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• Alabama truck driver killed in West Virginia accident

  Staff Writer | February 28, 2007 10:33 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  The State Journal of West Virginia reported on a Tuesday fatal trucking accident that involved a tractor-trailer, a logging truck and a car. The story says the car hit the logging truck, which in turn slowed down and was hit by a tractor-trailer. The motor vehicle accident occurred on the West Virginia Turnpike and closed southbound traffic at Mt. Hope for two hours as the accident was...

• Fatal accident makes third for Alabama family

  Staff Writer | February 23, 2007 3:30 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  A plague of motor vehicle accident deaths has plagued one Alabama family, according to a story today in the Press-Register. A traffic accident Sunday that left a 20-year-old man dead was the third traffic death for his family over the past few years. The Sunday accident occurred on Alabama 59 in Monroe County when the man's Jeep Cherokee ran off the road and overturned, throwing him from the...

• Merck abandons vaccine campaign

  Staff Writer | February 21, 2007 2:26 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Drug manufacturer Merck & Co. released a new vaccine to prevent cervical cancer called Gardasil, which actually vaccinates against HPV or the herpes virus, a sexually transmitted disease that causes cervical cancer. According to the Associated Press, Merck has been quietly pushing a campaign through a third party to encourage schools to require vaccination among 11- and 12-year-old girls....

• Car-bicycle accident kills Auburn man

  Staff Writer | February 15, 2007 2:46 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  A recreational bicycle ride turned fatal for an Auburn man Sunday morning as he and his wife collided with a motor vehicle driven by a 16-year-old boy.The couple were riding separate bicycles on U.S. Highway 280 near Lee Road 72 when the driver's car hit both bicyclists. The 37-year-old man died of his injuries on Tuesday night, according to a report from the Ledger-Enquirer in Columbus.The...

• I-59 car accident claims two lives

  Staff Writer | February 12, 2007 10:34 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  A married couple died in a tragic one-car accident yesterday on Interstate 59 in Bessemer, according to a report from the Times Daily. The crash occurred at the 110 Alabama Adventure Parkway exit when the car ran off the road, overturned and reportedly ejected a passenger and partially ejected the driver.A second couple was apparently also in the vehicle, and were taken ot UAB Hospital in...

• Missouri school bus accident shakes up students

  Staff Writer | February 05, 2007 5:10 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  A school bus accident in Dexter, Missouri, has parents concerned about the safety of their children. A report from Heartland News 12 in Missouri details the accident, which resulted in minor injuries to students. Thursday morning the driver apparently hit a slippery spot on the road, slid through an intersection and crashed. While parents are thankful the accident wasn't much worse, many feel...

• Three accidents result of winter weather

  Staff Writer | February 02, 2007 8:44 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Alabama State Troopers reported three motor vehicle accidents in Cullman County on Thursday in the midst of cold winter weather. One was a truck accident involving two 18-wheelers thwo collided on Interstate 65 year the Vinemont exit. One person was injured in the wreck.Another accident involved another 18-wheeler truck and a car also on I-65 north of Cullman. A Missouri woman was reportedly...

• Drugs that may cause sexual dysfunction

  Staff Writer | February 01, 2007 10:18 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Many consumers do not realize that there are more than 131 drugs on the market with sexual dysfunction side effects among users. Learn more about these defective drugs on worstpills.org.Often sexual dysfunction that results from one drug is treated with another, such as Viagra, Cailis and Lavitra. If you or someone you know suffers from sexual dysfunction, you may want to take a look the list of...

• Fog-related truck accident

  Staff Writer | December 18, 2006 9:03 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  The Demopolis Times reported an accident Saturday involving two semi-trucks in an accident at the junciton fo U.S. Highway 80 and Alabama Highway 69. Fortunately, there were no fatalities, but one driver was injured. Thick fog in the area contributed to the accident, which happened at 4 a.m. Both trucks overturned, spilling their loads and causing the road to be partially closed until 10 a.m.

• IBM plant workers fear cancer injuries

  Staff Writer | November 29, 2006 1:41 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  An interesting article in USA Today reports that a number of IBM workers who spend time working in manufacturing plants, especially those in East Fishkill, NY and Burlington, VT, developed cancer later in life. These alleged worksite injuries are raising concern among former IBM employees.One 55-year-old woman who worked in an IBM plant during the 1970s believes that the company is to blame for...