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Sort by relevance 573 pages found matching <script>alert('What_Security?')</script>- What Role Did Ice Play in Continental Connection Crash?
Mar-18-09 Buffalo, NY Although the investigation into the plane crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 is ongoing, speculation is still strong that icing may have played a role in the crash. While nothing can bring back the lives that were lost in the crash, a proper understanding of what caused the horrific plane accident can prevent similar crashes in the f... - North Atlantic Helicopter Crash: Bad News Continues
Mar-13-09 St. John's, NF The bad news continues for the families of the men and women missing in yesterday's helicopter crash in the north Atlantic. So far, only 2 of the 18 people on board have been found, one person is dead and the other remains in hospital in critical but stable condition. The S-92 Sirkorsky helicopter had been ferrying employees to the Hibe... - Propane Gas Recalled due to Fire and Burn Hazard
About 919,000 barrels of Propane (LP) gas manufactured by Valero Marketing & Supply Co., of San Antonio, TX, are being recalled because the odorant that is normally added to propane to help alert customers to a propane gas leak may not be present in the recommended amounts. Failure to detect leaking gas can present a fire, explosion or thermal burn hazard to... - First Lawsuit Filed in Crash of Flight 3407 Near Buffalo
Mar-2-09 Buffalo, NY One of the first lawsuits has been filed literally two weeks after the fiery plane crash that took the lives of everyone on board Continental Connection Flight 3407. The twin turboprop commuter plane, manufactured by Bombardier, ran into trouble on approach to Buffalo Niagara International Airport the night of February 12th and dropped onto a... - Paxil Birth Defects: "I Wish I Hadn't Taken It"
Feb-24-09 Ft Worth, TX Kathryn's baby girl was born with a hole in her heart, a defect possibly due to her baby's exposure to the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant Paxil during pregnancy. Now, many years later, Kathryn feels guilty and frustrated because her daughter has many long-term health problems. "I was on Paxil during the whol... - The Crash of Flight 3407: A Picture Emerges…
Feb-16-09 Clarence Center, NY When Continental Connection Flight 3407 made impact with the house in Clarence Center, New York late in the icy night of February 12th in a horrific plane crash , the Bombardier Dash 8 twin turboprop commuter plane was NOT on autopilot. But it WAS, just 26 seconds before impact. That's when the aircraft's sensors detected a looming... - The Horror of Financial Elder Abuse
Feb-5-09 Fresno, CA With more officials and regulators becoming concerned about financial elder abuse, more of the public learns about this horrible crime committed against a vulnerable population. Unfortunately, seniors are increasingly becoming victims of financial abuse and, too often, they think there is nothing they can do about it. California has financial... - Software Glitches a Danger to Veterans
Jan-15-09 Washington, DC An investigation relating to glitches in the electronic medical records of the nation's veterans has uncovered the potential for incorrect VA drug doses and other veteran drug doses at many veteran hospitals. While it has not been proven if any patient was ever harmed as a result of the error, the revelation is troubling in light of a nati... - More Trouble for Ethex Corporation, More Drugs Recalled
Jan-9-09 Rockville, MD The troubles continue for Ethex . Just weeks after the pharmaceutical manufacturer announced a recall of five generic drugs having the potential to be oversized, yet another generic drug in its roster has been put on the recall block for the exact same reason. Just before Christmas, Ethex Corporation triggered a voluntary recall of a... - Proposed Partial Settlement in Hurricane Flooding Class Action
A notification program about a proposed partial settlement began today to alert those affected by flooding due to any failures or overtopping of levees that occurred within the Parishes of Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines and St. Bernard, Louisiana resulting from Hurricane Katrina and/or Hurricane Rita. Under the settlement, a settlement fund worth appr... - Oversized Hydromorphone HCl 2 mg Tablets Prompts Nationwide Recall
ETHEX Corporation in conjunction with the FDA has issued a nationwide recall of a single production lot of Hydromorphone HCl 2 mg tablets (Lot #90219, Exp: 03/2010; NDC #58177-0620-04), due to the possibility it may contain oversized tablets. If someone were to take a higher than expected dose of Hydromorphone, the risk of adverse effects known to be a... - One Baby's Heart Defect, Courtesy of the SSRI Lexapro
Dec-15-08 Bernie, MO Ann has a healthy girl, and she was born with absolutely no health problems whatsoever. But Ann suffered from depression after her baby's birth, so her doctor put her on the antidepressant lexapro . Then Ann found out she was pregnant. But she stopped taking this SSRI as soon as she found out her son was born with a heart defect. Ann wond... - Mother's Act Promotes Pregnancy as New Cottage Industry
Dec-5-08 Women of childbearing years represent the most lucrative market for the makers of psychiatric drugs. The knowledge that infants were being born with birth defects and suffering a withdrawal syndrome when these drugs were used during pregnancy was hidden for decades. Knowledge of these terrible risks would have caused a major drop in sales to this customer b... - Driver Injured in Trucking Accident Awarded $2.4 Million
Nov-30-08 Imperial County, CA Semi truck accidents can be terrible. We've all seen them. We've also, all seen highway construction zones. And unlike closing a building for renovations for example, a major highway without a readily available detour must function and pass traffic, such as cars and tractor-trailers, even in the midst of construction chaos. It was in... - SJS Ibuprofen: Advil Attack
Nov-18-08 San Diego, CA Edu always took Advil when he got a headache, but not anymore. One night about two years he took a few Ibuprofen (in the form of Advil) and went to bed. "I woke up a few hours later with an itchy face and scalp," says Edu. "I looked in the mirror and saw big red welts over my face and throat and my scalp felt lumpy." Fortunately, he made it t... - Defective Cars Still on the Road, Recall Notices in the Glove Box
Nov-10-08 Detroit, MI Driving a defective automobile is generally a recipe for disaster—a defective car is more likely to be in an accident, or cause an injury that can be linked to an auto defect. The latter can be due to poor design, or workmanship. However, the bottom line is startling: there are millions of defective vehicles on the road, and nobody is doing... - Contaminated in Canada: Syringes Re-used for Nearly Two Decades
Oct-28-08 High Prairie, AB It's happened again. Reminiscent of the syringe scare at the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada, a Canadian hospital has been put on alert after reused syringes were found to have been used on a host of patients across nearly two decades. As the American parallel has shown, the multiple use of a syringe needle can promote the spread of... - Pilot Error Causes Plane Crashes
Oct-25-08 Madrid, Spain When you board an airplane, you expect the pilot is fully capable of dealing with any situation that might arise and will always make the right decision to avert a plane crash. Of course, pilots are humans and humans make mistakes. Sadly, when pilots make mistakes the result can be a fatal airplane crash. A recent analysis, conducted a... - Heparin Injection From Recalled Product Still on the Shelf
Oct-20-08 Los Angeles, CA It's bad enough that a contaminated product like Heparin can find its way across our borders and into our medical supply. Heparin contamination has proven both a health liability and a source of fear for anyone requiring heparin injection by way of heparin syringes. However, when a recalled product is still found on hospital shelves almos... - Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Leads Sparked "Extreme Anxiety"
Oct-17-08 Houston, TX Patients who have been affected by the 2007 Medtronic Sprint Fidelis lead recall are contacting lawyers to determine whether or not they have a claim against Medtronic. While some people have actually been harmed by fractured Sprint Fidelis leads, others say they constantly live with the fear that their defibrillator will not work as promised...