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• Dangerously Distracted iPod Drivers

  Frank Ward | October 07, 2008 4:14 PM | 0 CommentsHuntsville, AL

  For years now people have been discussing the dangers of drivers talking on cell phones. Some state and local governments now require drivers to use hand-free headsets. More recently the perils of...

• Vytorin Linked to Cancer?

  Tara Helms | October 06, 2008 5:33 PM | 0 CommentsHuntsville, AL

  The FDA is investigating a report of a possible association between the use of Vytorin and a potentially increased incidence of cancer. Vytorin is a combination of Zocor and Zetia and is generally...

• Women for Justice 2008

  Tara Helms | September 18, 2008 2:45 PM | 0 CommentsHuntsville, AL

  The year 2008 marks the third year for the Alabama Women’s Caucus of the Alabama Association for Justice. Emily Raley said it well in her role as the first Chair of the Women’s Caucus, that...

• FDA Links Botox to Adverse Reactions and Death

  Tara Helms | July 02, 2008 11:34 AM | 0 CommentsHuntsville, AL

  Botox has been linked to serious adverse reactions leading to hospitalization and death. The FDA requests that patients report adverse reactions to its MedWatch program.

• Wrecks Caused by Drivers Without Insurance

  Tara Helms | June 08, 2008 1:37 PM | 0 CommentsHuntsville, AL

  What would happen if you or your family were seriously injured in a car accident by a driver with no insurance? You might be surprised to learn that your own insurance policy could be used to...

• How Safe is Your Apartment?

  Tara Helms | May 26, 2008 12:34 PM | 0 CommentsHuntsville, AL

  There are several hundred apartment fires everyday in the United States. How safe is your apartment? There are many hazards which can lead to a fire in an apartment complex. And those...

• Urgent Drug Recall -- Digitek

  Tara Helms | May 23, 2008 4:02 PM | 0 CommentsHuntsville, AL

  People are receiving phone calls and pharmacy letters notifying them that their heart drug may be unsafe. Actavis Totowa LLC, a United States manufacturing division of the international...

• Serious Health Risks Associated with Bowel Cleansing Products

  Tara Helms | May 21, 2008 5:20 PM | 0 CommentsHuntsville, AL

  In recent years, the use of oral sodium phosphate solution (Fleet Phospho-Soda) as a bowel preparation for colonoscopy or surgery has become more and more common. The U.S. Food and Drug...

• Police Investigating Car Accident that Killed 3 Alabama Cheerleaders

  Jenny Albano | December 02, 2007 3:31 PM | 0 CommentsHuntsville, AL

  Police are investigating the cause of a car accident that killed three Alabama high school cheerleaders and injured four in Friday night, November 30.Sarah Casey, 16, Courtney Niceley, 17, and Whitney Bradford, 16, of Warrior, Ala., all died when the car they were in hit a tree and went over an embankment. The driver, Sarah Elizabeth Agee, 17, Brittany Lovejoy, 17, Ariel Nibblet, 17, and...

• Ford papers show millions of vehicles at risk of fire

  Tedford Taylor | September 18, 2007 5:07 PM | 0 CommentsHuntsville, AL

  Many fire investigators hired by insurance companies and many other automobile engineers agree that a $20.57 switch, installed in millions of Ford vehicles from 1992 to 2003, is causing some Ford vehicles to ignite. An Iowa family has filed a lawsuit over the defect alleging that the defective switch caused their F-150 pickup to ignite, destroying their house and killing a 74-year-old-woman. ...