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• Federal Posting Requirements

  Robert Blanchard | November 21, 2007 9:50 AM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  One impediment to an injured worker receiving fair compensation is the employee lack of knowledge about the laws an rules that apply in the workplace. If an injured worker does not know that there should be compensation for certain injuries (carpal tunnel syndrome, for example), the claim for benefits may not be timely filed. Interestingly, Federal law requires the posting of information about a...

• Before You Vaccinate with Gardasil, Know the Serious Risks

  Mike Ferrara | September 26, 2009 12:57 PM | 13 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  If you are considering vaccinating your daughter with the increasingly popular Merck vaccine Gardasil, designed to protect against cervical cancer by preventing the sexually...

• Chantix and Alcohol: A Deadly Combination?

  Scott Kappes | September 20, 2007 4:42 PM | 0 CommentsGalveston Bay, TX

  The prescription drug Chantix was approved by the FDA last year and has had a great first year for pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer. However, I am sure that the recent attention that Chantix has been getting is not welcomed to say the least. Over the past couple of weeks I have been hearing more and more about Chantix and the implication that it was responsible for Dallas musician Carter Albretch's...

• Adderall IR; Adderall XR: Are they from Shire, Barr, Teva, or Ranbaxy?

  Armand Rossetti | August 17, 2009 3:01 PM | 1 CommentWest Palm Beach, FL

  Adderall is in the news today. Barr Laboratories (Barr) recalled lot #311756 of the powerful psychostimulant, indicating that consumers might receive exceedingly potent dosages due to oversized...

• Tobacco Held Responsible for Placing Profits Ahead of...Everything

  Brenda Fulmer | November 19, 2009 5:16 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  Philip Morris suffered yet another blow in the latest post-Engle tobacco trial. A Fort Lauderdale jury rendered a verdict on November 19, 2009, for $300 million against the tobacco manufacturers...

• Certain Lots of Tylenol Arthritis Pain Reliever Recalled Due to Smell(2)

  Rick Patterson | November 09, 2009 7:45 AM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  McNeil Consumer Healthcare is conducting a voluntary recall of certain lots of Tylenol Arthritis Pain Caplets (acetaminophen) 100 count bottles. This recall is due to identification of an...

• Outrage Over Anna School Bus Crash

  Jeff Rasansky | November 20, 2008 10:05 AM | 5 CommentsDallas, TX

  Parents were outraged after 16 students were injured in an Anna school bus crash that occurred around 4 p.m. yesterday. Superintendent Dr. Joe Wardell says that the district never received...

• FDA begins posting list of drugs with potential safety issues on its web site

  Wendi Lewis | September 08, 2008 4:42 PM | 2 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A list of prescription drugs currently under investigation by the FDA for safety issues is now available online. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration began posting the list on its web site in...

• Toyota Accelerator Recall: Experts Say Not Enough; Won't Fix Problems

  Brett Emison | November 25, 2009 11:24 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  ABC News has reported that Toyota's massive recall of 3.1 million vehicles in an attempt to fix the company's sudden acceleration problems is not enough and will not completely fix the...

• Teen Dies in Alcohol Related Car Crash(2)

  Linda Snyder | March 31, 2008 4:35 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  According to the Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph, police say two 18-year old men had been drinking at a party before the vehicle they were riding in rolled early Saturday, killing one and critically injuring the other.Neither was wearing a seatbelt and both were ejected. The passenger, Evan Kinnan, died in the one-car crash on Woodmen Road, and the driver, Craig Milos, suffered severe head...