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• Mother Crashes Car, Son Dies--Son's Estate has Claim Against Mother

  Michael Myers | August 31, 2007 8:36 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A recent story in the news caught my attention. It detailed the facts surrounding Debra Whalawitsa's sentence of 90 days home detention for leaving the scene of the car crash that killed her son. Ms. Whalawitsa explained that she suffered a concussion in the accident and wasn't thinking clearly. Concusions and other closed head injuries are frequently overlooked even by trained ER doctors and...

• More Toys Recalled Due to Excess Levels of Lead

  Jenny Albano | August 22, 2007 6:08 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Today, August 22, four more toys have been recalled due to a risk of lead exposure. Exposure to lead has been shown to cause brain and kidney damage, especially in children. Lead poisoning symptoms include, among others, nausea, headaches, constipation, seizures, and coma.The CPSC announced that SpongeBob SquarePants Address Books and Journals, Thomas and Friends and Curious George Spinning...

• Avandia and Other Diabetes Drugs Get "Black Box" Warning

  Jenny Albano | August 14, 2007 8:18 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  The FDA has announced that some Type 2 diabetes drugs will be given a "black box" warning, which is the agency's strongest warning, about the risk of heart failure. The upgraded warning states that the drugs may cause or worsen heart failure in certain diabetic patients.After a review the FDA decided that the entire thiazolidinedione class of antidiabetic drugs needed the warning added to their...

• Helicopter Crash Causes Forest Fire

  Jenny Albano | August 03, 2007 7:08 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  A helicopter with four passengers crashed Thursday, August 2, which ignited a forest fire that prevented rescue workers from trying to find possible survivors.Authorities believe that all four passengers have died, but are unable to confirm this because the fire is preventing them from approaching the helicopter and investigating the crash and its cause.Clayton Myers, the Kittitas County...