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• Gardasil and Lou Gehrig's Disease - Two Cases

  Eddie Farah | October 19, 2009 11:31 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Researchers believe that two separate cases of Lou Gehrig’s Disease in young girls that progressed rapidly following the Gardasil injection may be related to the cervical cancer...

• Theme Park Injury Caught on Video

  Ed Normand | October 19, 2009 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park, California, billed as America’s 1st Theme Park was the site of another ride accident in mid-September, 2009. Riders were struck with debris and two...

• St. Johns County Chamber Joins With AAA To Get Serious About Texting

  Eddie Farah | October 18, 2009 11:14 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  The government estimates that there are 5,800 deaths caused by distracted motorists. St Johns County Sheriff’s officer, Col. Art May says he is seeing them more and more. Often it presents as...

• Another Florida Theme Park Employee Accident

  Ed Normand | October 16, 2009 4:00 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Last night, the Orlando Fire Department was called out to Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. An employee working on the Revenge of the Mummy ride fell from a ladder, and landed on a platform....

• Ford Recall of 4.5 Million Vehicles Over Fire Danger

  Eddie Farah | October 16, 2009 2:23 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Ford Motor Company has issued its largest single recall in history this week alerting drivers to a fire hazard from a faulty switch. This is the eighth recall of the faulty Fords, this time...

• Loss of Sight Due to Possible Contamination of Ocular Drug-- Hyaluronidase

  John Hopkins | October 15, 2009 4:14 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  Wydase (hyaluronidase) was manufactured by Wyeth until 2001 and was successfully used in various ocular surgeries to potentiate the effectiveness of anesthetics. Bupivicaine and Lidocaine are...

• Did You Know Today is "Global Handwashing Day"?

  Sandy Grinnell | October 15, 2009 3:46 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Who knew? In under-developed countries, 1.5 million children die each year diarrheal-related illnesses each year. The focus of this year's Global Handwashing Day is to improve the hygiene and...

• Making Your Hospital Visit Safer

  Sandy Grinnell | October 15, 2009 10:55 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Sometimes the first step to recovery is protecting yourself during your hospital visit. Medical and human error during standard daily care and medical procedures are very real dangers and patients...

• Pfizer Bigger and More Profitable--Victims Wait for Justice

  Brenda Fulmer | October 15, 2009 9:17 AM | 1 CommentWest Palm Beach, FL

  Pfizer’s $68 billion merger with Wyeth should be completed on October 15, 2009, following recent approval by the Federal Trade Commission. The merger was approved by the European Union in July...

• Tallahassee Man Loses Control Of His Car, Hits Telephone Pole

  Chrissie Cole | October 14, 2009 11:52 PM | 0 CommentsTallahassee, FL

  A man lost control of his vehicle on Wednesday morning and struck a telephone pole and then slammed into a gas station sign. He was taken to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. When emergency...