- Lee Coleman | February 28, 2007 11:34 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe CDC announced yesterday that as of 12 p.m. February 27th, 370 people had been infected with the Salmonella Tennessee from 42 states. Out of 294 that clinical information was available for 60 had been hospitalized for this illness. The dates for the sickness range from August 1, 2006 to February 16, 2007. Most of the illnesses came after December 1, 2006. The recall for the Peter Pan and...
- Lee Coleman | February 26, 2007 1:42 PM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)Six weeks later after the train derailment in Brooks, KY, more than a dozen families are still not in their homes. Some say they aren't going back. Some wonder what the appraisal of their homes will be as no one else wants to move there either. Families living in hotels, it's become the normal for fast food since there is no kitchens for some. Children missing the privacy of their own rooms....
- Lee Coleman | February 23, 2007 11:12 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsOne week later after a recall of peanut butter by ConAgra Foods, the CDC said Thursday it has confirmed the presence of the dangerous germ Salmonella. According to a spokesman for the CDC jars from New York, Oklahoma, and Iowa have tested positive. Now comes the part of determining how the salmonella got in the jars. At least 329 people have fallen ill from 41 states since August 2006. The...
- Lee Coleman | February 22, 2007 3:13 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsTuesday about 7:46 a Draffin man was crossing the tracks at Pond Creek Road in his truck when he was struck by a CSX train. The train had just dropped off some coal and only had four locomotives and two crew members at the time of the accident. He is listed in critical condition after being transported from Pikeville Medical Center and later to St. Mary's Medical Center. Kentucky State Police...
- Lee Coleman | February 21, 2007 3:24 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe FDA has announced that there have been continued reports of post-marketing experiences of life-threatening anaphylaxis with Xolair (omalizumab). In 2003 Xolair was approved to treat moderate to severe persistent asthma in adults and adolescents 12 years of age and above who were unable to control their asthma with inhaled steroids. The cases of anaphylaxis was approximately one in a thousand...
- Lee Coleman | February 20, 2007 2:04 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsAround 9 a.m. Monday a Covington woman as driving north on Greenup Street when she ran a red light and into the path of a tractor-trailer hauling scrap steel, striking the side of the vehicle. Her vehicle was then dragged 30-40 feet before coming to a stop. She was wearing a seatbelt and the airbag did deploy. She was taken to the University of Cincinnati where she was listed in serious...
- Lee Coleman | February 19, 2007 3:54 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsAnd the list grows for recalls on food! This time the six-ounce packages of Oscar Mayer/Louis Rich Chicken Breast Strips With Rib Meat, Grilled, Fully Cooked, Ready To Eat. The package lot numbers are P-19676 and a use by date of 19 Apr 2007. There were 52,650 pounds of fully cooked chicken breasts produced Jan 9th and sent nationwide to retailers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture found a...
- Lee Coleman | February 19, 2007 1:27 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsAround 6 p.m. Saturday evening KSP Trooper Tim Adams was attending a non injury accident on I-65 around the 48 mile marker when he was injured. A north-bound tractor-trailer was trying to slow down when he saw the emergency vehicles. His truck began to jack-knife sliding off the right side of the road and striking a Park City Fire Department vehicle. Adams was standing near the vehicle at the...
- Lee Coleman | February 15, 2007 4:19 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsConAgra announced the link to certain jars of Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter after almost 300 people around the country became sick. Lids of jars with a product code beginning in 2111. Some of the people here in our own office had the recalled jars, one actually had it at her desk. About 20% of the ill were hospitalized and there were no deaths associated with the outbreak. Salmonella...
- Lee Coleman | February 14, 2007 4:40 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe FDA issued a Public Health Notification about 28 post-marketing reports of intussusception, which is a potentially serious life-threatening condition. What happens is the intestine gets blocked or twisted. Healthcare professionals and others are encouraged to report any cases of this or any other serious events that may be associated with the RotaTeq vaccine. Parents should report any pain,...
- Lee Coleman | February 13, 2007 1:43 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe FDA and Sandofi-Aventis notified healthcare providers of revisions to the antibiotic. Previously approved indications for bacterial sinusitis and acute bacterial chronic bronchitis were removed because the risk out weighs the benefits. It will still be used for community acquired pneumonia of mild to moderate severity. Stronger warnings were put in place for liver injury, loss of...
- Lee Coleman | February 12, 2007 10:10 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsAccording to an article in CNN, getting the insurance to pay if your injured in a minor crash doesn't look good, and you may be in for quite a fight even if the accident is not your fault. Doesn't sound quite fair does it, yet an 18-month investigation shows minor-impact soft-tissue injuries around the country, where there was little damage to the vehicle and injuries were not easy to see with...
- Lee Coleman | February 08, 2007 11:33 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsMonday night a car crash in Grayson, Kentucky sent a 12-year-old boy to the hospital in with severe head trauma and multiple injuries and another to jail. A 31-year-old Webbville man was sent to jail after his pickup truck collided with a car driven by a 19-year-old Damaron Branch woman. About 6:30 the pickup truck rounded a curve heading west and swerved into the lane of the car, she swerved to...
- Lee Coleman | February 05, 2007 1:48 PM |
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Workplace InjuriesKentuckians with disabilities are growing in numbers according to an article in the Courier-Journal. Only West Virginia ranks higher in it's percentage of people with disabilities. According to the U.S. Census nearly one in four Kentuckians has a mental, physical, sensory or self-care disability. Almost 23 percent of adult residents are limited in activities because of disabilities."Some get...
- Lee Coleman | February 02, 2007 2:28 PM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)The train derailment two weeks ago in Brooks, Kentucky still leaves about 15 families locked out of their homes. Some utilities have still not been restored such as gas and water to some of the homes and the Environmental Protection Agency says there is so much equipment it really makes it unsafe for them to return at this time. 4,500 tons of contaminated earth from around the site has been...
- Lee Coleman | February 01, 2007 6:49 AM |
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MiscellaneousMonday afternoon a truck, contracted by the Environmental Protection Agency, collided with a Ford Windstar van around 3 p.m. The truck was turning left onto Highway 1020 toward the site of the train derailment when it hit the van. The van driver and the passenger had to be transported to the University of Louisville Hospital with serious injuries. The driver of the truck was not injured at the...