Public urged to push safer products and accountability
A New York public affairs group argues consumers are often outmatched by sellers in safety. The report cites 1972 acts and yearly injuries totaling millions, urging complaints to retailers, manufacturers, and agencies and noting hospital records can trigger investigations. It warns that injuries can be severe and demands government action.
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Nantucket Studies Tick Disease Amid Island Tourism
Nantucket Mass remains busy with tourism despite concerns over babesiosis, a tick borne disease. Health officials have completed initial field work including about 1,000 interviews to uncover the illness, with Harvard and state researchers visiting the island. A CDC led house survey of 200 families began as part of the effort, with crews winding down after three nights of field work.
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