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• Buying Prescription Drugs Online May be a Health Risk

  Christina Cole | March 08, 2007 11:30 PM | 0 CommentsSyracuse, NY

  People that are trying to save some bucks by ordering their prescription drugs online might be putting their health at risk. And now, the government is trying to step in and help out.The federal government reports that a "rash of bad drug mix ups and dangerous drugs are ending up in American homes." The FDA further states, the bargain medicines you buy online could very well be "fakes."There are...

• New York Court Rules, Girl Can Sue for Injuries Before Birth

  Christina Cole | February 28, 2007 9:33 AM | 0 CommentsSyracuse, NY

  New York state appeals court has ruled a seven-year-old girl can file a lawsuit against the city of Brooklyn for injuries that she sustained while she was an unborn child. This is a landmark ruling that is an important decision regarding the rights of unborn children.When Sarah was 14 weeks into the pregnancy, her Mother Esther, a teacher, was injured when a public toilet collapsed at the school...

• Man Knocked Over Highway Overpass

  Christina Cole | February 20, 2007 3:18 AM | 0 CommentsSyracuse, NY

  A motorist who knocked a Good Samaritan off an overpass during a 30-car pileup last month, will not be charged. The victim was walking on the road illegally, police said.After an investigation that spanned over a month, police are still unable to determine how the motorist was injured on January 14, during a chain-reaction collision.Eggleston, stopped to help the motorists that were involved in...

• FDA Approves New Drugs too Quickly

  Christina Cole | February 13, 2007 2:41 AM | 0 CommentsSyracuse, NY

  An FDA whistleblower says there is a "culture of approval" that allows dangerous drugs to make it to the market far too quickly.Doctor David Ross, a former drug reviewer at the FDA, told a panel that they push to "find ways" to quickly get new drugs to the market without concern for the consumer.Ross says the FDA approved Ketek (an antibiotic) although they knew it could potentially kill people...

• Syracuse Police Car Involved in Car Crash

  Christina Cole | February 03, 2007 12:22 AM | 0 CommentsSyracuse, NY

  Syracuse Police reports a driver who ran a red light, crashed into a city police cruiser. The accident happened on Wednesday just before 5pm at the intersection of Teall Avenue and Erie Blvd.Joe Cicile, Police spokesperson, says the officer was heading south on Teall Avenue, the driver of the car, Ralph Royson, was heading eastbound. Police say Royson passed through a red light, crashing into...

• Woman Dies in Highway Car Accident

  Christina Cole | February 01, 2007 3:20 AM | 0 CommentsSyracuse, NY

  A 28-year-old woman is dead after her car hit a divider in lower Manhattan.The car accident happened around 7:00am at the corner of West Street and Canal Street on the city's West Side.Pamela Hernandez Milton of Pennsylvania, the driver of the 1995 Mazda, was transported to a hospital nearby where she was pronounced dead.

• Prepulsid Drug Alleged to be Ineffective & Dangerous

  Christina Cole | January 25, 2007 6:20 PM | 0 CommentsSyracuse, NY

  A Canadian man whose 15-year-old daughter died after taking the prescription drug Prepulsid is now filing a class action lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, the drug's manufacturer.Terence Young's daughter, Vanessa, died in 2000 from a heart arrhythmia after using the drug to ease symptoms of bloating.The class action, recently certified by an Ontario judge, is seeking damages for cardiac-related...

• Driver Escapes Injury in Roll Over

  Christina Cole | January 16, 2007 2:45 PM | 0 CommentsSyracuse, NY

  During the morning commute hours, a one-car crash on the New York State Thruway, left one car banged up but the driver uninjured, said Syracuse state police.At approximately 9 a.m. the driver of car that was heading east, just a mile from the Herkimer exit, lost control of his car, leaving the roadway and overturning in a ditch. The driver emerged uninjured after being trapped inside the...

• University of Washington Discloses Settlment Details

  Christina Cole | January 10, 2007 3:53 PM | 0 CommentsSyracuse, NY

  When the University of Washington settled a medical malpractice lawsuit three years ago, a confidentiality clause barred the injured patient and her lawyers from talking about or disclosing "to anyone, including the media," the lawsuit allegations and the settlement amount paid. The University of Washington also failed to release the settlement agreement when the Seattle Times filed a public...