The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has been busy! Earlier this month, we wrote about the FDA’s new search engine to find information about drug and food product recalls (http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/). Now, they are also giving us information about two other medication-related topics: expiration dates and drug disposal. Medication Expiration Dates The other day, I […]
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Compared with middle-aged driver, teen drivers are 10 times more likely to be involved in a car wreck. There have been lots of theories why, but now we know the actual reasons. Researchers analyzed information from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 795 serious crashes involving drivers who where 15 to 18 years old.
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From HensonFuerst partner Thomas Henson, Jr.: It hardly seems like a year since the last Tour de Cure, but we’re already preparing for this year’s ride. The Tour de Cure is a series of fundraising cycling events held in 43 nationwide to benefit the American Diabetes Association (ADA). The Tour is a ride, not a
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April 21, 2011 A driver speeding in an SUV killed herself, another passenger and three children in a North Carolina auto accident, according to cnn.com. The SUV was traveling through Croatan National Forrest when the driver lost control of the vehicle in the North Carolina auto accident. The SUV overturned as a result. The children
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Yesterday’s online edition of The New York Times reported on the frightening rise of medication-related injuries. Between 2004 and 2008, the number of people treated in hospitals for medication errors rocketed up by 50%, from 1.2 million to 1.9 million individuals. People were hospitalized because of worrisome side effects after taking the medication as prescribed,
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Terry Bradshaw is one of the most celebrated football players in NFL history. He played 14 seasons as a quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He is a four-time Super Bowl champion–including leading the Steelers to their first Super Bowl win during Super Bowl IX. In 1996, he was voted into the Football Hall of Fame.
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Decades ago, everyone knew that boxers had brain problems from taking too many hits to the head. The average person called it being punch drunk. Doctors called it dementia pugilistica, or dementia of fighters. Now, we understand that permanent brain injury can happen to anyone who takes a lot of hits to the head–people such as
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April 14, 2011 A flower girl on her way to a wedding was killed in a North Carolina auto accident. The six-year-old was killed when the vehicle she was in was struck by another vehicle that had crossed the center line, according to msnbc.com. Investigators were considering charging the driver of the other vehicle involved
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We wrote in a previous blog about a Department of Health and Human Services report that 92% of nursing homes employ one or more people who have been convicted of at least one crime; Five percent of all all nursing homes employees have had at least one criminal conviction, and about half of nursing homes
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Last year Aaron Brookens of Beloit, Wisconsin, then 19, was driving home at 75 miles an hour after spending a weekend with his girlfriend when he decided to send her a text message — and wound up pinned under a semi. The toll: two broken femurs, a broken kneecap and ankle, nerve damage to both