Colorado Personal Injury Updates
The latest injury updates from across Colorado
Posted by
Linda Snyder
April 16, 2008 5:10 PM
In a rare display of bipartisanship, both Republican and Democratic Senators agreed the Food and Drug Administration is under funded for next year. “To us, it’s clear that they’re seriously under...
Posted by
Linda Snyder
April 14, 2008 6:52 PM
The American College of Cardiology has recommended that the popular drugs Vytorin and Zetia should only be used after all other cholesterol lowering drugs fail. The panel's spokesman, Harlan...
Posted by
Linda Snyder
April 13, 2008 12:36 AM
We’ve at some point in our driving careers, we’ve run a red light. Whether it’s been intentional, “gunning it” to beat the light or just not paying attention when the light changes, let’s admit...
Posted by
Linda Snyder
April 08, 2008 4:31 PM
In 1988, the AIDS activist group ACT UP staged a protest that led to a dramatic change in the US Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA) drug approval process. Previously, the drug approval process was...
Posted by
Shannon Weidemann
April 04, 2008 10:23 AM
A second manufacturer of pre-filled Heparin syringes has issued a drug recall for 32 lots of product. The syringes were manufactured by Covidien who received components for making Heparin from the...
Posted by
Linda Snyder
March 31, 2008 4:35 PM
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...
Posted by
Linda Snyder
March 27, 2008 7:45 PM
I find the whole concept of bullying to be interesting. You get a bunch of kids who decide that another kid is, for whatever reason, is a target for mental and physical abuse. And because bullying has been around since the time of cavemen, it's a somewhat socially acceptable behavior. The school district in Fayetteville, Arkansas may proclaim that they have a zero tolerance policy, but clearly...
Posted by
Linda Snyder
March 25, 2008 9:32 PM
At first glance this seems to be a story of a college prank gone bad. But what if the injuries were more serious? Who's paying for the victim's medical bills? Is he employed and will this accident cause him to miss work?There have been a lot of jokes circulating about the intelligence of 19-year old Rolf William Johnson. What was he thinking? Obviously, he wasn't. Typical of so many college...
Posted by
Linda Snyder
March 25, 2008 8:50 PM
According to a University of Chicago, patients who are given free samples spend nearly 40 percent more on their medications. My first thought was how could that be possible?You're saving the cost of the medication and the cost of driving to the pharmacy. Common sense says if you're getting something for free it's saving you money, right?A new study, published in Medical Care this week, questions...
Posted by
Linda Snyder
March 21, 2008 6:29 PM
Actavis Group, just announced they have expanded their recall to include all of its fentanyl pain patches sold in the United States. In mid-February, PriCara, and Actavis Group, both announced that Fentanyl Duragesic Patches were being voluntarily recalled as a precaution from wholesalers and pharmacies.Fentanyl pain patches are used to treat patients suffering from moderate to severe chronic...