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• MRI Injuries Lead to Lawsuits

  Lee Coleman | August 24, 2007 1:47 PM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  We are seeing very serious injuries from people who have suffered NSF - Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis, after having received a Gadolinium based contrast agent for an MRI procedure. People most at risk were those with kidney disease/renal failure who were receiving an MRI to determine the extent of their kidney problems. NSF/NFD is characterized by areas of tight and rigid skin that makes it...

• Avandia and Actos to Include New Heart Failure Warnings

  Lee Coleman | August 15, 2007 10:38 AM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  The FDA announced yesterday that the diabetes drugs Avandia and Actos will be labeled with severe warnings of heart failure risk to some patients. The black box warnings are the most severe warnings that prescription drugs can get. These medicines may cause patients who already have heart failure to worsen, or cause heart failure in others. The warnings, which the FDA said in June it would seek,...

• Lexington Man Killed In One Car Accident

  Lee Coleman | July 24, 2007 8:30 AM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  A 51 year old Lexington man was killed Sunday when the car he was riding in overturned after hitting an embankment. The driver was a 38 year old woman from Lexington. She was unable to negotiate a curve and overcorrected then traveled off the right side of the road again striking the embankment, overturning the 1998 Toyota Avalon. The Lexington man was ejected through the sunroof, he was not...

• Botulism Poisoning in Hot Dog Chili Sauce

  Lee Coleman | July 20, 2007 3:37 PM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  The FDA has issued a warning about hot dog chili sauce that has sickened two children in Texas and an Indiana couple who ate these products and had to be hospitalized after becoming seriously ill with Botulism. The 20 ounce cans are Castleberry's Hot Dog Chili Sauce (UPC 3030000101), Austex Hot Dog Chili Sauce (UPC 3030099533), and Kroger Hot Dog Chili Sauce (UPC 1111083942) with "best by" dates...

• Four Car Crash Kills Four Near Williamsburg, Ky

  Lee Coleman | July 11, 2007 9:02 AM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  A multi-vehicle crash on I-75 has left four people dead and several injured. A truck pulling a trailer crossed the median and hit three other vehicles killing 4 and injuring 9 others. One woman who was killed was 8 months pregnant. Nine others had to be transported to area hospitals. State Police say that it appears alcohol may have been a contributing factor in the fatal accident.

• Criminal Charges for Woman in Motorcyclist's Death

  Lee Coleman | July 03, 2007 4:13 PM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  A 38 year old man died on Cane Run Road Sunday night after a woman backed her van onto the road trying to make a U-turn and struck his motorcycle. The motorcyclist died later at University Hospital.The driver of the van fled the scene and got into another vehicle and the was later dropped several miles from the scene. She has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident, tampering with...

• Accident Risk Higher Due to U-Haul Practices

  Lee Coleman | July 02, 2007 2:42 PM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  Trailer sway, taking a sharp turn or gust of wind, or just traveling down hill can cause this and is a leading cause in towing accidents each year. The violent swaying and swinging can cause catastrophic accidents. Recent Los Angeles Times investigation found numerous problems with U-Hauls company practices that contribute to these accidents. Among them not inspecting trailers for months, a...

• U-Turn Causes Crash on I-75

  Lee Coleman | May 11, 2007 4:39 PM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  A London woman making a U-turn on I-75 Wednesday caused a crash with a tractor trailer. The woman corssed the southbound lane to the northbound lane at mile marker 32. A tractor trailer then struck the truck and knocked it into a wooded area. The truck folded in half and the woman had to be extricated from the car. All parties were wearing seatbelts and the driver was taken to the hospital for...

• Driver Killed In I-65 Crash In Jefferson County

  Lee Coleman | March 28, 2007 4:44 PM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  Around 6 a.m. this morning I-65 was shut down during the morning rush hour due to an accident that claimed the life of a 45 year old Buffalo, KY man. A semi truck was stopped due to a previous accident when it was struck in the rear by a pickup truck, then the pickup truck was struck in the rear by a car. The driver of the pickup truck was killed due to multiple blunt force injuries, the driver...

• Glasgow Teen Killed In Head On Collision

  Lee Coleman | March 26, 2007 12:18 PM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  A 19 year old Glasgow resident was killed Thursday on 31 E in Glasgow. The Barren County Sheriff's Department said a 69 year old woman from Glasgow crossed into oncoming traffic and collided head on with the 1999 Toyota Camry driven by the 19 year old. The teenager was flown to the University of Louisville Hospital by STATCARE in critical condition. She was later pronounced dead at the...