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• 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...

• Vioxx Grand Jury Probe - Latest Headache for Merck

  Susy Owen | February 12, 2008 4:20 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  As is widely known, Vioxx maker Merck is in the process of settling thousands of lawsuits against the pain reliever Vioxx, one of their best selling drugs. Now, according to the Wall Street Journal, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts is investigating whether Merck is guilty of off-label marketing to health-care professionals. It has been estimated that Vioxx could...

• Dr. Files Suit Against County Due to Lack of Protection

  Susy Owen | February 09, 2008 4:07 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  The law protects dog owners' rights as much as it tries to ensure public safety. Accordingly, the county Animal Services Department will not remove your dog just because someone merely thinks the dog is vicious. Dr. Nancy Matthews, a 47-year-old Valley Center equine veterinarian, says she suffered as a result. In November 2006, Dr. Matthews was with her two sons, 8 and 11-years old when she was...

• Sexual Misconduct by Driver on School Bus

  Susy Owen | February 06, 2008 4:08 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  When parents put their children on a school bus, the worst thing they probably fear is a school bully harassing their child or, at worst, a traffic accident. However, on this particular Durham, Connecticut bus the unthinkable happened to some of the children onboard. Anthony Mathre, school bus driver for the Durham/Middlefield school district, has been charged with one count of sexual assault in...

• Wrongful Death Claim Against Disney Cruise

  Susy Owen | February 02, 2008 3:58 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  "The suit gives this account: Santo Piazza tripped over the raised threshold while stepping into his cabin's bathroom. He fell, and his right side struck the bathtub, causing "catastrophic internal injuries." He immediately went to the shipboard health-services department, where he was given a Tylenol. That afternoon, he returned to the health-services department after he vomited, had shortness...

• L'Oréal Recalls Hair Color

  Susy Owen | January 28, 2008 6:02 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  L'Oréal has announced a voluntary recall of L'Oréal Paris Dream Blonde Bleach and Lightening Care Kit due to misprinted directions. At this time, the recall involves U.S. retail stores only. Retailers carring the product have been notified. It has been estimated that several hundred consumers have purchased the product. The company received a customer complaint of irritation to the scalp...

• Don't Eat the Sushi

  Susy Owen | January 25, 2008 5:55 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Bad new for sushi lovers. Recent laboratory studies conducted on the sushi tuna in 20 Manhattan stores and restaurants have found mercury levels that exceed the acceptable levels of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)."No one should eat a meal of tuna with mercury levels like those found in the restaurant samples more than about once every three weeks," said Dr. Michael Gochfeld, professor...