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• Douglas County Motorcycle Accident Injures Man

  Shannon Weidemann | December 30, 2007 7:50 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Motorcycle Accidents

  A man was injured in a late afternoon motorcycle accident in Douglas County on Christmas Day. He was riding his motorcycle on a dirt road near Topsy Avenue and U.S. 395 in Nevada. He broke his arm in the accident. The driver's arm struck a boulder. He walked back to the highway and flagged down a motorist, who was an off-duty volunteer paramedic at about 3 p.m., Halsey said.It is unknown if...

• Blood Sugar Test Strips Recalled

  Shannon Weidemann | December 28, 2007 7:39 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Test strips used by diabetics to test their blood sugar levels have been recalled after it was discovered they were giving false readings. The recalled test strips were manufactured by Bayer and are used with the Contour TS blood glucose meter. The test strips in question are sold predominately through mail order to be used only with the Contour TS meter. The recall covers seven countries --...

• Athens Car Accident Kills Person

  Shannon Weidemann | December 26, 2007 10:03 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A car accident in Athens, Alabama killed one person and injured two others on Christmas Day. The two-car crash happened on U.S. 72 and one of the cars caught on fire. The victim's body could not be recognized. Limestone County Coroner Mike West said Tuesday that traffic-homicide investigators did find identification in the deceased driver's 1991 Buick, but authorities would not release a...

• Wisconsin Construction Accident Kills Man

  Shannon Weidemann | December 20, 2007 9:12 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  A construction worker from Racine was killed in a construction accident in Somers on Wednesday. He was working in a trench when there was a cave in and he became trapped. The victim was 52-years-old. The worksite is the scene of a future shopping center at Highway 31 and County Highway S. Rescue teams worked feverishly to free the man," the Kenosha Sheriff's Department said in a statement....

• Train Kills Man in New Jersey

  Shannon Weidemann | December 18, 2007 8:28 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)

  An 87-year-old man was killed while driving over a train crossing in Waterford Township, New Jersey on Tuesday. The train accident occured while the NJ Transit train was en route from Philadelphia to Atlantic City when it struck the vehicle. The man drove around the crossing gates and was trying to beat the train. None of 62 passengers aboard the train were injured. They were transferred to...

• Trucking Accident Kills Alabama Man

  Shannon Weidemann | December 14, 2007 8:33 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents

  A trucking accident in Oregon killed a 23-year-old man from Alabama on Tuesday morning. He was driving an SUV on Highway 58 when he was hit by a semi-truck after crossing the center line. The semi-truck burst into flames after the collision. A good samaritan rescued the driver of the semi-truck. He is at the hospital.Investigation determined that the deceased drove a 2002 Nissan Pathfinder...

• Merck Recalls HIB Vaccine

  Shannon Weidemann | December 12, 2007 7:38 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  It was announced today that Merck is recalling 1.2 Million doses of its HIB and Comvax vaccine. The recalled vaccines are used to prevent pnuemonia, meningitis, and hepatitis B and are generally injected into children under the age of five. The plant were the vaccines are manufactured is contaminated, although Merck has not said with what. The recall involves 11 lots of a Hib vaccine,...

• Fisher Price Toy Medical Kit Tests Positive for Lead

  Shannon Weidemann | December 08, 2007 7:55 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Consumers Union, the company behind Consumer Reports performed lead testing on several popular children's toys. They found that the red blood pressure cuff in the Fisher Price Children's Medical Kit toy contained lead. The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that the defective toy meets federal safety standards and is not subject to a recall.Vallese says that the agency would like to...

• Austin Construction Accident Kills Man

  Shannon Weidemann | December 06, 2007 7:19 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  A man was killed in an Austin construction accident Thursday. The worker was near a retaining wall and a boulder at the time of the accident. He was crushed when the boulder moved. Authorities say the man was crushed either when workers were trying to move the boulder, or he fell on his own beneath them.The incident happened while a house was under construction. The accident happened on a...

• Montgomery County Motorcycle Accident Kills Three

  Shannon Weidemann | December 04, 2007 5:07 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Motorcycle Accidents

  A motorcycle accident in Montgomery County, Tennessee killed three people and injured one on Monday. The accident involved a motorcycle and a pickup truck. The accident happened Monday afternoon on College Street. A truck collided with a motorcycle.The person on the motorcycle died, so did two people in the pick-up truck.A fourth victim was airlifted to Vanderbilt Children's Hospital and...