For many people, pain relievers are wonder drugs, allowing them to carry on with their lives despite disabling arthritis, for instance, or recurrent headaches. But all, whether sold over-the counter or by prescription, have potential risks.
In some places, hearing loops—also called induction coils—are being installed to help deaf and heard-of-hearing people hear better.
An award-winning series in the Chicago Tribune brought national attention to flame retardants in furniture. The reporters called the tactics used to promote the chemicals “a decades-long campaign of deception” by the tobacco and chemical industries.
