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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Using Nicotine Patches Longer Could Avert Risk of Chantix Side Effects
Feb-10-10 Philadelphia, PA A new study from the University of Philadelphia delivers what could be good news for smokers trying to quit but desperate to avoid Chantix side effects . The study finds that using nicotine patches for longer than the recommended eight-week period may be as effective or more than smoking cessation drugs. Researchers studied roughly 5... - Helicopter Crash Kills Two US Haiti Volunteers
Feb-9-10 Port au Prince, Haiti A helicopter crash in the Dominican Republic on Thursday, February 4 killed both occupants, the pilot and a former Wisconsin businessman. James Jalovec, 53, and pilot John Ward, 43, were returning to Haiti from the Dominican Republic, having completed a humanitarian mission, when their helicopter, a Robinson R44 II, crashed i... - Toyota to Announce Prius Recall for Brakes
Feb-9-10 Tokyo, JAPAN Toyota has announced a recall of more than 400,000 vehicles worldwide over problems with complex anti-lock braking systems . Papers were filed with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in Japan, and filings formalizing a recall in the US are expected today, according to CNN. The global recall involves a total of 437,000 uni... - FDA: Meridia Side Effects Include Heart Troubles
Feb-9-10 Abbott Park, IL In a report published late last month, the FDA claimed that patients with high blood pressure or heart problems or those who have suffered a stroke are at greater risk for Meridia side effects . Sibutramine, marketed as Meridia in the US and Europe, is a prescription weight loss drug that is essentially a combination of medications th... - U.S. Justice Department May Probe College Football for Abuses of Antitrust Law
Feb-3-10 Washington, DC Utah Senator Orrin Hatch has called for an investigation into the college football Bowl Championship Series (BCS) over perceived infringements of antitrust law . In a letter to the senator, Assistant Attorney General Ronald Welch outlined the inequities of the BCS that affect millions of football fans, players and universities. In t... - Investigation Continues into Colorado Mid-Air Plane Crash
Feb-8-10 Boulder, CO Investigators of the plane crash over Colorado that killed three people on February 6 plan to seek input from other pilots in the area for clues. The airplane accident occurred about 1:30 pm Saturday near the Boulder Municipal Airport when a southbound Cirrus SR20 collided with a westbound Piper Pawnee towing a glider, causing the "imme... - Stevens Johnson Syndrome Victim Can't Even Take Ibuprofen
Feb-8-10 Nashua, NH "My nightmare with Stevens Johnson Syndrome began 15 years ago," says Darlene, who has a complex pain syndrome but can't take any meds—not even Ibuprofen—to relieve the pain. "After all these years, my doctors have suggested that so many of my problems stem from allergies to drugs and if I take anything at all, I will get another... - Death Toll Climbs to Five in Connecticut Explosion
Feb-8-10 Hartford, CT Five people have been confirmed dead in the thunderous explosion that rocked a Connecticut power plant Sunday. Church services were just winding down yesterday at 11:17 am when much of the state shook with earthquake force from the blast at Kleen Energy Systems, located 15 miles south of Hartford. The New York Times reported late yeste... - Mississippi Man Loses Veteran Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Stemming from Faulty Surgery
Feb-8-10 Jackson, MS A retired soldier who sought treatment at the GV Montgomery Veterans Affairs Medical Center has filed a lawsuit claiming that VA hospital malpractice caused him to suffer from several serious conditions. Percy Applewhite entered the medical center in 2002 to discuss treatment for his advanced prostate cancer. Applewhite met with Dr Steve... - California Republicans Hope to Suspend Environmental Law Sponsored by Governor Schwarzenegger
Feb-8-10 Sacramento, CA Working on behalf of business interests across the Golden State, several Republican lawmakers in California are signing a ballot initiative to suspend an environmental law designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. California's secretary of state has cleared the petition, giving the lawmakers five months to collect nearly 434,000 si... - A Year After Buffalo Plane Crash, Questions Remain
Feb-2-10 Clarence Center, NY It has been a year since an apparently uneventful commuter flight from Newark shocked the country by mismanaging its flying speed, ignoring various warning signs and literally dropping onto a house. One occupant of the house and everyone aboard Continental Connection Flight 3407 was killed in the plane crash . The National Transpo... - Two Minnesota Law Firms Launch Case over Nursing Home Abuse
Feb-2-10 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN Two law firms have brought litigation against the Good Samaritan nursing facility and four fired aids over recent charges of nursing home abuse involving several patients suffering from dementia. The nursing home was the subject of multiple state investigations in 2008 that linked six aides to the physical and sexual abuse... - Two Plane Collision in Mid-Air
Feb-7-10 Boulder, CO Three people were killed in a mid-air plane crash February 6th. One of the planes, a single-seat Piper Pawnee, was towing a glider. The pilot of the Piper was killed. The other plane, a Cirrus SR 20, carried two people. Miraculously, the pilot of the glider was able to detach the craft from the plane and land safely after the collision... - Text Messaging May Have Been Behind 2008 Train Crash
Feb-7-10 Washington, DC An investigation into a 2008 train crash that killed 25 and injured 135 people in Chatsworth, California found that the tragic accident may have been caused by an engineer who ran a red signal while composing a text message. The incident occurred when the vehicle collided with another freight train at a combined speed of more than 80... - Unum's Catch-All: the Pre-existing Condition
Feb-1-10 Rancho Mirage, CA Steve says that Unum Insurance Company denied his claim because he has a pre-existing condition. "I applied for my long term disability benefits, but Unum's reasons for denial were so twisted out of shape, they don't make sense," says Steve, who points out that he was approved for social security benefits within a few weeks of filing... - Illinois Revises Medical Malpractice Law
Feb-6-10 Springfield, IL On February 4, 2010 the Illinois Supreme Court voted against the state's medical malpractice law and decided that limits on damages awarded to victims of medical negligence are unconstitutional. Now, Illinois patients may have greater access to health care and lower medical liability rates. The state capped damages several years ago. ... - Attorney Calls BP Texas City Plant to Account
Feb-6-10 Houston, TX Attorney Tony Buzbee offered BP a chance to settle, but the company denied that there had ever even been a toxic spill at its plant in Texas City and attacked the credibility of the workers who claimed they had been exposed to dangerous chemicals in April 2007. So, Buzbee and the 10 plaintiffs went to trial. "The jury gave exactly the numbe... - Conan Crew Screwed? Some Tonight Show Staffers Not Seeing NBC's "Millions"
Feb-6-10 Los Angeles, CA When NBC told Conan O'Brien that the "Tonight Show" would be moving to a later slot, O'Brien had no choice but to leave the show. It put a lot of people out of work, but NBC says they are paying "millions of dollars to compensate every one of them." Not so, according to one former NBC employee who worked 25 years for the network. A Califo... - Former North Carolina Officer Faces Criminal Offense Against Local Teen
Feb-6-10 Burlington, NC A former police officer accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl he met through a community outreach program has made his first appearance in court over the criminal offense . William "Matt" Hill, 28, was arrested on two counts of statutory rape and two counts of statutory sex offenses stemming from a relationship he had with a 1... - Asbestos Lawsuit Against Smithsonian Settled
Washington, DC : A 54-year old former employee of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum has been awarded a $233,000 settlement ending his lawsuit against the institution. Richard Pullman, a former exhibit specialist, worked for the museum for 28 years, during which time he frequently had to saw and drill into the interior walls of the museum. However, i...