- Staff Writer | February 28, 2007 10:49 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsA one-car accident on Highway 40 Sunday left both the driver and passenger injured, according to a report from The Daily Sentinel.The Alabama State Trooper investigating the accident said that the passenger, who was a child, was airlifted to Huntsville Hospital with critical injuries. The hospital reports that the boy is still being treated in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. The accident...
- Staff Writer | February 26, 2007 1:02 PM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsTuscalossa News reported a fatal one-vehicle accident Saturday in which a 21-year-old Duncanville man ran off the road and struck a tree. The tragedy occurred on Alabama Highway 117 in Northport when the man lost control of his Ford F150 pickup truck at 4 a.m. The driver was not wearing a seatbelt, and no other vehicles were invovled in the crash. Alamaba State Troopers are still investigating...
- Staff Writer | February 23, 2007 3:45 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsPublic Citizen, a nonprofit national public interest organization, sent a petition to the FDA earlier this month urging them to ban third generation oral contraceptives that increase the risk of blood clots (venous thrombosis) and death.The petition specifically requests the following:Public Citizen, representing more than 100,000 consumers nationwide, hereby petitions the Food and Drug...
- Staff Writer | February 22, 2007 8:39 AM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsA report from 11 Alive News out of Atlanta details a multi-fatal accident yesterday on Interstate 20 at the Alabama-Georgia border. I-20 was closed in both directions after three tractor-trailer trucks and one passenger vehicle were involved in a crash that killed three people. Apparently one of the tractor-trailer trucks hit the car from behind, causing both vehicles to burst into flames and...
- Staff Writer | February 21, 2007 8:52 AM |
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Workplace InjuriesAn article from Workday Minnesota this week addresses the latest statistics from the Federal Bureau of Labor that say construction workers have the highest occupational incidence of injuries and deaths.The article says that construction worker deaths accounted for greater than 1 in 5 workplace fatalities in 2005, which amounts ot 1,186 construciton deaths out of 5,702 total workplace deaths that...
- Staff Writer | February 20, 2007 1:15 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsAn auto accident in Montgomery this morning involving four vehicles sent two seriously injured people to the hospital, according to a report from WSFA 12. The accident occurred on Vaughn Road and started when a Jeep Grand Cherokee traveling west crossed over the center line of the road and hit a Chevy Astro van. The van then hit a Ford and the Jeep crashed head-on into a Mercury Villager.The...
- Staff Writer | February 19, 2007 11:16 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)Yesterday in northern Alabama a fatal train-truck accident occurred when a propane delivery truck collided with a train on Wilhite Road near exit 318 of I-65. Apparently the truck crashed into the train after it ran off the road, igniting a tremendous fire and killing the driver of the tanker. The accident did not happen at the crossing. It is not known whether the crossing lights and gates were...
- Staff Writer | February 16, 2007 2:31 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsWith this week's national peanut butter recall by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) fresh on everyone's mind, many consumers are losing confidence in brands they've been using regularly. The recall includes ConAgra's Peter Pan and Great Value (private label for Wal-Mart stores) brands sold after May 2006 or containing the code 2111 on the lid. Many schools, parents, food banks and others...
- Staff Writer | February 15, 2007 2:55 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe Shelby County Reporter details a deadly motor vehicle accident in which a 25-year-old man ran off the road in his SUV and hit and embankment. The fatal accident occurred on Alabama 25 at about 7:45 a.m. on Thursday near Wilsonville. The victim was not wearing a seatbelt, according to an Alabama State Trooper report, and the crash is still being investigated.
- Staff Writer | February 14, 2007 12:10 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsAn Associated Press report from Monday says that at least eight traffic-related deaths occurred over the weekend in motor vehicle accidents on Alabama's rural roads.The deaths include an Etowah County couple killed in a one-car crash in Bessemer, a pedestrian who was struck and killed by a vehicle in Millbrook, and a man who died in a one-car accident in Macon County. Additional fatal accidents...
- Staff Writer | February 13, 2007 10:17 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)Apparently there was another train-vehicle accident in Bessemer yesterday, making the fifth (yes, 5th) train accident in Alabama in one week. This one involved an 18-wheeler truck trying to beat a train across the tracks. Fortunately, no one was injured this time.An editorial from the Montgomery Advertiser points out a recurring problem in the state with railroad crossings that lack proper...
- Staff Writer | February 12, 2007 10:22 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)Another train accident yesterday claimed the life of a man who fell asleep on the railroad tracks and was struck by a CSX freight train. This incident became the fourth train accident in Alabama in one week.Yesterday's accident occurred in Jefferson County near Highway 31. Another deadly accident on Thursday killed four men crossing the railroad tracks in a van near Thorsby. Two other train...
- Staff Writer | February 09, 2007 1:16 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsTragedy struck in Brooklyn yesterday when a three-year-old boy was killed by a pickup truck yesterday in a hit-and-run accident. The New York Times reports on the accident, which says that witnesses identified the vehicle as a red, four-door, extended-cab pickup truck. The boy was crossing the street a few steps behind his parents when the truck hit him. The accident occurred at the intersection...
- Staff Writer | February 08, 2007 10:39 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)A breaking news story from My Fox Alabama detailed a terrible train accident that involved a freight train hitting a van at a rural Alabama railroad crossing early Thursday morning. The collission killed at least four people and injured others, according to the report. This happened near U.S. Highway 31 in Thorsby at about 6 a.m. CSX Corp. spokesman Gary Sease in Jacksonville, Fla., said the...
- Staff Writer | February 07, 2007 11:21 AM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsAn early morning 5-vehicle accident today started when a Honda Accord collided with an 18-wheeler truck, causing debris to enter the roadway.Soon after, two other vehicles were hit with debris, and the drivers pulled over and exited their vehicles to see what he had hit. A Ford Explorer, apparently trying to avoid the debris, hit one of the pedestrians who was walking on the side of the...
- Staff Writer | February 06, 2007 9:09 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe debate continues on whether school buses should provide seat belts for children, as Governor Riley's Study Group on School Bus Seat Belts begins day two of a two-day hearing on the subject.The group is weighing the pros and cons of seat belts on school buses based on presentations from a variety of experts, including bus makers, federal officials, and more.Mike Floyd, who serves as...
- Staff Writer | February 05, 2007 9:41 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsA report from the Times Daily says that at least 11 people died on Alabama's roads this weekend. One of the tragic motor vehicle accidents occurred last night at 9:30 p.m., killing five people in a head-on crash.Alabama State Troopers report that the accident last night in Hale County involved two cars colliding head-on at the intersection of Alabama 61 and County Road 10. The five victims were...
- Staff Writer | February 02, 2007 8:55 AM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsA tragic pickup truck accident early Wednesday morning on Alabama Highway 91 took the life of a 22-year-old man, according to a report in the Cullman Times.Apparently the man was driving a 1998 GMC pickup truck without his seatbelt on when the truck ran off the road, down a steep hill and hit a tree. The passenger in the car was able to free himself after several hours, and walk up to the road...
- Staff Writer | February 01, 2007 10:33 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsAn article in the January 2007 Worst Pills Best Pills Newsletter addresses new research showing that cognitive behavioral therapy may be more effective in treating insomnia than sleeping pills like Lunesta.Eszopiclone (Lunesta) is an extremely popular drug in the U.S. to treat insomnia, with more than three million prescriptions dispensed and sales exceeding $250 million in 2005. In Europe, a...