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• Law requires bus drivers to wear seatbelts

  Staff Writer | January 29, 2007 9:25 AM | 1 CommentMontgomery, AL

  If school bus drivers are required by law to wear seatbelts, why shouldn't the children riding in the same vehicle be required to wear them? Some argue that the padding in the front and back of the seats is enough to protect the children during a motor vehicle accident with a sudden impact. However, in a serious accident such as the school bus accident that killed four teens and injured many...

• Katie Couric sounds off on school bus safety

  Staff Writer | December 04, 2006 9:22 PM | 1 CommentMontgomery, AL

  A December 4, 2006, post from "Katie Couric's Notebook" on CBSNews.com, Couric shares her view on the recent seat belts on school buses debate prompted by the tragic Alabama school bus accident that killed four students. Couric says that about 17 thousand kids go to the emergency room each year as a result of school bus accidents, most of which occur while the students are getting on or off the...

• Recalled Digitek Digoxin Tablets Could Affect Many with Heart Failure and Atrial Fibrillation

  Margaret Embry | April 30, 2009 11:59 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  Digoxin is a drug used to treat congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation by making the heart beat stronger and with a more regular rhythm. To understand the importance this drug plays in those who suffer from the above mentioned conditions...

• Construction Worker In Serious Condition After Accident

  Chrissie Cole | March 25, 2009 1:33 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A man buried in a construction accident in St. Clair County on Tuesday, is now listed in serious condition at UAB Hospital. The man was using a backhoe to move dirt at an auto salvage yard on...

• Defective Valve Stems - What You Should Know

  Gibson Vance | December 11, 2008 10:42 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  Tech International, one U.S. distributor of Chinese-made valve stems, issued a massive recall of approximately 6 million “Replacement Snap-In Tire Valve Stems.” The stem has been...

• American Dream turns to American Nightmare in Mortgage Lending Crisis

  Gibson Vance | October 15, 2008 12:06 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  Home ownership, “The American Dream,” has for many families all across America become “The American Nightmare!” Home foreclosures are at an all-time high. According to...

• 7 People die in firey crash

  Gibson Vance | October 10, 2008 5:16 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  Recently in Montgomery County, Ala., a fiery head-on collision between an 18-wheeler and 16-passenger van killed one Alabama Department of Corrections employee and six applicants for prison...

• FDA shows caution in evaluating new heart drug, delays report

  Wendi Lewis | September 29, 2008 5:31 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  Could the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) finally be showing caution in its evaluation of potential new medications? After being thrashed by the media and the public in recent months for...

• Roof strength standard update on hold until Oct. 1

  Scott Thomas | September 05, 2008 5:39 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) was scheduled to release its amended and upgraded federal standard on vehicle roof strength requirements July 1. However, after input from...

• Vytorin and cancer: real threat?

  Tom Methvin | September 03, 2008 5:35 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  Vytorin, manufactured by Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough was introduced as the newest weapon in the fight against “bad” cholesterol. But last week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration dealt...