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• 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...

• Autism and Vaccines

  Susy Owen | January 11, 2008 5:41 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  It is believed by many that autism cases are a direct result of a mercury-based vaccine preservative. The incidences of Autism continue to rise to the horror of parents and others who have watched seemingly normally functioning children suddenly go into what seems to be their own. It is now being reported that the vaccines may not have been the cause of autism as feared, although many parents...

• Cell Phone Use Leads to Auto Crashes

  Susy Owen | September 30, 2007 6:44 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  It will come as no surprise to most that the use of cellular phones while operating an automobile increases the risks of a car accidents. In fact, the National Highway Traffic Administration studies show that close to 80% of automobile crashes and 65% of near crashes occurred within three seconds of some type of distraction. And the main cause of driver distraction is -you guessed it - cellular...

• The Dangers of Polypharmacy

  Susy Owen | September 20, 2007 2:22 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Most people realize the problems that can arise from drug interaction. The elderly are particularly vulnerable. As a rule, many people need medications as they age, and as a result, there are many opportunities to have a dangerous combination of pills in one's system. Take this story, for example: A 78-year-old woman was found unconscious on the floor of her apartment by a neighbor. She could...

• Microsoft Recalls Defective Product

  Susy Owen | August 25, 2007 8:19 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Microsoft has decided to voluntary recall of a defective product. Customers will be provided with a replacement part to its Xbox 360. It will give its customers a Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel, which were manufactured between 2006 and 2007. There is a concern that the defective product, wheel chassis, may overheat. To date there have been no reports of personal injury or property damage. If...

• Food-poisoning Reports Triple -Traced to Taste Booth

  Susy Owen | July 20, 2007 5:47 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  On Thursday, Health Department officials received reports from as many as 126 people who were complaining of illness. By Friday the reports had tripled, and 12 people had to be hospitalized, one as young as 18 months. The reports were coming from people who had eaten at Pars Cove booth at Taste of Chicago. According to officials, there are 32 confirmed illnesses from salmonella heidelberg....

• Auto Accident Becomes a Hit-and-Run

  Susy Owen | June 01, 2007 2:03 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Early this morning in San Francisco, a 70-year-old male pedestrian was struck by a hit-run-driver. After the auto accident, San Francisco police Sargent Neville Gittens said "He ended up on the hood of the vehicle and the vehicle continued for about 25 feet with the victim on the hood. "The suspect stopped the vehicle, and the victim rolled off the hood onto the street." Imagine, the driver only...

• When Perscription Drugs Become Defective Drugs

  Susy Owen | May 16, 2007 5:26 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Drug manufacturers of antidepressant medications have been given one month to revise the current labeling of their products to include warnings of the increased risks of suicidal thinking and behavior in young adults ages 18 to 24- years-old during the first one to two months of treatment. Scientific data did not show that there is an increase in the risks of suicidal thinking and/or behavior in...

• Dog Bite Prevention Week

  Susy Owen | April 06, 2007 4:31 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Every parent has concerns about dog bites, whether you own a pet or not. People often unintentionally provoke an animal to bite. So, it is not surprising that children under the age of 10 years old are the most common victims of dog bites. A study published by the American Veterinary Medical Journal found that "boys aged 5 to 9 years have the highest incidence rate of dog bites and that...

• Motorcycle Riders - Is this Bill the Answer?

  Susy Owen | February 14, 2007 2:24 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Have you seen Senate Bill 49 (nicknamed Kyle's Law). It is a bill that aims at cutting down on accidents involving motorcycle-riding children under the age of twelve. Given the number of accidents that occur yearly, it is clear that changes are needed to cut down not only on injuries but also on deaths as a result of unsafe riding. Do you think taking the privilege of riding away from children...