- Lee Coleman | March 31, 2007 10:16 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe FDA said today that the Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation has agreed to stop selling Zelnorm. New safety analysis has found a higher chance for stroke, heart attacks, worsening heart chest pain that can become a heart attack. Zelnorm treats irritable bowel syndrome with constipation."The number of patients who suffered a heart attack, stroke or severe heart chest pain that can turn into a...
- Lee Coleman | March 30, 2007 12:31 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsYesterday we told you about the FDA's withdrawal of the drug pergolide sold under the brand Permax. An earlier study published in January in The New England Journal of Medicine shows that Permax and the drug cabergoline (brand name Dostinex) cause the same kind of damage that led to the the recall of the diet drug Fen-Phen. Dostinex is prescribed for a condition called hyperprolactinemia, where...
- Lee Coleman | March 29, 2007 4:31 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe FDA announced today that the manufacturers of pergolide drug products (trade name Permax and two generic versions) will voluntarily remove these from the market. The drug is used to treat Parkinson's disease and may cause serious damage to patients' heart valves. An estimated 12,000 patients received prescriptions for pergolide from pharmacies in the United States in 2006. Patients should...
- Lee Coleman | March 28, 2007 4:44 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsAround 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...
- Lee Coleman | March 26, 2007 12:18 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA 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...
- Lee Coleman | March 24, 2007 6:34 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsThursday afternoon around 1 p.m. in Independence two men were injured when they lost control of the vehicle they were in, ran off an embankment and head on into a tree. The passenger was taken to the hospital by ambulance, but the driver was trapped in the car for almost 2 hours. Firefighters and rescue crews had to raise the car up to the roadway to free the 17 year old boy who was then taken...
- Lee Coleman | March 23, 2007 9:31 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsThursday evening around 6 p.m. an accident claimed the lives of a South Carolina couple and injured two others. According to police the South Carolina couple were northbound on I-75 in Whitley County when they lost control and crossed the median striking a pickup truck head-on. The car then moved on to hit a tractor trailer. The couple were pronounced dead at the scene. The tractor trailer...
- Lee Coleman | March 21, 2007 12:32 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA 29 year old Hamilton woman was driving northbound on Interstate 75 when she crashed into the rear of a Kentucky State Troopers vehicle. The State Trooper was in the left emergency lane running radar when the Hamilton woman's vehicle slammed into the back of the cruiser while the State Trooper was inside. He sustained a leg injury and was treated and released from saint Elizabeth South...
- Lee Coleman | March 19, 2007 3:39 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe Kentucky Supreme Court is looking to see if it will uphold the verdict in a case where there was 'pre-impact fear'. In 2002 a tractor-trailer lost a 30,000 pound steel coil that crushed Melissa Congleton's truck. A rescue worker stated that her 'face was fixed in a scream'. A jury awarded $100,000 for the fear she experienced just before her death."Critics of damages for pre-impact fright...
- Lee Coleman | March 16, 2007 3:06 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsJust after 1:30 p.m. Thursday a 58 year old Somerset woman died when she failed to stop for a traffic light and entered the intersection on U.S. 27. When she entered the intersection she struck a 2003 Ford operated by a 26 year old Monticello man who was turning from KY 914. The Monticello man was not treated for any injuries, the Somerset woman was treated and transported to Lake Cumberland...
- Lee Coleman | March 14, 2007 1:04 PM |
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Workplace InjuriesEarly Wednesday morning a fire broke out at the CTA manufacturing plant in Corbin. The fire broke out about 4 a.m. sending four workers to the hospital. It is unknown at this time the extent of the injuries. The fire was in a high risk area of the plant. The company makes thermal and acoustic insulation for use in cars and trucks. In February 2003 the CTA plant had an explosion that took the...
- Lee Coleman | March 13, 2007 11:08 AM |
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Workplace InjuriesA 48 year old Pikeville man was killed Monday in a mining accident around 4:10 p.m. He was operating an excavator at Double E Augering Mine #3 in the Steele community in eastern Pike County. The machine apparently overturned, killing him. This is the first mining death of 2007, sixteen miners were killed in Kentucky in 2006. Five of those were from a methane gas explosion in Harlan County in...
- Lee Coleman | March 12, 2007 3:06 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsFriday the FDA issued strong new warnings for doctors to prescribe carefully in the widely used anemia drugs that could cause serious problems and a risk of death in patients with cancer and kidney disease. The drugs under the brand names of Procrit, Epogen and Aranesp are the ones at issue. Recent studies found the too much of the drugs can cause increased risk of blood clots, strokes, heart...
- Lee Coleman | March 09, 2007 4:28 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsBus drivers in Kentucky could be barred from using cell phones while transporting children under a bill approved Thursday in the Senate. The measure already passed the house 96-0 and cleared the senate Judiciary Committee. There would be some exceptions such as emergencies or the bus not being equipped with a two-way radio and they need to communicate with school officials. The bills lead...
- Lee Coleman | March 08, 2007 9:12 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsMonday evening around 8:30 a Clark County Sheriff's Deputy was turning onto Old Boonesboro Road when he turned into the path of a truck driven by a 47 year old Paint Lick man. Unable to avoid the officer he hit the police car's right back side and skidded out of control and into the lane of another vehicle driven by a 41 year old from Winchester. The 47 year old Paint Lick man was taken to the...
- Lee Coleman | March 06, 2007 1:26 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsFor the second time in recent weeks there was a fire at Harborside Healthcare in Madisonville. The first fire was from a water heater and caused minor damage and no injuries. The fire on February 28th has now resulted in the death of a 48 year old man. He died Monday at University of Louisville Hospital of thermal burns suffered to his head and face according to the autopsy. The fire was...
- Lee Coleman | March 05, 2007 4:14 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsEarly Monday morning around 8:20 a.m. a school bus and car crashed at the intersection of Rodman Avenue and Iowa Street. Thirteen elementary students on their way to Blake Elementary were sent to Kosair Children's Hospital to be examined. Two adults were taken to Jewish Hospital. None of the children were expected to be admitted to the hospital. Of the 42 children on the bus only some were...
- Lee Coleman | March 04, 2007 6:09 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe FDA is taking a closer look at the safety of cold and cough medicines for children. They feel the medicines have not been studied enough, especially in those younger than 2 years old. The CDC recently did a study that found more than 1,500 children under the age of 2 had experienced serious health problems, and three had died, all after taking common cold medicines in 2004-05. Taken in high...
- Lee Coleman | March 03, 2007 6:03 AM |
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Workplace InjuriesAfter the tragic death last October of Boni Frederick, a social service aid in Kentucky, who was fatally beaten and stabbed when she took a child for a home visit with it's mother in Henderson, a bill has finally been passed that should improve workers safety. The "Boni Frederick Bill" passed calling for about 4.8 million to hire 33 aids, and 76 social workers and clerical staff over the next 16...
- Lee Coleman | March 02, 2007 9:24 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe U.S. FDA confirmed after inspections of ConAgra's plant in Sylvester, Ga. that samples taken from the plant did show the salmonella that sparked the recall on Peter Pan peanut butter and Great Value brand peanut butter. This strain matches what had already been found in jars that were recalled. There have been 370 reported cases of salmonella poisoning in 42 states. But more cases may be...