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Experimental J & J anticlotting Drug Backed by FDA

Posted on March 29, 2009
AP reported that FDA advisers said the benefits of an experimental anticlotting drug from Johnson & Johnson outweigh its risks which include bleeding and incomplete data about liver side effects. The FDA panel included cardiology experts who voted 15 to 2 in favor of the J & J's rivaroxaban...

West Georgia 21 year old Football Player Killed in Car Crash

Posted on March 28, 2009
The West Georgian reported that last week on Saturday, March 14th, Willie Pitts died after a tragic car accident. Willie Pitts was only 21 years old and 'one of West Georgia's finest athletes.' Others involved in the car accident were placed in intensive care...

Multi-vehicle Pileup Accident on Highway 84 in Georgia Creates Major Traffic

Posted on March 24, 2009
The Coastal Courier reported that yesterday, a pile-up with a flipped Escalade created major traffic problems on an afternoon during school traffic. This car accident occurred on Highway 84. 'The multi-vehicle accident was like a chain-reaction, according to witnesses Victoria Burns and Lindsay Gaskin...

Two Truck Wrecks in Same Spot in this Week

Posted on March 23, 2009
The Times-Herald reported that a tractor-trailer rig crashed and burned on Interstate 85 southbound in north Coweta, Georgia this past Thursday night. This truck crashed in the same exact spot a similar crash occurred last Monday. Around 8:45 pm on Thursday, a truck, hauling bags of sawdust pet bedding for PetSmart, overturned about 100 yards north of Exit 56...

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Weight-Loss Products Safety Alert Expanded by FDA

Posted on March 21, 2009
U.S. News reported this past Friday that FDA announced an expanded nationwide alert about tainted weight-loss products containing undeclared, active pharmaceutical ingredients. Herbal Xenicol, Slimbionic and Xsvelten were added to the alert. The undeclared pharmaceutical ingredients that were added to the warning include fenproporex, fluoxetine, furosemide and cetilistat...

Two Georgia Women Hit by a Car when Crossing Road

Posted on March 20, 2009
The Gainesvilletimes reported that two women were hit by a car when crossing the street. The two women were attempting to cross Browns Bridge Road this past Wednesday evening. Their names have not been released yet. One woman suffered multiple broken bones and internal injuries from the car accident...

Proposed Drug Rivaroxaban has Bleeding Risk

Posted on March 19, 2009
CNN reported that the new proposed drug, Rivaroxaban, designed to keep blood clots from forming, has an increased bleeding risk. The drug actually was found better than a comparator drug at stopping blood clots. 'Rivaroxaban, from Bayer AG's (BAYRY) health-care unit and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), faces a review by an FDA panel Thursday...

Fourth Fatal Car Accident in Barrow County, Georgia in less than One Month

Posted on March 17, 2009
AccessNorthGA.com reported that a car accident occurring in Barrow County, Georgia killed on woman and injured another. The victim was traveling south on Barber Creek Road on Monday after 5 p.m. when her car was struck by another car traveling west on Georgia Highway 316...

Drug from Magnolia Tree May Help Avert Blood Clots

Posted on March 14, 2009
U.S. News and World Report reported that a drug derived from magnolia trees appears to be able to prevent blood clots. This came from a phase 2 study conducted by researchers at the Duke Clinical Research Institute. In this particular study, the trial included 1,030 people...

Wide Receiver Stallworth from Cleveland Browns Hits & Kills a Pedestrian

Posted on March 14, 2009
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) reported that wide receiver Donte Stallworth, 28 years old, from the Cleveland Browns hit and killed a pedestrian with his Bentley earlier this Saturday morning. This occurred on a busy causeway between Miami and Miami Beach...

New Peanut Safety Guidelines set by FDA

Posted on March 12, 2009
This past Tuesday, FDA issued new safety guidelines for companies that use peanut products, reported Red Orbit. FDA said 'it may seize products that test positive for salmonella bacteria, which can become heat-resistant in high-fat environments such as peanut butter...

FDA study links Anti-Smoking Drug to Suicidal Thoughts

Posted on March 11, 2009
FDA released a new study that supported claims of a smoking-cessation drug used by service members and veterans may put them at risk for suicidal thoughts, reports the Navy Times. According to the Defense Department, around 67,580 service members in 2007 had prescriptions for this medication...

Pedestrian Hit by Car in Georgia

Posted on March 08, 2009
A car hit a woman from Macon, Georgia this past Thursday morning. She was crossing Jeffersonville Road near Hitchcock Road around 8:30 a.m., reported Macon.com. The woman was Amirrah Giddens, 28 years old. She was taken to the hospital with injuries 'that did not appear to be life-threatening...

FDA may Regulate Tobacco

Posted on March 07, 2009
NewsInferno reported this past Thursday that the FDA may be given the power to oversee the tobacco industry. This legislation is still in the proposal stage, in a 39 to 13 House vote that now requires Senate approval before it is presented to President Barack Obama...

Woman Killed in Georgia Car Accident

Posted on March 06, 2009
The Moultrie Observer reported that a woman from Hartsfield died this past Thursday in a car wreck. The car accident occurred around 2:45 pm. Phyllis Sellers Orozco, of 706 Faison Road, was driving north on Faison Road when she veered onto the shoulder...

Prescription Drug Side Effects Challenged

Posted on March 03, 2009

FDA Requires Boxed Warning and Risk Mitigation Strategy for Reglan

Posted on March 03, 2009

Two Deadly Georgia Car Accidents in One day

Posted on February 28, 2009

"Ingredients for a Safe Food Supply"

Posted on February 28, 2009

India's Largest Pharmaceutical Maker Lied about Test Results for Two dozen of its generic drugs

Posted on February 27, 2009

Experts Place Spotlight on U.S. Chemical Control Law-In Dire Need of Reform

Posted on February 27, 2009

Georgia High School Student Killed in Car Accident, 2 other Hurt

Posted on February 26, 2009

Tragic, Deadly Car Crash in Georgia

Posted on February 26, 2009

Georgia Drivers Life-Flighted after Car Accident

Posted on February 24, 2009
Sgt. Fred Moon with the Georgia State Patrol said that around 9:20 p.m., a beige Ford F-150 pulled out from a driveway (private) into the oncoming traffic. This caused a green Ford F-150 truck, traveling east on Georgia Highway 36, to smash into the driver’s side door...

CPSC announces BowTech Archery & Green Thumb Twin Wheelbarrows Recalled for Injury Risks

Posted on February 22, 2009
According to NewsInferno, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced the recall of two products because of the injury risks associated with them. BowTech Archery of Eugene, Oregon recalled about 8,000 “The General” Compound Bows...

Man escapes burning car wreck in Georgia

Posted on February 21, 2009
Crime/Education reporter, Amber Pittman, reported that yesterday a man from Newton County (Georgia) was pulled from his car after it burst into flames. This car accident happened around noon when the man was driving north on Flat Shoals Road. His car crossed into the southern lane and went off the shoulder of the road and struck a mailbox...

Eye Damage caused by SJS & TEN

Posted on February 19, 2009
Many patients with the rare skin conditions Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) or toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) also experience involvement with the eyes, according to a study published in the Archives of Dermatology’s February issue, reports Modern Medicine...

FDA not enforcing medical device safety standards

Posted on February 18, 2009
The Associated Press reported today that an independent watchdog group said FDA “has quietly scaled back enforcement of federal quality regulations at labs that develop medical devices.” FDA has reduced the inspections of “good laboratory practices” considerably at facilities that conduct the earliest testing of medical devices...

Human Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy Cleared by FDA

Posted on February 16, 2009
Recently, FDA has announced the “first-ever human trial of a medical treatment, derived from embryonic stem cells” is now allowed. WCSH6 reported that the company is planning on starting tests with this embryonic stem cell therapy on patients with spinal cord injuries...

Forceful crash in Georgia has one woman Seriously Injured & another Cited

Posted on February 12, 2009
This past Sunday, a collision near the boarder between Decatur and Baker counties in Georgia occurred around 2 a.m., reports the Post-Searchlight. An 18 year old, Sanarious Romero Nelson of Newton was traveling north on Georgia 253 when he drifted across the highway and off the roadway’s west shoulder...

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