- Staff Writer | November 30, 2006 9:01 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsWorstpills.org has an interesting article posted on drug-induced diseases and the problem of adverse drug interactions. The article reports that more than 9.6 million drug reactions each year affect older Americans, and a study also found that 37% of these adverse reactions were not reported to doctors. This may be, in part, because patients do not know that their symptoms are related to...
- Staff Writer | November 29, 2006 12:31 PM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsThe family of a truck accident victim who was not found for several days is looking for answers, a report from WTVM.com says. The victim's fiancee wants to know why it took so long for police to find the truck, and whether the police responded appropriately.According to the report, the victim left home on Friday, Nov. 17, and was never heard from again. Three days later, a truck driver on...
- Staff Writer | November 28, 2006 10:17 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsAnother fatal accident claimed the life of a young mother and spared her one-year-old son Saturday night, a report from the Southeast Sun said. About six miles south of Enterprise on County Road 636, a 25-year-old mother hit a culvert, overturning her 1998 Nissan.Another accident last weekend involved a 1990 Ford truck and a 2007 Honda three miles west of Enterprise on Alabama 134. According to...
- Staff Writer | November 27, 2006 10:51 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsA tragic school bus accident in Hutsville, Alabama this week that killed four students and injured more than 30 others has raised a serious debate about requiring seat belts on school buses. Many believe that the children who lost their lives might be alive today had they been wearing seat belts. With so many school bus accidents occuring throughout the United States, many citizens and lawmakers...
- Staff Writer | November 24, 2006 9:34 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsA USA Today article last week showcases the problems associated with a drug called Ketek, which has been known to cause serious liver damage and death. The antibiotic Ketek (telithromycin) carries a warning with it about the reports of liver failure, severe injury and death associated with the drug. Through April, the FDA received at least a dozen reports of acute liver failure, including four...
- Staff Writer | November 23, 2006 8:58 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsToday many doctors are prescribing drugs to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children. In August 2006 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued stronger warnings for these drugs, especially with regard to amphetamine-containing ADHD drugs and the possibility of sudden death or serious cardiovascular problems. The most serious change applies to amphetamine-containing...
- Staff Writer | November 22, 2006 8:44 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsIn October 2006 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a new drug requirement with all new and refill prescriptions of the blood thinner warfarin (brand name Coumadin). The FDA now requires an agency-approved written Medication Guide, with important information about interactions and other dangers involved with taking Coumadin. According to a report on worstpills.org, warfarin...
- Staff Writer | November 21, 2006 10:03 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsLast Sunday night a Bon Secour man died in a vehicle crash as police pursued him after a domestic disturbance report. He was reportedly driving at an excessive speed when his vehicle went off the road and crashed into some trees. He was instantly killed in the crash.The motor vehicle accident occurred at around 6:30 p.m. on Fort Morgan Road near the intersection of Henrietta Fulford Place, two...
- Staff Writer | November 20, 2006 9:50 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe Times Daily reports a one-car accident early Saturday morning at a curve on Lauderdale 7, two miles north of Florence, Alabama. The driver of the vehicle, Darian Burns of Florence, died from head trauma injuries sustained during the accident. This tragic motor vehicle accident is reported to be the 53rd fatality this year on Northwest Alabama's roadways, and the first for the month of...
- Staff Writer | November 17, 2006 12:33 PM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsTwo trucks collided Tuesday morning just west of Dothan, Alabama, at the intersection of Highway 84 and Houston County Road 9. Tragically, a Florida man driving one of the trucks was killed in the crash. Though details are not provided in the report on WTVYnews4.com, State Troopers arrested the driver of the other truck for manslaughter. The trucking accident is yet another sad story about the...
- Staff Writer | November 16, 2006 12:55 PM |
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Workplace InjuriesMSNBC.com and Forbes.com just posted an interesting article about the most dangerous jobs for American workers. Commercial fishing and truck driving top the list of careers that bring the most injuries and deaths each year in our country. Anyone who drives on our nation's highways often for their career is at higher risk of injury or death, according to the article. This includes traveling...
- Staff Writer | November 15, 2006 1:08 PM |
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Workplace InjuriesEye injuries in the workplace may be caused by a number of factors, including an unsafe environment, an employee's lack of training or failure to follow proper safety practices. An article on OccupationalHazards.com offers advice on how to improve safety in the workplace and prevent eye injury among workers. In one case, a 24-year-old worker lost his left eye when a pallet when a co-worker swung...
- Staff Writer | November 14, 2006 10:41 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsEarly Sunday morning in Atlanta a car with two University of Alabama students went off the road and rolled over, according to a report on DatelineAlabama.com. Tragically, the motor vehicle accident killed 21-year-old Brandy Nicole Murphy and injured senior basketball player Jermareo Davidson. Davidson was not seriously injured in the accident, and returned to Tuscaloosa Sunday night. Murphy's...
- Staff Writer | November 13, 2006 3:38 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsAccording to a recent article in the Winston-Salem Journal, many ER visits each year result from bad reactions to drugs such as Coumadin (warfarin), a much-prescribed anticoagulant or bloodthinner, and others. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Consumer Products Safety Commission and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently conducted a surveillance program of emergency rooms....
- Staff Writer | November 09, 2006 1:12 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsCitizens who live and work along an Alabama Highway known as Ga. Highway 151 are asking their local government to reduce the speed limits. After seven motor vehicle accident fatalities in the area in just 10 years, these concerned residents and business owners seem to have a point. A head-on collision on Oct. 3 that killed one and injured another has spurred this push for reduced speed limits....
- Staff Writer | November 06, 2006 10:41 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe Philadelphia Inquirer reported today that drug maker Merck & Company's general counsel just earned a promotion and 13 percent raise to $780,000 a year. The general counsel has been instrumental in the company's defense against more than 21,000 Vioxx lawsuits. The defective drug Vioxx was recalled after it was reported to cause heart attacks, strokes, blood clots and other dangerous medical...
- Staff Writer | November 03, 2006 9:45 AM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsA tragic accident emerged from the University of Alabama Homecoming parade last weekend when an 8-year-old girl was run over by an 18-wheeler truck while going after a piece of candy tossed from a float. The debate ensues over whether candy and other items should be thrown from parade floats, risking the lives of children and others who run to pick them up amidst moving vehicles.Law enforcement...
- Staff Writer | November 02, 2006 9:09 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsA deadly car accident on Alabama Highway 69 near Northport killed a Mississippi man on Monday, according to a Tuscaloosanews.com report. The two-vehicle accident might have claimed two more lives had it not been for the heroic actions of a passerby. Paul Free noticed a Dodge pickup in flames as he drove by, and saw that another vehicle was on its side right beside it. Fearing that the second...
- Staff Writer | November 01, 2006 9:59 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsOn Oct. 17, 2006, victims of drug companies' failure to warn were victorious in a Philadelphia U.S. District Court ruling. Judge Stewart Dalzell ruled against the claims by drug maker Novartis that FDA regulations and the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act "preempt state failure ot warn tort claims."An Association of Trial Lawyers Association memo details the issues at hand:The issue of FDA...