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Casa Fiesta Salmonella Cases Adding Up

Posted on May 20, 2008
Over sixty people have fallen ill after eating at the Casa Fiesta in Norwalk this April. The cause of the illness has been identified as salmonella poisoning and at this time health officials have been unable to confirm just how many people have eaten at the Mexican food restaurant...

New FDA Alerts For Smoking Cessation Drug Chantix

Posted on May 19, 2008
The FDA has issued an alert to highlight changes to the "Warnings and Precautions" section of the prescribing information regarding serious neuropsychiatric symptoms linked to Chantix. These symptoms include changes in behavior, agitation, depression, suicidal thoughts and attempted suicide...

Tanker Overturns in Fort Worth

Posted on May 19, 2008
A tanker truck overturned on Loop 820 in southeast Fort Worth Monday morning. According to police, the driver lost control of the truck as it made a turn on a ramp on southbound Loop 820. The driver was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital for treatment...

Girl And Aunt Mauled in Pit Bull Attack

Posted on May 16, 2008
A toddler in Fort Worth is in critical condition after being attacked by two pit bulls Wednesday night. The two year-old's aunt was also injured by the dogs in the Redwood Mobil Home Park. Police said the aunt was giving the young girl a bath when the attack occurred...

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Elevators and Escalators Injure Thousands

Posted on May 15, 2008
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), nearly 90 billion people ride an escalator annually. Out of these, approximately 11,000 related injuries happened in 2007. The CPSC reports that most of these injuries are the result of falls...

Chemical Found in Common Snacks Linked With Cancer

Posted on May 14, 2008
According to a recent study, the chemical acrylamide has been linked to several forms of cancer. Acrylamide is found in French fries, potato chips and even bread and coffee. Studies conducted in the Netherlands found that this chemical is a more prevalent threat than once believed...

Urgent Recall For Digitek (Digoxin)

Posted on May 13, 2008
A class I recall is being issued for all Digitek (digoxin) medications, because they might have twice the approved levels of digoxin. Double-strength pills can cause digitalis toxicity, which can result in vomiting, nausea, low blood pressure, cardiac instability, bradycardia and even death...

Rio Vista Teen Killed By Train

Posted on May 12, 2008
Katelyn Baker, 15, was killed after she drove her car around a railroad crossing bar and was hit by a train in Johnson County. Baker had recently received a provisionary driver's license. and witnesses say she drove her car around the crossing arms and was hit by an Amtrak passenger train...

Women Sue Wendy's After E. Coli Outbreak

Posted on May 09, 2008
Two women are suing the popular fast food chain Wendy's after being hospitalized for several weeks. In June 2006, dozens of people attending an education conference became ill after consuming tainted lettuce linked to Wendy's. The lawsuits are seeking an unspecified amount of money...

Several Drugs Found to be Linked to Suicide

Posted on May 08, 2008
Suicide has been linked to several medicines over the past few years. Some of these include Accutane, Chantix, Singular and Paxil. The Food and Drug Administration has received reports on at least six different drug classes that may be linked to suicidal behavior...

Salmonella Outbreak at Princeton University

Posted on May 07, 2008
At least 10 and as many as 73 cases of Salmonella have shown up at Princeton University. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), over 40,000 people are sickened by Salmonella every year. Salmonella poisoning causes fever, abdominal pain, gas and bloody diarrhea and severe nausea...

Insulin Pumps Tied to Injuries

Posted on May 06, 2008
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revealed that insulin pumps can cause injuries and even death. Insulin pumps are used by teenagers with Type 1 diabetes and the FDA has suggested that patients be extra careful when using these devices. The insulin pump is popular among Type 1 patients because it allows them to dose themselves in public...

Motorcyclist Dies in Accident Sunday Afternoon

Posted on May 05, 2008
A 70-year-old man crashed his motorcycle Sunday afternoon and later died at a nearby hospital. The man's name was not released, but apparently he had a heart attack around the time of the accident. The accident occurred near the intersection of Forest Lane and Josey Lane, south of interstate 635...

A Warning About NuvaRing

Posted on May 02, 2008
A woman has suffered blood clots caused by NuvaRing, a transparent vaginal ring that provides month long birth control. The ring releases a continuous, low dose of estrogen and progestin for 21 days. Since NuvaRing hit the market seven years ago, it has been the subject of hundreds of lawsuits related to blood clots...

Four Killed in Dallas Last Night

Posted on May 02, 2008
Police are investigating two seperate occurences of double homicide within one hour late Thursday evening. DPD officers found a man and woman shot to death in an apartment at the 9600 block of Forest Lane in northeast Dallas just before midnight Thursday...

FDA Links Deaths to Defective Blood Thinner Heparin

Posted on May 01, 2008
The FDA has raised its estimate of the number of people who may have died from allergic reactions to Chinese-produced batches of Heperin to 62 people. According to the Washington Post, 47 of the 62 deaths occurred from November through February. There have been 103 people who have died after receiving heparin, 62 of whom experienced an allergic reaction or a sudden drop in blood pressure...

Dallas Motorcycle Officers Injured

Posted on May 01, 2008
Two Dallas motorcycle police officers were injured Tuesday night. According to the Dallas Morning News, the first accident occured at about 7 p.m. when an officer tried to stop a driver on South Westmoreland Avenue in west Oak Cliff. The driver of the car slammed on his brakes and the officer's motorcycle ran into the back of the vehicle, injuring the officer...

Three Injured in Forney Accident

Posted on April 30, 2008
Three people were injured in an accident in Kaufman County late last night. The service road along Highway 80 was shut down at Windmill Farms Boulevard after a tractor-trailer crashed into two parked vehicles. A helicopter flew three people from the scene of the wreck to a nearby hospital...

Worker Seriously Injured By Heavy Equipment Accident

Posted on April 29, 2008
According to this article at silive.com, a worker at a Staten Island construction site was injured Monday night after he fell off of a front-end loader and was crushed by one of the wheels. The victim was taken to Richmond University Medical Center and remains in critical condition at the time of this writing...

18 Wheeler Accident Shuts Down Interstate I-35

Posted on April 28, 2008
-35E southbound was shut down south of Zang Boulevard according to this Fox news story. The truck flipped over and spilled fuel on the road. Damage was also done to a guard rail in the far right lane. Traffic has been diverted off the interstate at Marsalis Avenue...

James Bond Stunt Injures One in Italy

Posted on April 25, 2008
Filming of the new James Bond film, Quantum of Solace, has been suspended pending the investigation of an accident on the set involving a stunt driver. The accident occured in the town of Limone sul Garda, Italy where a crew has been filming driving sequences for the past two weeks...

Texas Woman Found Guilty of Injury to Child

Posted on April 24, 2008
A Harris County court found Laurie Williamson guilty of injury to child today. According to prosecutors, Williamson subjected her son to at least two surgeries that he did not need. Williamson could be facing life in prison. Jurors will be meeting through next week before determining her punishment...

15 Percent of Adults Have Driven Drunk

Posted on April 23, 2008
According to a government study of data from 2004-2006, 15.1 percent of current drivers 18 and older drove under the influence of alcohol in the past year. In Wisconsin, that number hits 26.4 percent. Utah drivers were a bit more cautious, with just 9...

Chemotherapy Drug Causes Cognitive Problems

Posted on April 22, 2008
A study published in today's Journal of Biology discovered exactly how the chemotherapy drug 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) causes memory problems, cognitive difficulties and an effect called "chemo brain" even after treatment has subsided. According to this Health Day article, about 50 percent of women who had undergone chemotherapy treatments with this particular drug reported cognitive problems a year after treatment ended...

Drunken Driver Crashes Into Girl's Apartment

Posted on April 21, 2008
SMU Sophomore Chynna Stone didn't think that her safety was at risk as she sat on the couch of her University Park apartment Friday afternoon. Stone is now in critical condition at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. The cause? A GMC Yukon sport utility vehicle crashing through her apartment wall and pinning Stone to the wall at about 3:30 p...

Speeding Motorcyclist Dies in Collision

Posted on April 21, 2008
Just before a police officer pulled a motorcyclist over for speeding through a red light early Monday morning, the bike crashed into a Ford Mustang in Garland. While the condition of the other driver involved in the collission at Jupiter and Kingsley roads is not known, the motorcycle's rider was taken to Baylor Medical Center in Garland where he died...

Study: Formaldehyde Exposure Ups ALS Risk

Posted on April 18, 2008
According to the ALS Association, about 5,600 people in the United States are diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease) each year. And a study released on Wednesday, and reported by Reuters yesterday, found that exposure to formaldehyde may contribute to that number - significantly...

U-Haul Emergency Brake Fails - Runs Over Man

Posted on April 17, 2008
Talmadge Waldrip did not think helping his daughter move would land him in the hospital for 10 months with a crushed pelvis, ruptured bladder and fractured vertebrae in his neck. But when the fully packed six-ton U-Haul emergency brake didn't hold, Waldrip slipped under the left front wheel of the 24-foot "Household Mover" model...

Motorcycle Rider Located 4 Hours After Fatal Crash, 911 Call

Posted on April 16, 2008
In this Dallas Morning News Article, the family of 38-year-old Thomas Davidson is questioning police as to why it took four hours to find Davidson's body after he flew from his motorcycle in an accident early Sunday morning. The accident, which occurred about 2:50 a...

Bicycle Hits School Bus, Injures 11-Year-Old

Posted on April 16, 2008
On his way to school at West Intermediate in Cedar Hill Wednesday morning, an 11-year-old boy on his bike was hit by a school bus. The boy, who came out of an alley only to collide with the back corner of a school bus near an intersection, was flown to Children's Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries to his neck and legs...

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