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Thousands of Android Apps are Illegally Tracking Children

Thousands of Android Apps are Illegally Tracking Children

By WBE | 5.2.2018 | For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know
“Never tell your real name to anyone on the Internet.” If you were old enough to experience the Internet during its infancy in the 1990s, you no doubt received this advice. Times have changed, ...
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Changes to Tip Pooling Rule Could Cost Workers Billions

By WBE | 4.18.2018 | In The News, You Should Know
  Critics of President Trump have long maintained that his administration’s goal is to undo most of the legislative progress made during President Obama’s eight years in office. From ...
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FDA Orders “Unique” Restriction on Essure

By WBE | 4.9.2018 | For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know
  Essure, the permanent birth control device made by Bayer, has come under serious scrutiny in recent years. Concerns over safety and numerous reported complications have contributed to ...
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Starbucks Ordered to Add Cancer Warnings on Coffee in California

By WBE | 4.2.2018 | For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know
  California is often seen as a laid back, easygoing state, but they are extremely serious when it comes to informing citizens about potentially cancer-causing products. We’ve previously ...
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A Rush and a Push and the Land is Ours: Trump Admin. Rolls Back More Environmental Protections

By WBE | 3.29.2018 | In The News
  With a news cycle dominated by scandalous gossip of porn stars and in-fighting drama, it wasn’t hard to miss a much more disturbing story that largely got lost in the shuffle: ...
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Are Opioids on the Same Path as Big Tobacco?

By WBE | 3.21.2018 | In The News
  Even though the opioid epidemic has been spreading across the country for years, it’s only recently become a part of our national dialogue. The increasing number of opioid deaths - ...
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NPR Podcast Explores Dangerous Medical Devices

NPR Podcast Explores Dangerous Medical Devices

By WBE | 3.14.2018 | In The News
Whenever a medical device makes headlines for causing harm to patients, one of the first questions people ask is “how did this ever get approved?” While it’s true that the Food and Drug ...
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Essure Patients More Likely to Require Additional Surgical Sterilization

By WBE | 2.12.2018 | In The News
  In a recent study comparing three different surgical contraceptive methods, patients who underwent the Essure sterilization procedure were found most likely to undergo additional ...
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Roundup Weed Killer Added to California’s List of Cancer-Causing Chemicals

By WBE | 2.5.2018 | In The News, You Should Know
  Residents of California may be thinking twice about the best way to deal with their weeds, as the state has added Roundup weed killer to its list of cancer-causing chemicals due to the ...
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Raw Water Trend Could Pose Major Health Risks

By WBE | 1.17.2018 | For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know
  Food and beverage trends are nothing new, especially when they’re marketed as having health benefits. Many conscience consumers are willing to spend more money on products that are ...
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Record Low Number of FDA Warning Letters Sent to Drugmakers

By WBE | 1.11.2018 | In The News
  Here’s a challenge for our readers: Spend one hour watching prime-time television on the network of your choice. How many drug commercials did you see? Drug manufacturers are ...
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Rearranging Chairs on the Titanic: How the Media Blew the Story of Trump v Bannon

By WBE | 1.5.2018 | Columns, In The News, Ken Wexler
  Donald Trump hates all media that criticize or disagree with him. This is so very dangerous, for it is not the duty of the media to support our leaders. Rather, it is their obligation ...
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