Missouri Personal Injury Updates

A new German study, published in the Cochrane Library journal, attacked the safety of GlaxoSmithKline's drug Avandia. The study did not find much evidence to support that Avandia improved the lives of people with diabetes. The conclusion of the study was that the drug could actually more complications of the disease worse. Information for this subject was pooled from 18 trials of over 8,000...

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Approximately 140,000 2007 model year Altimas have been recalled by Nissan. The defective cars have faulty air filters that could catch on fire. Nissan will be sending notice to all of the owners of the affected cars. The recall applies only to 2007 models with the 2.5 liter, four-cylinder engine. Nissan has taken four reports of engine fires since February. A posting by the National...

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New Zealand patients who took the drug Zyprexa and were injured may be eligible to join a class action suit in the U.S. against the manufacturer Eli Lilly. A lawyer named Simon Harrison is acting for the victims who have had life-threatening side-effects from the drug.Zyprexa is one of the four main drugs that is used for the treatment of mental illness in New Zealand. Some of the dangerous...

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A 23-year-old man driving a motorcycle on Interstate 635 caused a car accident after he was driving recklessly and at a high rate of speed. He hit a Chevy Cavalier with four people inside. The accident happened in Wyandotte County in Kansas. No one in the Cavalier was injured. All were wearing their seat belts. The accident occurred about 10:30 p.m.The police are investigating the...

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The FDA has issued a warning alert to consumers to be on the lookout for toothpaste made in China. Toothpaste found at two dollar stores, one in Miami and the other in Puerto Rico. The recalled product may contain diethylene glycol, which is antifreeze.Officials said they are primarily concerned about toothpaste sold at bargain retail outlets. The ingredient in question, called DEG, is used as...

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A new study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology has shown that more overweight and obese people are involved in workplace injuries than others. Researchers based the study on Body Mass Index (BMI) calculations. BMI is a measure of body fat based on an adult's height and weight. It is used to screen for weight categories that may lead to health problems. According to the CDC, a...

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A man driving a Ford Focus hit another car on Interstate 44. The collision forced him into anther lane where he collided with a semi-truck. The 21-year-old man was driving west when the car and truck accident happened. A man from Evansville, Ind., was killed in a three-vehicle accident at 12:40 p.m. Saturday on Interstate 44 just east of the exit for the Six Flags amusement park, the Missouri...

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A Kansas University Sorority House was hit by a pickup truck on Sunday morning. The driver of the pickup was being pursued by police after he was seen breaking car windows in a parking lot and threatening people with a knife. While traveling west on Jayhawk Boulevard, the truck ran into and over the cement barriers that protect a traffic control booth before being launched over the Chi Omega...

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Last year over 200 people became sick after eating spinach that had been contaminated with E. coli. Three families that lost loved ones sued the companies that sold the spinach for wrongful death. Those cases have now been settled out of court, but their terms have been sealed. Natural Selection Foods spokeswoman Samantha Cabaluna said: "We are hopeful that these settlements bring some...

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A 19-year-old student at Southwestern Illinois Community College was killed in a hit and run accident in St. Louis on Sunday. The accident happened on I-70 near St. Louis Avenue and involved three cars.The victim lost control of her vehicle, a Nissan Altima, after she was rear-ended by a red Chevrolet Monte Carlo, causing her to collide with the median and another vehicle.The driver of the...

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