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• Beans May be Contaminated with Botulism

  Susy Owen | August 10, 2007 6:34 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Another warning from the FDA - don't eat the beans- not the French Cut Green Beans in 14.5 ounce cans manufactured by Lakeside Foods Inc, of Manitowoc, Wisconsin brand anyway. It appears that there is concern that there may be botulism present. As many are aware, botulism is extremely potent and is defiantly life-threatening. "The symptoms may include double vision, blurred vision, drooping...

• Dog Bites Can Happen Anywhere at Anytime.

  Susy Owen | August 04, 2007 12:37 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Michael Stuart, 52, of Aberdeen, Scotland, was helping a hospitalized friend out by watching his dog, an Alsatian a.k.a. German Shepard. He took the friend's dog out for a walk when a passer-by a man walked by Stuart and the dog at a brisk pace. What happened next was most unfortunate; the dog took flight as the victim walked by and bit him in the groin, of all places. As a result of the...

• Bridge Collapses at Least Six People Dead

  Susy Owen | August 02, 2007 12:24 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  To the shock and dismay of Minnesotans, Interstate 35W bridge, which stretches between Minneapolis and St. Paul, was in the midst of being repaired when it collapsed yesterday during rush hour traffic. According to Mayor R.T. Ryback announcement, four hours after the disaster, there are at least six people known to be dead and another 20 are missing. Given the severity of the collapse and the...

• Toxic Toothpaste

  Susy Owen | July 20, 2007 4:35 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Fake Sensodyne toothpaste, the toothpaste made for sensitive teeth, has surfaced in the United Kingdom. The toothpaste is contaminated with the toxic chemical Diethylene Glycol.GlaxoSmithKline is the manufacturer of the legitimate product. And according to them this defective product has high levels of the toxic chemical, Diethylene Glycol. The toothpaste in question has both English and Arabic...

• Auto Safety System Saves Lives, Fuel & More

  Susy Owen | June 18, 2007 2:57 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  A device that is new to the average automobile could prevent as many as 30, 000 accidents and 660 deaths every year in the United States. According to Clyde Stech, President, MAXAIR ATMI, Inc., which created the safety system, "This feature is ready and available and could be on all new automobiles. It's a matter of consumers demanding it and auto manufacturers making it available." Evidently,...

• Avandia Hearing - FDA Exposed as Negligent

  Susy Owen | June 17, 2007 12:52 PM | 2 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Avandia is a type 2 diabetes drug that has been taken by a millions of people all over the world. According the IMS Health, a medical tracking firm, in 2006 alone, US doctors wrote 13 million Avandia prescriptions. It is known that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ignored repeated warning pertaining to increaded cardiac risks associated with this drug for years. The numbers are really...

• Another Defective Product Leading to Eye Disease

  Susy Owen | June 01, 2007 12:37 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  This is not the first time that contact lens wearers have been told that they have a defective product on their hands, or rather in their eyes. Advanced Medical Optics (AMO) has pulled Complete MoisturePlus from the shelves globally. Apparently, they have received reports that 21 users have contracted Acanthamoeba, a water-borne parasite that occurs naturally but in the human eye can lead to...

• Auto Crashes and Safety Belts

  Susy Owen | May 26, 2007 10:56 AM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  "Click It or Ticket" is a campaign slogan you may have seen and/or heard. If you have, then you know the message is spreading. The campaign runs from May 21 through June 3. It is a zero-tolerance initiative that really is for the good of all. I know personally that not only will you get a ticket for not wearing a seat belt, but if your car is not a vintage model and therefor has a shoulder strap...

• Deadly Chemical Found in Pet Food

  Susy Owen | April 05, 2007 2:39 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  The pet food recall nightmare began long before March 2007 when the recall was announced by Menu Foods. The contaminated pet food was sold to consumers at least as far back as December 2006. Now, more pets are dying and getting seriously ill from contaminated pet food as the recall list broadens. The pet food recall now includes some dry food. Additionally, Del Monte Foods has announced a...

• A Teenager, A Car Crash, A Tragedy

  Susy Owen | March 24, 2007 4:01 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  There has been a lot of contraversy regarding the current driving age and whether it should be raised for the safety of all drivers on the road. Teenagers are at a much higher risk of getting in an auto accident and/or dying in one than a driver over the age of 25. This story is every parent's nightmare and involves a teenage driver who did not learn from his actions. A New York teenager, Ralph...