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• San Antonio Nurses Report Unsafe Conditions

  Greg Owen | August 31, 2007 5:23 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  It was just last week that nurses who work at the Christus Santa Rosa Hospital's Intensive Care Unit revealed that they were having major staffing and patient care issues. On the heels of that report comes another revelation from the San Antonio area. This time from nurses at University Hospital who are going public with this information for the first time. No doubt, the bravery of the nurses at...

• Surgeon Operates on Wrong Side of Brain

  Greg Owen | August 27, 2007 6:19 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  An 86-year-old man underwent emergency surgery at Rhode Island Hospital on July 30. The surgery was necessitated due to bleeding in the patient's brain. It appears that a nurse practitioner did not record which side of the brain was in need of surgery. Unbelievably, Dr. Frederick Harrington did not check a CT scan for the missing information, instead he committed medical malpractice and actually...

• Two Pit Bulls Attack Woman in Her Home

  Greg Owen | August 24, 2007 7:57 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  A woman was sleeping in bed on Tuesday morning next to her neighbors Jack Russell terrier when suddenly, without warning, two pit bulls belonging to her neighbor came into her house and attacked both her and the little dog she had with her. The last thing you would expect while in your own bed is a dog attack by the neighbors dogs.She tried to shot them, but unfortunately her gun gammed. They...

• Another Drunk Driver Kills

  Greg Owen | August 19, 2007 7:48 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Cleveland Lloyd Antonio Mitchell, 54, of Durham, N.C., was driving in the early hours of the morning with his children, ages 18 and 21, when their vehicle was hit by another vehicle, which was driven by a drunk driver, Delvin L. Ridgle. As a result, Lloyd Antonio Mitchell died at the scene.According to Sgt. F.L. Tyler of Virginia State Police "Delvin L. Ridgle, 27, a sergeant with the U.S....

• Nokia BL-5C Battery Recalled

  Greg Owen | August 18, 2007 6:54 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Nokia-branded BL-5C battery manufactured by Matsushita Battery Industrial Co. Ltd. of Japan between December 2005 and November 2006 is the subject of an advisory by Nokia. The manufacturer has stated that the affected batteries could over heat and short circuit. More than 300 million BL-5C batteries have been produced by several suppliers. This particular advisory applies to 46 million batteries...

• Fremont Woman Dies in Motorcycle Crash

  Greg Owen | August 11, 2007 6:31 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Motorcycle Accidents

  On Sunday at 1:15 pm Joe Silver Sr., 43, of Tracy, decided to pass another slower vehicles by crossing over a double-yellow line. That decision cost a woman her life. Silver was traveling in a 1993 Suzuki while the unidentified woman was a passenger on a 1999 Harley-Davidson. The woman, who died at the scene, was taken to Eden Medical Center. This is just a tragedy that motorcycle crash could...

• Four Teens Injured in Car Crash

  Greg Owen | August 10, 2007 6:28 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  In Seattle a 16-year-old driver lost control of his vehicle and crashed through a fence and into a group of nearby trees. He was not alone. A total of four teens were seriously injured as a result of the car crash. It appears that two of the four teen were trapped in the vehicle and chainsaws had to be used to get them out. A couple of the teens were airlifted from the scene, while two others...

• Avandia to Stay on Market

  Greg Owen | August 09, 2007 5:29 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  In spite of the fact that dozens of studies strongly suggest that taking the diabetes drug Avandia points to a significantly increased risk of heart attack, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) previously acknowledged that fact, an advisory panel determined that Advandia could stay on the market. While the FDA is not required to follow the advise of the advisory panel, it usually does....