InjuryBoard Montgomery Archives

• I-85 pileup causes traffic jam

  Staff Writer | May 30, 2007 8:49 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A multiple vehicle accident on I-85 yesterday morning caused a two-hour back-up as emergency personnel worked to clear the roadway.Two collisions near exit 57 in Auburn were reported, possibly caused by a the driver of a pickup truck pulling a utility trailer who fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into a wall. The vehicle then overturned and caused a chain reaction as drivers braked and...

• More information about Lybrel

  Staff Writer | May 29, 2007 8:11 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  In the news this past week, you may have heard about a new birth control pill called Lybrel, which frees women from the nuisance of having a menstrual period. Lybrel was approved by the FDA and should be in pharmacies sometime this summer. The new drug is a low-dose version of the traditional birth control pill, and it contains 90 micrograms levonorgestrel and 20 micrograms ethinyl estradiol. It...

• Consumers beware of TV drug ads

  Staff Writer | May 27, 2007 11:06 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  An article from the WorstPills.org newsletter (http://www.worstpills.org/member/newsletter_pdf.cfm?n_id=528) this month warns consumers to be wary of television drug ads funded by big pharmaceutical companies. Many of these ads introduce new drugs to consumers and ask them to speak to their physicians about the benefits of using them. The ads for these medications mean big money to...

• Avandia scare worries diabetes patients

  Staff Writer | May 25, 2007 9:41 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  A story from Savannah/Hilton Head's channel 3 WSAV says a man who has been taking Avandia for four years fears the drug has worsened his heart condition and risk for heart attack.The recent report published in medical journal detailing the increased heart attack risks associated with use of Avandia, a popular medication for patients with Type 2 diabetes, the most common form of the disease.The...

• Trucking accident injures high school senior

  Staff Writer | May 24, 2007 9:29 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents

  A high school senior involved in a three-car wreck in Hillsboro Wednesday suffered injuries that may have included head trauma, according to a report by The Decatur Daily News. The accident occured on Alabama 20 when two cars collilded on the road and an 18-wheeler truck traveling behind of the the cars struck one car and rolled over into a ditch. Fortunately, the other people involved in the...

• Fatal two-car accident

  Staff Writer | May 23, 2007 10:14 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  The Cullman Times reported a tragic two-car accident that resulted in the death of an 85-year-old man Sunday on Alabama Highway 157.The victim was a passenger in a 1996 Plymouth, and was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. The driver of the vehicle was injured, and both were wearing seatbelts, according the the Alabama State Trooper reports. The cause of the accident is still under...

• Report details fatal workplace injuries in 2005

  Staff Writer | May 23, 2007 9:50 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  A report this month from The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) shows a decline in the number of fatal occupational injuries in the U.S. during the year 2005. The report is based on data that the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) collected from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI).For 2005, BLS reported a total of 5,702* work-related fatal injuries and a rate of 4.0...

• Freight train carrying space shuttle parts derails

  Staff Writer | May 15, 2007 11:12 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)

  An Associated Press report last week says that a freight train transporting parts of the space shuttle's rocket boosters wrecked after a bridge collapsed in Myrtlewood, Alabama.In the report, six people onboard were said to have been injured in the train accident. Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the bridge's collapse.NASA reported that the train derailment is not...

• One-car crash kills Odenville man

  Staff Writer | May 14, 2007 8:27 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Tragedy struck in St. Clair County last night when a 20-year-old man crashed a 2006 Ford F-350 truck on U.S. 411. The single-car accident occurred at around 2 a.m.A report from The Birmingham News said a passenger in the vehicle was injured and taken to UAB Hospital. The cause of the accident was not reported and is still under investigation.If you or someone you know has been killed or injured...

• Allianz Life Insurance Class Action Lawsuit Opt-Out Date Approaching

  Staff Writer | May 03, 2007 3:29 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  See our Mobile blog for an update about the Allianz Life Insurance class action lawsuit. The opt-out date is quickly approaching.