- Jessica Smagacz | July 31, 2009 3:06 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsEarlier this week A Carrollton man was killed after his car crashed on New Hope Church Road right before 9 p.m., according to Times-Georgian.
Georgia troopers could not be reached for comment at...
- M. Brandon Smith | July 30, 2009 6:32 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe ugly truth about Reglan is finally beginning to surface even though its effects have been around for years. The generic name for Reglan is Metoclopramide. The drug is commonly used to treat...
- Jessica Smagacz | July 30, 2009 4:34 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsRecently, it was confirmed to News 12 that the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office identified the driver that hit a 25 year old Shannon Mathis and her sister Tuesday night. Mathis was killed. The...
- M. Brandon Smith | July 29, 2009 3:47 PM |
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Per the FDA and other medical literature, Reglan use has been linked to Tardive Dyskinesia. Tardive Dyskinesia is a central nervous system disorder that causes involuntary, repetitive movements...
- Jessica Smagacz | July 24, 2009 11:08 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsEarlier today around 11 am, 33 year old Karen Nowakowski, an Atlanta, Georgia firefighter, was on her way to run an errand and was not on duty.
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution,...
- Jessica Smagacz | July 21, 2009 9:11 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA car accident occurred on Tara Boulevard near Winding Way Lane in Jonesboro, Georgia, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
According to Clayton County Police Spokeswomen Lt. Rebecca...
- M. Brandon Smith | July 21, 2009 1:27 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsSomewhere in the neighborhood of 1.5 million people are injured each year by medication mistakes, according to the Institute of Medicine. At least one quarter of these are preventable. The following...
- Jessica Smagacz | July 19, 2009 4:00 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsAccording to MSNBC, this past Tuesday, Federal health regulators said they were going to add new labels regarding the risks of infection to organ transplant drugs made by several drugmakers. Some of...
- Jessica Smagacz | July 18, 2009 10:55 PM |
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MiscellaneousAccording to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, federal officials and vaccine makers are going to be immune from lawsuits that result from any new swine flu vaccines. This comes from a document...
- M. Brandon Smith | July 16, 2009 2:35 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsDrug Related DUIs On The Rise In Georgia
DUI accidents aren’t just caused by Jim Beam, Tom Collins, or Stella Artois; they are also caused by Mary Jane, Rocky, Pharming, and other similar...
- Jessica Smagacz | July 15, 2009 12:33 AM |
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Workplace Injuries
About seven months ago, a walkway collapsed at the Atlanta Botanical Garden that resulted in one death and 18 injures. Please see our past blog here.
Latest update come from Atlanta...
- Jessica Smagacz | July 12, 2009 12:14 PM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)Gwinnett County in Georgia had their second bus fire this past Thursday morning on I-85 North near Indian Trial, according to Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC).
The first time a Gwinnett bus...
- Jessica Smagacz | July 11, 2009 10:25 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsAssociated Press reported that yesterday, FDA approved a blood thinner from Eli Lilly, even though this blood thinner has bleeding risks.
However, FDA has mandated that the drug must carry...
- M. Brandon Smith | July 10, 2009 11:40 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsCleveland Brown’s receiver Donte’ Stallworth won’t be winning any games for his team this season after being indefinitely suspended by Roger Goodell, the commissioner of the...
- Jessica Smagacz | July 08, 2009 1:26 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsTwo people from Dalton, Georgia were killed when they were riding on a motorcycle and were sideswiped by a pickup truck.
The victims were 39 year old Ty Woods and 29 year old April Lynthlin. April...
- Jessica Smagacz | July 05, 2009 11:09 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsAccording to Examiner, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging parents to go through their homes and search for any recalled products.
CPSC urges to be on the look out for...
- Jessica Smagacz | July 04, 2009 1:26 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsA recent FDA alert reported that FDA is requiring the manufacturers of the smoking cessation aids varenicline (Chantix) and bupropion (Zyban and generics) add new Boxed Warnings.
In addition to...
- M. Brandon Smith | July 01, 2009 8:03 AM |
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Automobile Accidents On Saturday June 27, 2009 a fatal accident occurred in Calhoun County Florida. The car accident involved a truck that was driving south on State Road 71 near Blountstown, Fla. The accident occurred...
- Jessica Smagacz | July 01, 2009 12:57 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThis past Monday, AP reported that the makers of Tylenol, Excedrin and other medications attempted to dissuade regulators from placing new restrictions on painkillers, including the possibility of...