- Courtney Mills | August 31, 2007 2:54 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsIn the aftermath of Nick Bollea's (Nick Hogan is also known as Nick Bollea) wreck that has left his friend in critical condition, many are still wondering why this accident could not have been foreseen. According to driving records sought by the local Fox 13 affiliate WTVT, Nick Bollea's latest traffic citation for speeding occurred a year ago September, where he was driving 105mph in a 70mph...
- Courtney Mills | August 30, 2007 4:11 PM |
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Motorcycle AccidentsA 29-year old motorcyclist speeding across the Howard Frankland Bridge in Tampa, Florida, lost control of his bike at nearly 100 mph and slammed into the concrete barrier along the side of the interstate, catapulting him into Tampa Bay.According to Florida Highway Patrol, Scottie Ewing was travelling in the outside lane of I-275 on the Howard Frankland Bridge before midnight when he lost control...
- Courtney Mills | August 30, 2007 2:45 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsMany still hold hope for Nick Bollea's critically injured passenger, John J. Graziano, who suffered from a severe head injury in the crash. Nick Bollea, otherwise popularly known as Nick Hogan on VH1's hit reality show, "Hogan Knows Best", had a terrible car accident Sunday night in Clearwater, Florida. Both Bollea and Graziano had to be taken to the hospital as a result of the car crash, but...
- Staff Writer | August 30, 2007 1:32 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products68,000 pounds of bagged fresh spinach are being recalled after a sampling of the spinach tested positive for salmonella. The contaminated spinach was packed by Metz Fresh in California and involves spinach packed on August 22nd. The recall involves only fresh spinach packed under the Metz Fresh label, in packaging marked with tracking code 12208114, 12208214 or 12208314. The spinach was packed...
- Chrissie Cole | August 30, 2007 2:02 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsToys "R" Us announced a recall of 27,000 Imaginarium coloring cases that were made in China. The ink printed on the outer packaging of the coloring cases contain lead. The black watercolor paint also contains excessive levels of lead.The recall includes the Imaginarium Brand 213 Piece Wooden Coloring Case which has colored pencils, crayons, pencils, paint, paintbrush and more.Consumers that have...
- Shannon Weidemann | August 29, 2007 1:57 PM |
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Nursing Home & Elder AbuseA nursing home in Girard, Illinois had abuse complaints lodged against it. Investigators found that the workers at Pleasant Hill Village Nursing Home was abusing residents. A fine of $25,000 was levied against the home. A February report by the Illinois Department of Public Health indicated the incidents might have started as early as August 2006.Aides allegedly poked one resident with a pin...
- Staff Writer | August 29, 2007 12:32 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe popularity of drug patches has led consumers and some health providers to ignore strong warnings about their side effects, even the lethal dangers associated with them. Fentanyl, a drug patch used for pain relief, has been specifically singled out by the FDA. In its July 2005 warning, the FDA urged exreme caution in prescribing this particular patch and it was never to be used to control...
- Joe Saunders | August 29, 2007 12:25 AM |
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MiscellaneousMichigan Democrats John Dingell and Bart Stupak have sent a letter to the FDA questioning the recent news that the federal agency plans to outsource 322 jobs. In their letter, the two Democrats called the plan "hasty and injudicious". The two lawmakers also questioned why the FDA would consider such a move when public opinion of the agency is at an all-time low and the need for the FDA's...
- Shannon Weidemann | August 28, 2007 10:30 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeA doctor failed to diagnose a man with bladder cancer so the man filed a medical malpractice case against the doctor. A jury found the doctor responsible and awarded the man $1.6 Million. Between June and November 2003, Kordek saw Dr. Marwaha for issues with frequent urination and other symptoms. Kordek's kidneys became obstructed by a mass in his bladder, which eventually caused a drop in his...
- Courtney Mills | August 28, 2007 11:29 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsNick Bollea, 17, the son of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan, was released from Bayfront Medical Center with minor injuries after a terrible car wreck Sunday night around 7:30.According to Clearwater police spokesman Wayne Shelor, Bollea and friend John J. Graziano of Dunedin were driving down State Road 60 in downtown Clearwater when Bollea lost control of his Toyota Supra. Bollea then veered...
- Courtney Mills | August 27, 2007 2:10 PM |
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Workplace InjuriesA construction crane operator was injured on Saturday morning when the giant crane he was maneuvering fell off a barge and tipped over into the Gulf of Mexico.The operator was subsequently taken to Suncoast Hospital in Largo with minor abrasions on his head and body. No other incidental injuries were reported as a result of the crash.Initial reports did not exactly clarify why the crane toppled...
- Staff Writer | August 27, 2007 11:05 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeIn recent years, drug stores and retail stores such as WalMart have introduced health clinics in their stores where shoppers can come in and be treated for various ailments they would have normally waited for days or weeks to see their primary care doctors. While the patients are seen more quickly, health officials have called into question their standard of care, hygiene, and their lack of...
- Courtney Mills | August 27, 2007 9:19 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe teenage son of the Florida high profile wrestling star Hulk Hogan was seriously injured over the weekend in a colossal car crash that left him and a passenger in critical condition. Nick Bollea, as Hogan's son is known, was driving in Clearwater in his Toyota Supra on State Road 60 at a high rate of speed Sunday night when Bollea lost control of his car and hit the median of the highway. ...
- Chrissie Cole | August 27, 2007 2:25 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe First U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in Boston, upheld the dismissal of a tobacco lawsuit filed by a group trying to strong arm tobacco companies to repay $60 billion spent by Medicare to treat smoking-related illnesses.The group believes the tobacco companies should be held accountable for expenditures to treat illnesses that arise from smoking.The original lawsuit was dismissed in August...
- Chrissie Cole | August 26, 2007 12:36 AM |
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)A man who alleges he suffered injuries after a slip and fall accident in a Granite City Wal-Mart restroom, has filed a lawsuit in excess of $50,000 in damages.The lawsuit, filed August 20, in Madison County Circuit Court, alleges that on April 17, Wal-Mart allowed water to accumulate on the men's restroom floor causing him to slip-and-fall in the area he had to use.According to the complaint,...
- Shannon Weidemann | August 24, 2007 12:57 PM |
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Workplace InjuriesA construction accident in downtown Washington D.C. has left two construction workers injured. They were working in a construction pit about 30 feet deep when they were hit by a steel beam. The construction accident happened on Tuesday morning on 11th Street.D.C. Fire and EMS spokesman Alan Etter said the men were about 30 feet below ground when they were lowering the beam and something broke...
- Staff Writer | August 23, 2007 9:32 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsPharmaceutical companies are required to present a balanced and accurate picture of a drug's benefits and risks. Yet, some critics argue that the visual pictures in television ads distort and overshadow warnings about the drugs. The issue has drawn the attention of federal regulators who plan to study the issue in the upcoming weeks. According to an announcement posted on the FDA website, the...
- Chrissie Cole | August 22, 2007 7:05 PM |
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Wrongful DeathA wrongful death lawsuit filed in 2003, by the family and children of a cancer patient that died when she was given the wrong prescription, was settled Friday when the jury awarded $25.8 million.In 2002 the woman was prescribed Warfarin, a blood thinner, to treat breast cancer. The prescription she was given was ten times stronger than what her doctor had prescribed.The mother of three passed...
- Shannon Weidemann | August 22, 2007 3:04 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsA company that was touting a supplement as a way to lower cholesterol has recalled the product after the FDA stepped in. Sunburst Organics is recalling Cholestrix because it contains lovastatin. The recalled supplement contains red yeast rice with lovastatin and that can damage kidneys and muscles. The FDA informed Sunburst Organics that because Cholestrix made a cholesterol-fighting claim,...
- Brenda Fulmer | August 21, 2007 2:39 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe latest study from the Journal of the National Cancer Institute has confirmed that use of IV bisphosphonate drugs Aredia (pamidronate) and Zometa (zoledronic acid) in cancer patients substantially increases the risks of osteonecrosis of the jaw. A number of small studies have previously noted an increased risk, but this was the first study to analyze a larger number of patients.Investigators...
- Courtney Mills | August 21, 2007 10:11 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsA Tampa resident struck a southbound motorist from Hialeah on I-75 Sunday night in the vicinity of mile marker 131, Daniel's Parkway, and sent her automobile careening into a guardrail. The Hileah resident died almost instantly of fatal injuries at the scene.Police approximate that the Tampa resident, one Sandy Keenan Sallee-Green, had been driving southbound on I-75 at about 100 miles per hour...
- Staff Writer | August 21, 2007 10:09 AM |
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MiscellaneousThe Bush Administration is trying to restrict SCHIP (State Children's Health Insurance Program) from covering children whose families fall with 250% of the federal poverty guidelines. This new move comes after years of allowing these children to receive public health insurance. If the Administration is successful, millions of children will be left without insurance because their families can't...
- Brenda Fulmer | August 20, 2007 2:02 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsPharmaceutical companies spent $30 billion in the United States to market drugs over the past decade. With such a huge increase in spending on samples, marketing, and the ubiquitous direct-to-consumer ads, one would think that the FDA's expenditures and its enforcement efforts would have increased as well. Sadly, the FDA sent only 21 warning letters to drug companies in 2006 for deceptive...
- Staff Writer | August 20, 2007 10:51 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsFellow Injury Board blogger Jennifer Moore has an interesting post about a laxative that is causing kidney problems. The laxative, Fleet Phospho-soda, is an over-the-counter medication used to flush the bowels in preparation for a colonoscopy. The laxative has been on the market for more than one hundred years and the FDA has listed it as safe when taken as a single dose medication. However,...
- Staff Writer | August 19, 2007 6:03 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe Judicial Panel on MultiDistrict Litigation has granted the motion to centralize peanut butter cases and has selected the Northern District of Georgia as the transferee court. The Judicial Panel granted the motion to centralize the cases and selected the Northern District of Georgia because three class actions (and two tag-along actions) are pending there, because common defendant ConAgra...
- Brenda Fulmer | August 19, 2007 1:41 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsSales of Permax, a once-popular drug prescribed for the treatment of Parkinson's disease and restless leg syndrome, will no longer be sold in Canada as of August 30, 2007, according to a joint announcement by Eli Lilly Canada and Health Canada, the Canadian equivalent of the FDA, on August 16, 2007. The recall by the Canadian government follows the withdrawal of Permax from the United States...
- Brenda Fulmer | August 18, 2007 2:39 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe latest study from the Journal of the National Cancer Institute has confirmed that use of IV bisphosphonate drugs Aredia (pamidronate) and Zometa (zoledronic acid) in cancer patients substantially increases the risks of osteonecrosis of the jaw. A number of small studies have previously noted an increased risk, but this was the first study to analyze a larger number of patients.Investigators...
- Brenda Fulmer | August 18, 2007 1:23 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeA recent German study published in Lancet concludes that the use of MRI in addition to mammography may increase the likelihood of early detection of breast cancers. More than 7,000 women were screened for breast cancer over a five-year period using both mammography and MRI. During this time period, 193 women were diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ, an early form of breast cancer. Of the...
- Chrissie Cole | August 17, 2007 10:44 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA 52-year-old Auburndale man struck a utility pole, in a car accident, Tuesday, causing residents in the neighborhood to be without power for over twelve hours. The man was traveling south on State Road 559 when he drove his 2005 BMW off the side of the road, crashing into a power pole, knocking it down, according to a police report.EMS transported him to Winter Haven Hospital, for minor...
- Shannon Weidemann | August 16, 2007 12:16 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsTwo people were trying to cross S.W. 21st Street in Topeka when one of them was hit by a car. A 14-year-old girl was injured in the pedestrian accident. The other female stopped in the center turn lane of the five-lane street to wait for passing traffic, Thompson said. The victim continued running and was struck by a white car traveling east in the left-hand lane on S.W. 21st.When police...
- Staff Writer | August 16, 2007 6:37 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe FDA will require black box warnings for both Avandia and Actos, two diabetes drugs, for their link to an increase in heart failure. Both drugs have been known for quite some time to increase the risk of heart failure which is an inability of the heart to properly pump blood. Last month, the FDA convened an outside panel of medical experts to determine whether Avandia increased the risk of...
- Chrissie Cole | August 16, 2007 1:23 AM |
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MiscellaneousBradenton police officials are seeking an outside agency to investigate a police misconduct scandal in which on-duty officers allegedly had sex with a prostitute.Bradenton City Council members have criticized the handling of the investigation and want to turn over further investigating to an independent agency such as FDLE.An admitted drug user and prostitute recently told Bradenton internal...
- Courtney Mills | August 15, 2007 9:40 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe Nokia Corporation, the world's largest manufacturer of cellular phones, announced on Tuesday that lithium-ion batteries in nearly 46 million phones would need to be recalled after reports of 100 incidents of overheating. There have been no injuries to date.Nokia specified that the company's faulty BL-5C battery, a product of the Matsushita Battery Industrial Company, was placed in nearly 46...
- Staff Writer | August 14, 2007 7:26 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsWith cardiac stent sales faltering, doctors and patients worried about their safety, and new investigations cropping up, the industry appears to be in a downward spiral. Now, Congress wants to investigate the manner in which the stents are manufactured. According to a story in the Wall St. Journal, "The House Committee on Energy and Commerce sent out letters today to Johnson & Johnson and the...
- Shannon Weidemann | August 13, 2007 10:35 PM |
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Motorcycle AccidentsA man was riding his motorcycle near the intersection of Leila Street and Westshore Boulevard when he hit a car and was killed. The motorcycle accident happened on Sunday in Tampa. Tampa police say the motorcyclist rear-ended a car, and was thrown off his bike. They say he landed after hitting a pole. The motorcycle driver was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. Helmets are not...
- Staff Writer | August 13, 2007 10:46 AM |
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MiscellaneousWhen I was preparing to take Sister Lucy Vasquez's O.P. deposition this past June, I didn't expect to find what I unearthed, namely, her connection to the widely publicized Philadelphia Grand Jury Report. The Report detailed the abuse and subsequent cover-up of sexual abuse by Catholic priests in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Lynne Abraham, the courageous Philadelphia District Attorney who...
- Shannon Weidemann | August 11, 2007 5:12 AM |
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Workplace InjuriesThree construction workers were killed at a mine in Princeton, Indiana while they were building a new air shaft. A basket was being used to raise and lower workers in the air shaft and that is where the worksite accident occurred. The air shaft is 600 feet long. Police say crews are working to remove the bodies at Gibson County Coal. The accident occurred about 11 a.m. Central time. Police...
- Chrissie Cole | August 11, 2007 1:18 AM |
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)A Wal-Mart employee, who testified in a slip-and-fall case, believes her testimony led to her termination. Now she is suing Wal-Mart, her former employer, for $1 million in damages.The former employee, a witness in a personal injury case against Wal-Mart, alleges she was directed to lie under oath and commit perjury. She claims she called Wal-Mart maintenance regarding a substance on the floor,...
- Brenda Fulmer | August 10, 2007 8:15 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe FDA has released preliminary results of U.S. and Candian studies involving two popular heartburn medications, Prilosec and Nexium. The studies, which began in May of 2007, seem to indicate that the drugs do not pose a threat for heart problems. The Food and Drug Administration and its Canadian counterpart began reviewing the drugs, used by tens of millions of people, back in May. That's...
- Brenda Fulmer | August 09, 2007 10:58 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsWomen with breast implants are three times more likely to kill themselves than women who have not undergone the operation, a study released yesterday revealed. Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center linked breast implants to suicide in the study which examined more than 3500 women who go implants between 1965 & 1993."Such findings warrant increased screening, counseling and perhaps...
- Chrissie Cole | August 09, 2007 1:02 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a safety alert warning consumers not to buy or consume three different types of red yeast rice products sold and promoted online. The products may contain an unauthorized drug that can be harmful. The product is promoted as a dietary supplement used to aide high cholesterol.The potentially harmful products are: Red Yeast Rice and Red Yeast...
- Shannon Weidemann | August 08, 2007 8:31 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA man trying to cross Interstate 4 near I-75 was hit by five cars and killed. There were heavy rains at the time and only one driver stopped. The victim is believed to be a 49-year-old man from Brandon. The pedestrian accident was witnessed by a couple that was working on their truck alongside the road. FHP investigators said the man had reached the interstate's center lane when an unknown...
- Jenny Albano | August 06, 2007 8:50 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA women who was receiving a driving lesson accidentally ran over her instructor, who had to be airlifted to a local hospital.Victoria Hosner was being taught how to drive by David Tanner, when she accidentally hit the gas pedal and reversed backwards into Tanner. The instructor was standing near the vehicle and when Hosner backed up he was knocked on the ground and the car ran over his leg. ...
- Chrissie Cole | August 03, 2007 12:24 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeNext month, a Broward judge will decide whether or not to award lawyers a larger percentage of an $8.5 million jury award that Florida lawmakers approved for a paralyzed medical malpractice victim.Two separate trial courts were held last week - one in Fort Lauderdale and one in Tallahassee - to settle a dispute about the claims bill passed earlier in the year for a nineteen-year-old and her...
- Chrissie Cole | August 01, 2007 12:37 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsA Minneapolis bridge carrying a major highway collapsed into the Mississippi River during rush hour, Wednesday. At least three people were killed when vehicles were thrown into the river during the bridge collapse, officials report.The U.S. Department of Homeland Security in Washington said there was no indication of terrorism involved in the accident. A 500-foot (150-metre) span of the...