- Brett Emison | November 20, 2009 6:14 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsYaz, Yasmin and Ocella are popular contraceptives, but have been linked to serious side effects. These drugs are marketed under different names, but are chemically identical.
These birth control...
- Brett Emison | November 20, 2009 1:51 PM |
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MiscellaneousAccording to Scientific American, preventable medical mistakes kill 200,000 American each year. Despite all those deaths, insurance company lobbyists want you to give up your right to a jury trial...
- Brett Emison | November 19, 2009 6:31 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsPopular contraceptives Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella have been linked to several serious side effects, including strokes and heart attack. Why does Yaz cause heart attacks?
The problem primarily lies with...
- Brett Emison | November 19, 2009 10:37 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsBloomberg News has reported that federal district judge, the honorable Anne Conway, will urge a panel of judges to return all of the Seroquel cases to courts across the United States for trial in...
- Brett Emison | November 19, 2009 10:17 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsCanadian source, TheStar.com, has reported that, even though Toyota has sent letters to millions of U.S. customers warning them about floor mat problems resulting in sudden unexpected acceleration,...
- Brett Emison | November 19, 2009 10:01 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)NBC affiliate, WOWT has reported that one person was killed when an Amtrak train struck a car at a railroad crossing on the west side of Lincoln, Nebraska.
Police say one person was killed when...
- Brett Emison | November 18, 2009 2:48 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe Detroit Free Press has reported on talks between government regulators and Toyota regarding potential fixes for the Toyota sudden acceleration problem.
Federal regulators and Toyota Motor...
- Brett Emison | November 17, 2009 4:19 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent several warning letters to Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for what the FDA termed “misleading” advertising spots it found...
- Brett Emison | November 17, 2009 4:06 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsPopular birth control pills, Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella, have been linked to serious and potentially deadly side effects. This deadly side effects affect women of all ages, including teens and young...
- Brett Emison | November 17, 2009 11:33 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe Chicago Tribune recently reported on the millions that foreign drug maker AstraZeneca paid doctors to promote its anti-psychotic drug, Seroquel, despite doctors' concerns about Seroquel side...
- Brett Emison | November 17, 2009 11:06 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsConsumerAffairs.com is reporting that Toyota may finally be ready to expand its sudden acceleration recall beyond floor mats.
November 16, 2009
It's not just American car manufacturers who are...
- Brett Emison | November 17, 2009 10:38 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)The Southeast Missourian has reported that Scotty Davis was killed in a railroad crossing accident near Campbell, Missouri.
CAMPBELL, Mo. -- A 44-year-old Campbell man was killed when his vehicle...
- Brett Emison | November 16, 2009 9:36 AM |
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MiscellaneousMissouri Trial Lawyers Care (Mo-TLC) volunteers are supporting the Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign and will be ringing bells on Friday, December 4, 2009.
On Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, Missouri...
- Brett Emison | November 15, 2009 10:45 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsThere are reports that Toyota may issue a massive recall to fix the sudden acceleration problem that has been plaguing its vehicles for more than five years.
Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) will soon...
- Brett Emison | November 12, 2009 12:32 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe Deseret News has reported that pharmaceutical company, Eli Lilly, will pay the state of Utah $24 million to settle a lawsuit over Lilly's anti-psychotic drug, Zyprexa.
Attorney General Mark...
- Brett Emison | November 12, 2009 11:00 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsTuesday's fatal construction accident at the construction site for the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts is under investigation according to the Kansas City Star.
Authorities spent...
- Brett Emison | November 12, 2009 10:53 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsToyota says the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has thoroughly investigated the sudden acceleration problem. However, reports show that NHTSA has received reports of only 100...
- Brett Emison | November 12, 2009 8:21 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsUSA Today has reported that a recent study suggests Pfizer mislead regulators and the public by filing misleading reports about its epilepsy drug, Neurontin.
Analysis of a dozen published studies...
- Brett Emison | November 11, 2009 12:05 PM |
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Wrongful DeathThere are still few details of what caused the deadly crane accident in Kansas City, Missouri. The Kansas City Star identified the worker killed as Ryan Goodman, of Lee's Summit. The injured steel...
- Brett Emison | November 11, 2009 11:22 AM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsThe Houston Chronicle reported that four people were killed and two others injured when a semi-truck crashed into vehicles stopped in an I-30 construction zone near Texarkana,...
- Brett Emison | November 11, 2009 11:08 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsIn the wake of Ford's recall of 16 million vehicles for a potentially deadly fire defect and Toyota's recall for sudden acceleration problems, reports indicate that a Jeep recall may be next. NHTSA...
- Brett Emison | November 10, 2009 11:34 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsFollowing the massive Maclaren recall of every umbrella stroller the company sold over the last decade because of the risk of finger amputation, ABC News has reported that other manufactures and...
- Brett Emison | November 10, 2009 5:27 PM |
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Workplace InjuriesThe Kansas City Star reported that one man was killed and another critically injured when a boom lift or crane toppled over this afternoon at the site of Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in...
- Brett Emison | November 10, 2009 10:09 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)New Jersey news sources are reporting railroad crossing signal glitches that have officials worried. Police confirmed that the railroad crossing warning problems have been around for...
- Brett Emison | November 10, 2009 8:16 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsCrain News Service reported today that federal safety regulators at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are investigating Honda's recall of 444,000 Accord and Civic vehicles...
- Brett Emison | November 09, 2009 5:26 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsFox News reported today that high end stroller manufacturer, Maclaren, will recall 1 million umbrella strollers over a dangerous safety defect. The recall includes strollers sold over the last...
- Brett Emison | November 09, 2009 4:32 PM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsKTVA has reported that a Kenai, Alaska couple was killed in a multi-vehicle wreck in Nebraska.
A Kenai family is in mourning tonight after Kenai residents William and Jane Mattson were killed in...
- Brett Emison | November 09, 2009 3:57 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe NewsTribune reported today that Nikole Borton, a California, Missouri teenager was killed in a head on collision on Saturday night.
A California teenager was killed Saturday night when the...
- Brett Emison | November 08, 2009 11:03 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe Los Angeles Times reported that safety investigators ignored hundreds of reports of Toyota sudden acceleration problems since 2001.
More than 1,000 Toyota and Lexus owners have reported since...
- Brett Emison | November 08, 2009 9:48 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsThere has been a lot of news in recent weeks about the Toyota's sudden acceleration recall because of floor mats and the potential of additional Toyota sudden acceleration problems. I have had...
- Brett Emison | November 06, 2009 9:55 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsToyota announced in September that it would recall 3.8 million vehicles in the United States for problem that caused thousands of it vehicles to suddenly accelerate out of control. The recall...
- Brett Emison | November 06, 2009 9:20 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe Wall Street Journal has reported that Toyota made nearly $250 million in profit for the fiscal second quarter ended September 30.
TOKYO— Toyota Motor Corp. posted a surprise quarterly...
- Brett Emison | November 06, 2009 9:00 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsIt appears that Toyota has denied its sudden acceleration problem for more than 5 years. Toyota's recall for floor mat problems is not the end of the story and the company needs to do more to...
- Brett Emison | November 05, 2009 10:39 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe Los Angeles Times has reported that federal safety regulators have sharply criticized Toyota for claiming safety officials had found no defect regarding Toyota's sudden acceleration problem....
- Brett Emison | November 04, 2009 9:40 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe Office of Defects Investigation recently sent notices of the following safety defect recalls:
Chrysler and Dodge Recall: 2009-10 Chrysler 300, Dodge Challenger and Dodge Charger recalled for a...
- Brett Emison | November 04, 2009 2:04 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe New York Times and ABC News are reporting that the matter of the Toyota sudden acceleration problem is not yet resolved. In fact, according to the New York Times, Toyota's recent press release...
- Brett Emison | November 04, 2009 12:22 PM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsFox 44 News has reported that one person was seriously injured in a Hinton, Iowa tractor trailer crash.
(HINTON, IA) A car versus semi accident in Hinton sends one person to the hospital....
- Brett Emison | November 03, 2009 2:49 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsSafety Research and Strategies has responded to Toyota's letter to its customers regarding its documented sudden acceleration problem:
Showing admirable restraint, Toyota waited a whole five days...
- Brett Emison | November 03, 2009 12:24 PM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)CNN has reported that Warren Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway, will buy railroad corporation Burlington Northern Sante Fe (BNSF) for $44 billion.
Berkshire (BRKA, Fortune 500), which already...
- Brett Emison | November 03, 2009 10:26 AM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsThere were deadly tractor trailer crashes yesterday in Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
WFMZ-TV news reported that the Pennsylvania tractor trailer accident involved a chain reaction collision.
The...
- Brett Emison | November 02, 2009 10:40 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsFord Motor Company announced $1 Billion dollars in profit for the 2008 third quater, meaning Ford earned $1 billion in profit in only three months (just under $350 million per month or about $11...
- Brett Emison | November 02, 2009 10:07 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)Reuters is reporting that Safe Kids USA and CN are working together to teach elementary school children how to stay safe near railroad tracks.
In 2008, approximately 744 people were killed and...
- Brett Emison | November 02, 2009 9:42 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)There is amazing video of a baby stroller rolling off a loading platform just seconds before an incoming train. The infant was struck by the train, but luckily the train was nearly stopped. The...