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• FDA Takes Action against Unapproved Hydrocodone Product Marketing

  Courtney Mills | October 01, 2007 11:21 AM | 0 CommentsBaltimore, MD

  Federal regulators took the extraordinary step of announcing enforcement action against companies marketing unapproved prescription drug products containing hydrocodone, a widely abused opioid used primarily in concert with analgesics and over-the-counter cough suppressants.The government has taken this action in the face of widespread popular abuse of hydrocodone formulations, as serious drug...

• Charlemagne Chocolatiers Recalls Charlemagne Dark Chocolate Organic Bars Due to Undeclared Ingredient

  Jenny Albano | November 21, 2007 12:16 AM | 0 CommentsBaltimore, MD

  Charlemagne Chocolatiers of Belgium is recalling 5,000 units of its dark chocolate organic bars because the bars may contain undeclared milk protein. A consumer that eats these chocolate bars and is allergic to milk may have a severe allergic reaction that could result in adverse health risks or even death.The chocolate bars were distributed in the U.S. in the following states: Michigan,...

• Two Truck Drivers Killed in Fiery Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | March 14, 2007 2:07 PM | 0 CommentsBaltimore, MD

  Two Truck Drivers were driving their semi-trucks on the New York State Thruway on Tuesday morning when they were both killed. One was crushed under his truck after his truck was hit by another semi. The other semi then flipped over and caught on fire. "There were no witnesses, and the two people involved are dead," said Ricky Peets, a state police investigator assigned to the Thruway.Some...

• Teen Killed in Fiery Single Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | January 20, 2007 10:21 PM | 0 CommentsBaltimore, MD

  A 17-year-old Ogletown teen was killed when the SUV she was driving struck a tree and burst into flames.The 2004 Jeep Liberty was being driven by the girl on Old Cooch's Bridge Road east of Iron Hill. High speeds, as it went around a curve, was probably a factor. The posted speed limit for the curve is 15 mph. She was wearing her seat belt and paramedics had to pull her from the burning...

• Crocs Can Be Dangerous

  Jenny Albano | August 06, 2007 4:36 PM | 0 CommentsBaltimore, MD

  Crocs, the popular bright rubber clogs that come in an array of colors and shape to you feet, can be dangerous. There have been reports that children wearing the popular shoes have had their feet sucked into the sides of escalators. Some stores and malls have even put up signs warning people that if they are wearing Crocs they should be careful. The manufacturers of Crocs have designed a new...

• Medication Errors: A Form of Medical Malpractice

  Steve Silverman | October 03, 2006 1:55 PM | 0 CommentsBaltimore, MD

  According to a recent industry study from the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, medication errors are among the most common medical errors, harming at least 1.5 million people every year. The extra medical costs of treating drug-related injuries occurring in hospitals alone conservatively amount to $3.5 billion a year, and this estimate does not take into account lost wages and...

• Junk Faxes-Plaintiff's Lawyers Are Recovering Millions

  Steve Silverman | February 13, 2009 2:11 PM | 0 CommentsBaltimore, MD

  We all get them. Those annoying travel offers or mortgage refinance offers that tie up your fax machine at work, or wake you up in the middle of the night at home. They are illegal and a violation...

• Pain Pumps Risk Joint Injury, Chondrolysis in Patients

  Courtney Mills | January 18, 2008 10:26 AM | 0 CommentsBaltimore, MD

  Drug delivery via a pain pump allows chronic pain patients to receive measured doses of pain medication through a catheter directly to the area surrounding the spinal cord or surgical site. Pain pump drug delivery utilizes a small pump surgically implanted under the skin near the abdomen to control chronic pain symptoms in patients who have already tried unsuccessfully to control pain with other...

• Florida Highway Accident Kills Truck Driver

  Shannon Weidemann | February 23, 2007 11:30 PM | 0 CommentsBaltimore, MD

  A truck driver from Mayo was killed when his semi-truck overturned on the entrance ramp to the highway. The accident happened at the intersection of SR 6 and I-75. The driver was turning north onto the on-ramp to northbound I-75 from the westbound lane of SR 6 about 8:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 9. He began braking the truck as he entered the on-ramp and the truck overturned onto its left side on...

• Man killed by car as he is crossing road

  Shannon Weidemann | January 18, 2007 9:47 PM | 0 CommentsBaltimore, MD

  An unidentified man in South Baltimore died from injuries he sustained after being struck by a car, as he was crossing a road. He was walking near Camden Industrial Park, at the 1600 block of Russell Street. The pedestrian climbed over a concrete construction barrier to cross the road. He crossed at the intersection against the traffic light and was hit by a Chevrolet. He suffered multiple...