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• Colorado's Motorcycle Fatalities Double

  Susy Owen | April 18, 2008 3:21 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  The number of motorcycle fatalities have doubled in Colorado. And there doesn’t seem to be any end in sight. So far, in 2008 as many as 10 riders have died. The majority of those riders were not...

• Roof Strength in SUV's Influence Risk of Injury

  Susy Owen | April 02, 2008 5:45 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Unfortunately, drivers are often lulled into a false sense of safety while driving an SUV. Perhaps it is the size of the vehicle that lends itself to that misconception. The truth is, many SUV's...

• Southwest Misses Required Plane Inspections!!!

  Susy Owen | March 29, 2008 6:06 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Hopefully Southwest will receive a penalty of $10.2 million from The Federal Aviation Administration due to flying close to 50 aircrafts subsequent to admitting to regulators that they had missed required safety inspections for cracks in their older planes. In case that is not bad enough, it has come to light that The Federal Aviation Administration, did not ground the Southwest planes last year...

• FDA's Inspection of Heparin Plant in China Completed

  Susy Owen | March 19, 2008 3:25 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Since it has been determined that an active ingredient in heparin, which was put on the market by Baxter, came from China, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has completed an inspection of the plant. The plant is owned by the supplier of an active ingredient in heparin. The FDA were hoping to gain insight into the cause of the adverse effects that consumers are experiencing while using the...

• 8 Killed While Watching Illegal Street Cace

  Susy Owen | March 11, 2008 5:31 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Most everyone knows to stay away from the dangers of illegal street racing. Yet, sometimes danger comes from a place that is least suspected. That was the case on Saturday on an isolated stretch of highway, about 20 miles south of Washington. As a group of street racing fans gathered to watch an illegal car race, a car plowed into the group killing 8 people and scattering bodies in every...

• Health Clinic Exposes Patients to Hepatitis & HIV

  Susy Owen | March 08, 2008 5:22 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  The Southern Nevada Health District is in the process of notifying approximately 40,000 patients of a local medical clinic about potential exposure to hepatitis C. This notification comes after an investigation of several cases of the illness. The clinic in question is located at 700 Shadow Lane, Las Vegas. Apparently, patients who received anesthesia between March 2004 and January 11, 2008 at...

• Dreyer's Recalls Due to Undeclared Nuts

  Susy Owen | March 04, 2008 6:15 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream has voluntarily recalled Dreyer's Slow Churned® Light Caramel Delight ice cream and Slow Churned Light Butter Pecan ice cream due to undeclared pecans. This could cause an allergic reaction that could be potentially life-threatening to an unsuspecting consumer. Ninety cartons in all are being recalled. The problem is that the sides of the Slow Churned Light cartons...

• Kurita's Bill Would Toughen Pet Laws

  Susy Owen | March 01, 2008 6:08 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Tennessee's State Senator Rosalind Kurita of Clarksville is looking for accountability. And now she will introduce a bill that will provide that accountability for pet owners. The bill is known as "permissive legislation." In the event of a dog attack the case would go to General Sessions Court. Currently a dog attack case would go before a Circuit Court judge, which would assure a fine of $50...

• Fort Worth Bans the Chaining of Dogs

  Susy Owen | February 20, 2008 2:58 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  In 2007, Texas House Bill 1411 was passed making it a misdemeanor to chain a dog overnight, in extreme weather, or for more than three consecutive hours. That is a start. Now, the City Council of Fort Worth has improved on that law and has banned chaining dogs in front and back yards, period. The cost to anyone violating this law is a $500 fine for the first offense. If that does not get the...

• FDA Reports on Botox & Botox Coxmetics

  Susy Owen | February 19, 2008 2:45 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received reports of adverse reactions including death following the use of botulinum toxins for both FDA-approved and unapproved uses. In fact, there is an ongoing safety review of botox and botox cosmetic (Botulinum toxin Type A) and myobloc (Botulinum toxin Type B). The FDA is currently reviewing safety data from clinical studies submitted by the...