- Jessica Smagacz | May 31, 2009 2:11 PM |
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Tractor-Trailer Accidents
Early Saturday, a tractor trailer was driving on I-285 in Georgia. The tractor trailer struck a disabled car, killing a Riverdale man, according to Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC).
The driver...
- Jessica Smagacz | May 30, 2009 5:35 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsAccording to Augusta Chronicle, James Hopkins was driving eastbound on Bobby Jones Parkway near Gordon Highway this past Tuesday around 2:30 p.m.
The current report says that he possibly had a...
- Jessica Smagacz | May 30, 2009 9:57 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsGeorge D. Satterfield, 56 years old, was heading north bound on U.S. Highway 129 when his car hit a wandering horse. His car was near Gaines Mill Road, which is about a mile and a half south of the...
- Jessica Smagacz | May 29, 2009 10:47 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsAccording to Atlanta Journal-Constitution, three cars collided around 5:30 p.m. two days ago on I-85 (Georgia).
The Union City Police spokesman Sgt. George Louth said that one car caught on fire...
- Jessica Smagacz | May 29, 2009 10:17 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsAccording to AP, Samsung is voluntarily recalling thousands of Jitterbug cell phones.
They are taking this action because of the possibility that the phones might refuse to make an emergency call...
- Jessica Smagacz | May 29, 2009 10:02 AM |
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Medical Devices & ImplantsFDA recently approved a total ankle replacement system, the Scandinavian Total Ankle Replacement (STAR) system.
STAR may preserve some range of motion in arthritic or deformed ankles, according to...
- Jessica Smagacz | May 28, 2009 11:55 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsAP reported that an FDA group released a report this past Wednesday recommending stronger warnings and dose limits on drugs that have the painkiller acetaminophen because of an increased risk of...
- Jessica Smagacz | May 27, 2009 8:40 PM |
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Motorcycle AccidentsNancy Tobias, 48 years old of Mountain City, Georgia tried to turn left onto Georgia Highway 180 and failed to yield to the oncoming motorcycle, according to Georgia State Patrol and the Clay County...
- Jessica Smagacz | May 27, 2009 5:39 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsAccording to the Walb News, 18 deaths were predicted to occur over the Memorial Weekend in Georgia. Georgia’s highways are usually packed and over a holiday weekend like Memorial Weekend,...
- Jessica Smagacz | May 25, 2009 9:45 AM |
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MiscellaneousAtlanta Journal-Constitution reported that this past Friday, a television set fell on top of a one year old girl at a Cherokee County motel in Georgia.
The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office...
- Jessica Smagacz | May 22, 2009 11:00 AM |
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MiscellaneousIn March, I posted a blog about FDA and the possibility that they may be given the power to oversee the tobacco industry.
NewsInferno just reported that the Senate Panel approved this. After the...
- Jessica Smagacz | May 21, 2009 11:11 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsMany patients have brought a lawsuit against a British drugmaker AstraZeneca PLC “alleging they were harmed by the blockbuster drug for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder,” according to...
- Jessica Smagacz | May 20, 2009 11:26 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsA new Canadian study showed that with men taking Flomax to treat an enlarged prostate face, according to U.S. News & World Report, a more than double the risk for serious complications if they...
- Jessica Smagacz | May 20, 2009 10:51 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe Dawson News reported that a 63 year old man, Travis R. Puckett, from Dawnsonville, Georgia died after being involved in a multi-vehicle accident this past Tuesday May 12th.
A Georgia State...
- Jessica Smagacz | May 18, 2009 4:17 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA local Georgia newspaper reported that “a local man succumbs to injuries from auto accident.”
Matthew Stalvey lost control of his 1997 Chevy Blazer when he was driving east on Highway...
- Jessica Smagacz | May 14, 2009 10:40 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsA woman who was driving on Interstate 75 in Henry County, Georgia drove underneath a tractor-trailer.
She was driving north just before the Interstate exit 676 exit this past Monday around noon....
- Jessica Smagacz | May 13, 2009 11:33 PM |
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Workplace Injuries
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) reported that a car dealership in a Clayton County experienced a tragic accident.
One of the workers at a car dealership, Pars Car Sales on Southlake Parkway,...
- Jessica Smagacz | May 03, 2009 4:42 PM |
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Toxic SubstancesFDA recently warned consumers to immediately stop using Hydroxycut dietary supplement products. Please see our past post: FDA Warning: Don’t use Hydroxycut Dietary Supplements.
23 serious...
- Jessica Smagacz | May 02, 2009 9:16 AM |
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Toxic SubstancesYesterday, the FDA warned consumers to immediately stop taking Hydroxycut dietary supplements. FDA received reports of serious health problems related to these products.
The LA Times reported that...