- Staff Writer | February 28, 2007 10:33 AM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsThe 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...
- Staff Writer | February 27, 2007 10:41 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe Press-Register reported on a two-vehicle accident Monday night in which a 19-year-old Mobile man fled the scene as a woman and her two daughters received injuries that sent them the hospital.The man who apparently caused the accident was arrested on charges of first-degree assault, driving under the influence and leaving the scene fo the accident. The motor vehicle accident occurred on...
- Staff Writer | February 26, 2007 12:33 PM |
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Motorcycle AccidentsAn article from the Times Daily today addresses the growing problem of uninsured motorists being involved in motor vehicle accidents. The story cites an example of an Alabama woman and her daughter who were involved in an accident with an uninsured motorist who was driving under the influence with a revoked driver's license. The accident victim fortunately had full insurance coverage that took...
- Staff Writer | February 23, 2007 3:30 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA 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...
- Staff Writer | February 22, 2007 9:04 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsMobile's Mardi Gras parade Tuesday was tainted by tragedy when a five-year-old girl was hit and killed by a Buick. The motor vehicle-pedestrian accident happened just after the parade at the corner of Congress and Kennedy.The Associated Press report says the 23-year-old man driving the car did not stop initially, and crashed into another car while trying to flee the scene of the accident....
- Staff Writer | February 21, 2007 2:26 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsDrug 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....
- Staff Writer | February 20, 2007 1:23 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA sad story out of Wilmer, Alabama, reports that a 13-year-old boy driving a car full of older teens caused a fatal car crash last night. Alabama state troopers reported that the underage driver crossed the center line of the road on U.S. 98 near Big Creek Lake, then overcorrected causing the car to flip. A 16-year-old boy thrown from the car died, and a 17-year-old girl was injured. This tragic...
- Staff Writer | February 19, 2007 1:48 PM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsTwo students from the University of Alabama died Friday night in a motor vehicle accident at Merle's Truck Stop on Highway 231, according to a report from WSFA 12. Montgomery County Commissioner Reed Ingram says the accident was the result of poor markings at the truck stop and on the roadway, as well as too many parked trucks obstructing the view of the driver. Commissioner Ingram believes if...
- Staff Writer | February 16, 2007 10:46 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThis week across the country, certain brands of peanut butter were pulled from store shelves due to an FDA product recall resulting from a salmonella outbreak.Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter with the product code "2111" on the lid were recalled by the FDA after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a study that showed more than 300 people in 39 states had become sick...
- Staff Writer | February 15, 2007 2:46 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA 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...
- Staff Writer | February 14, 2007 12:29 PM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsSouth Georgia's WALB News 10 reported a deadly truck accident early yesterday morning involving a tanker rig that rolled over and caught fire in Leary, Georgia. The accident occurred close to Highway 55 and Bray Street, and the driver apparently lost control of the vehicle he was driving for Hatcher Petroleum Transport of Albany. The report says that there were no other vehicles involved in the...
- Staff Writer | February 13, 2007 10:01 AM |
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Workplace InjuriesA news release from A Plus Warehouse on PR Web promoting their new slope schelving storage cabinets says that the product could help prevent more back and hand injuries in warehouses.The American Society of Safety Engineers has apparently endorsed this type of shelving, which allows workers to inspect products without picking everyone of them up. This could eliminate many of the hand and back...
- Staff Writer | February 12, 2007 10:34 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsA 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...
- Staff Writer | February 09, 2007 1:01 PM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsCBS 11 TV out of Dallas/Fort Worth reported this week that the family of a North Texas school teacher who was killed in a trucking accident is now suing the truck driver for her death. The motor vehicle accident, which occurred at the intersection fo Custer Road and State Highway 121 in Plano in October 2006, involved an 18-wheeler truck that ran a red light. The driver of the truck has already...
- Staff Writer | February 08, 2007 10:45 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)An deadly train accident early Thursday morning is said to have been the Thorsby area's sixth train-vehicle wreck in just two years, according to The Birmingham News. Eight men were riding in a van when they collided with a 38-car CSX train that was hauling automobiles and had two locomotives. Residents and others say the railroad crossing was missing an arm of the "X" and had a damaged sign....
- Staff Writer | February 07, 2007 11:35 AM |
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Workplace InjuriesAn Associated Press story last week addresses the growing problem of workplace injuries among immigrant workers who may speak little or no English. With more immigrant labor entering the construction and landscaping business, proper safety training is becoming an issue. A number of companies are failing to adequately train their non-English speaking workers, and injuries among them are on the...
- Staff Writer | February 06, 2007 9:21 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsAn announcement from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in September 2006, warned that Lamictal (lamotrigine), a drug used to treat seizures and depression, may cause birth defects. Specifically, if a patient is pregnant and taking Lamictal during her first trimester, birth defects such as cleft lip or cleft palate are more likely to occur.Findings from the NAAED (North American...
- Staff Writer | February 05, 2007 5:10 PM |
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MiscellaneousA 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...
- Staff Writer | February 02, 2007 8:44 AM |
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MiscellaneousAlabama 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...
- Staff Writer | February 01, 2007 10:18 AM |
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MiscellaneousMany 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...