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• Raleigh Motorcyclist Dies after Hit-Run by Van

  Randy Appleton | October 29, 2009 12:04 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  A Raleigh man died at Mount Carmel West Hospital after sustaining serious injuries from a crash on the hilltop of Hague Avenue just inside the city. According to police, the man was riding his...

• Toyota Has More Troubles Than Just Sudden Acceleration

  Brett Emison | October 28, 2009 11:34 PM | 7 CommentsKansas City, MO

  The Safety Record is reporting about Toyota's mounting troubles that go beyond the sudden acceleration problem that is potentially caused by floor mats interacting with the accelerator...

• Pitt County High School Activity Bus Collides with Car Injuring Driver

  Emily Mapp Brannon | October 28, 2009 10:53 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  Last Saturday, October 17, 2009, around 11:00 a.m., there was a car collision between private owned-car and an activity bus carrying members of the Washington High School volleyball team from a game...

• Ghost-writers Hired by Drug Companies Write Journal Articles, Then Find the Medical Authors

  Rick Shapiro | October 28, 2009 10:45 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  An amazing series of documents were unsealed by a court in a dangerous drug injury case involving Prempro, a hormone drug. Injured plaintiffs argue that the drug causes breast cancer and other...

• Toyota Floor Mat And Gas Pedal Defects--Do They Cause Wrongful Deaths?

  Claude Wyle | October 28, 2009 10:11 PM | 2 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Federal highway safety inspectors have released new details of a fatal car crash that triggered Toyota Motor Corp.'s largest recall, including a finding that the Lexus ES 350 sedan involved had a...

• Doctors Lack Knowledge About Off-Label Uses

  Jamie Sheller | October 28, 2009 9:17 PM | 0 CommentsPhiladelphia, PA

  Off-label use is the practice of prescribing medications for uses other than those approved by the FDA. Many doctors engage in the practice. However, according to a recent survey, a substantial...

• Medical Malpractice Reform: A Doctor’s Perspective

  Camryn Hansen | October 28, 2009 6:58 PM | 2 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  If you’re getting mad about the mainstream media’s perpetual refusal to fact-check, telling you that So-and-So says X while another So-and-So says Y but refusing to tell you...

• Independence, Missouri Cracks Down On Train Accidents

  Brett Emison | October 28, 2009 6:52 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  The Independence Examiner is reporting that the City of Independence, Missouri is cracking down on motorists to remind them of railroad crossing accident dangers. Independence Police . . . issued...

• RI Hit and Run Driver impales victim in windshield

  David Bazar | October 28, 2009 4:54 PM | 0 CommentsProvidence, RI

  Early Sunday morning was not kind to three people who were standing on the side of Route 95 exchanging information after a minor accident. While on the side of the road, a Providence man hit all...

• The Doctor Is In and He Says Tort Reform Isn't the Cure

  David Mittleman | October 28, 2009 4:26 PM | 3 CommentsLansing, MI

  Even doctors are starting to speak out about our insurance crisis. I recently read a post online by Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. that had me nodding my head. Dr. Parikh went straight to task and took on...