulation Hazard, Suffocation

brand playpens that pose hazards for babies with raised changing tables and raised cradles. The Kolcraft playpens where manufactured in China, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said. They say a restraint strap beneath the changing table forms a loop, posing the risk of strangulation. The child is also at risk of suffocation if they

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MummyWrap fends off radiation from fetuses

Published: October 2, 2007, 1:06 am

Tags: Baby, Child, Dangerour, Electro Smog, Emr, Harmful, Hazard, Medical, Mummywraps, Radiation, Rays

Filed under: CellphonesAs the ongoing battle between the naysayers and the paranoid continues, Neil Bullock is making sure that those situated squarely in the latter camp have a way to "protect" their unborn child(ren). MummyWrap is a "sleeveless, loose-fitting garment for pregnant women made from a light-weight copper-based cotton fabric known as

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Indonesia`s Mt. Kelud critical, may erupt - scientist

Published: November 2, 2007, 4:24 am

Tags: Alert, Critical, East, Environment, Erupt, Evacuated, Geological, Hazard, Indonesia, Jakarta, Java, Kelud, Mitigation, Mount, Phase, Scientist, Tremors, Volcanic, Volcano, Vulcanologist, Vulcanology

""Kelud is in a critical phase. read more

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Product Recall: Laugh and Learn Kitchen Toys

Published: November 6, 2007, 9:01 am

Tags: Choking Hazard, Chokinghazard, Fisher Price Recall, Fisherpricerecall, Laugh And Learn Recall, Laughandlearnrecall, Play Kitchen, Playkitchen, Recall, Toy Recall, Toyrecall

Toys due to a choking hazard. There have been 48 reports of pieces of the faucet or clock hands detaching, including two where children gagged on the pieces, one where a child started choking on a piece and one where a child actually did choke on a piece.The Laugh and Learn Kitchen Toys are play kitchens with a pretend refrigerator,

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Lead in Poker Chips - What's next?

Published: November 9, 2007, 11:57 am