A multi-truck collision in a Southern California freeway tunnel left at least 10 people dead and 3 people (two men and a baby) injured. The collision pile up started when two trucks crashed into each other and caused a multi-truck collision in one of I-5S’s freeway tunnels. The wreckage stretched…
Brian Boyle, a Maryland swimmer who was critically injured when his car was struck by a speeding dump truck three years ago is continuing his remarkable recovery from his catastrophic injuries. The 21-year-old will be competing in this weekend’s Ironman World Championship in Hawaii. In 2003, Boyle had been returning…
Dr. Michael Fehlings, a neurosurgeon from Toronto Western Hospital is studying Cethrin, a new drug, for treating spinal cord injuries (SCI) soon after they occur. Cethrin is applied to an SCI during surgery. The drug is a recombinant protein made with artificial DNA technology. The protein acts as an inhibitor…
Kraft Foods announced a U.S. recall of its Baker’s Premium White Chocolate Baking Squares. The packaged foods maker cited concerns of possible Salmonella bacteria contamination. The products affected include the UPC Code 0043000252200 and the best-when-used by dates of: • 31 MAR 2008 XCZ • 01 APR 2008 XCZ •…
The National Safety Council says that accidental deaths are increasing in the United States. It also cited accidents as the number three cause of death in Washington D.C. and the number six cause of fatalities in Maryland. The NSC says that accidents are the major cause of death for people…
Roderick Parks has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for showing a live video on the Internet of him molesting a minor. The sentenced was handed down in Baltimore at the federal court. Parks, 42, has AIDS. He was apprehended after Australian Federal Police were notified that there was…
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center say that out of close to 500,000 women, nearly half of them were not informed by their doctor that a certain prescription drug could lead to birth defects. Failure to inform them of this potential side effect could have led to patients…
A couple with two children is suing McDonald’s and two Missouri operators for personal injury. They say that they were mislead about the ingredients used to make hash browns and French fries, which resulted in their two children—who have food allergies—from becoming injured. Mekenzie Miller, 7, and Macauley Miller, 4,…
The MRL/Welch Allyn AED 20 Automatic External Defibrillators are being recalled. The medical devices are used by medical and emergency personnel to treat pediatric and adult patients that have suffered heart attacks. Welch Allyn Protocol, Inc. announced the recall. It said that the defibrillators might display a “Defib Comm” error…
A Washington D.C. television news team from 9NEWS NOW has found lead on a park fence at the Friendship Recreation Center Park located on Van Ness Street. The team took paint samples and sent it to the GPL Lab. The lab, located in Frederick, Maryland, also does tests for the…