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• 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...

• Seven auto accident fatalities over weekend

  Staff Writer | December 26, 2006 4:01 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  The sad statistics for Alabama's Christmas weekend motor vehicle accidents were reported in yesterday's Montgomery Advertiser. Seven people died and six were hospitalized as a result of weekend accidents throughout the state. One of the deadly accidents involved two cars on U.S. 82 just south of Montgomery. The accident killed four people, according to reports.Another accident occurred on I-85...

• 320,000 Jardine Baby Cribs Recalled

  Shannon Weidemann | June 25, 2008 7:59 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  Cribs sold at Toys R Us and Babies R Us stores across the nation are being recalled due to an entrapment hazard. The recalled cribs were manufactured by Jardine and sold from 2002 to May of this...

• 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...

• 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...

• Salmonella Focus Moves Away from Tomatoes

  Shannon Weidemann | July 09, 2008 7:00 AM | 1 CommentMontgomery, AL

  The large outbreak of Saintpaul Salmonella cases around the country was originally blamed on raw tomatoes. Investigators from the FDA and CDC have been unable to confirm that with testing of over...

• $2.7 Million Awarded in Ohio Wrongful Death Case

  Shannon Weidemann | April 27, 2008 9:26 AM | 1 CommentMontgomery, AL

  A mother has been fighting for 10 years to prove that Franklin County could have prevented her daughter's death. A jury found the county negligent and awarded her $2.7 Million in a wrongful death...

• Train Hits Pickup Truck in Pennslyvania

  Shannon Weidemann | April 04, 2008 11:33 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A freight train hit a pickup truck that was trying to beat the train at a railway crossing. The train accident happened in Monaca, Pennslyvania last night. The driver of the truck was injured and...

• $2 Million Awarded in Rhode Island Medical Malpractice

  Shannon Weidemann | June 10, 2008 2:36 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A medical malpractice lawsuit was filed against Rhode Island Hospital and Dr. William Feng. The plaintiff claimed that he suffered a brain injury during open heart surgery at the hospital in 1998....