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• Coumadin And Cardura - Prescription Error Causes Death

  Bob Carroll | October 05, 2005 10:25 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Two prescription drugs, both beginning with the same letter, Coumadin and Cardura, were confused by a pharmacy in Florida. As a result of the prescription error a tragic death occurred. Several breaches of internal pharmacy policies must have been tolerated or encouraged by management. Two prescription drugs, both beginning with the letter "C", Coumadin and Cardura, were confused by a pharmacy...

• Do We Really Need A Talking Pen That Says: You Guys Are Retarded?

  Bob Carroll | October 03, 2005 7:07 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  New pens may offend children. The talking pens, a spinoff from the popular film Napoleon Dynamite, say, "You guys are retarded." Technology now allows our writing instruments to talk. What should they say? They probably will have the same free speech rights as you and I. Melissa Hart, a Wethersfield mother of three, who has a 3-year-old with Down syndrome, is angry about new pens that may...

• Warning Labels - Sometimes Silly, Sometimes Deadly Serious

  Bob Carroll | October 03, 2005 5:25 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Not dishwasher safe-On a remote control for a TV. This product not intended for use as a dental drill-On an electric rotary tool. There are some silly warning labels. But, in the Deadly Serious category would be children's toys that warn of a choking hazard and warnings about the tipover hazard of some children's furniture."Not dishwasher safe." -- On a remote control for a TV. "This product...

• Jaywalking With Children May Be A Felony In Florida

  Bob Carroll | October 02, 2005 3:22 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Florida prosecutors may file felony charges against mothers who jaywalk with children. Orange County prosecutors are asking local police to arrest mothers seen crossing streets with children outside of a crosswalk. They believe offenders can be charged with felony child neglect.Florida prosecutors are advancing a plan to levy felony charges against mothers who jaywalk with children - the...

• The Word From Wichita: Greedy Trial Lawyers Are Not So Greedy After All

  Bob Carroll | October 02, 2005 8:13 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Kevin Mark Smith of Wichita defends trial lawyers in the Right Wing Agenda. In a balanced article Mark supports the efforts of attorneys seeking to take on insurance companies trying to deny benefits to victims of Hurricane Katrina. Tort reform has gone too far when it hampers rights to seek redress in our Courts.From the heartland of America comes the voice of Kevin Mark Smith of Wichita,...

• National Medical Error Disclosure Program Proposed

  Bob Carroll | October 01, 2005 5:07 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Doctors may soon have an incentive to fess up when they do the wrong thing. Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama have introduced a bill to provide liability protections for physicians who disclose medical errors and offer to enter compensation negotiations with injured patients. Medical News Today reports the bill would establish the National Medical Error Disclosure and Compensation...

• An Evidence-Destroying Expert Witness And Sealed Court Findings

  Bob Carroll | October 01, 2005 7:13 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A Court may seal a file or a portion of a file to prevent it from being viewed by the public. What if it protects the reputation of an expert witness who had been found by the Court to have destroyed evidence? The Sacramento Bee reports on a public interest law firm seeking to unseal a judge's finding that an automaker's defense expert destroyed evidence. A Court has the power to seal a file...

• 50th Anniversary of the Death of James Dean In A Car-Truck Crash

  Bob Carroll | September 30, 2005 4:53 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  We pay our respects to a 24 year old actor and legend who was tragically killed in a car-truck accident on September 30 1955. Dean was headed to Paso Robles. Donald Turnupseed, driving a Ford pickup truck, tried to make a left turn off Highway 41. The promising future of James Dean makes his death particulaly tragic, but all of us have a future we should not risk on the assumption that the...

• Avoiding Auto Accidents Primer

  Bob Carroll | September 30, 2005 4:07 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Five short paragraphs posted at incuspace.com are packed with excellet safety tips for avoiding auto accidents. Sample tips: "Speed is a major factor in many accidents. Driving too fast for condition of the road, weather, vehicle or driver increases your chances of having an accident. Reduce speed during adverse weather conditions.....Five short paragraphs posted at incuspace.com are packed with...

• Toprol - XL Confused With Topamax In Pharmacies And Doctor Offices

  Bob Carroll | September 29, 2005 12:18 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  AstraZeneca is reporting TOPROL-XL medication errors according to NewsInferno.com. TOPROL-XL, a beta blocker taken for the treatment of conditions such as hypertension and angina pectoris, is being confused in pharmacies and doctor offices with Topamax, indicated for the treatment of epilepsy and migraine prophylaxis. AstraZeneca is reporting TOPROL-XL medication errors according to...