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• FDA Promises Improved Drug Safety

  IB Contributor | February 05, 2007 9:26 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  After years of criticism of its drug safety standards and the much-publicized Vioxx scandal, the Food and Drug Administration is now proposing steps to improve the safety of prescription medication. According to an article on www.consumeraffairs.org, the new steps are designed to make sure concerns about potential drug safety are widely circulated within the agency before a drug is given the...

• Flying Debris On Freeway Proves Fatal

  IB Contributor | February 04, 2007 8:11 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  Spilled Load Leads To Freeway DeathThe news of his wife's death devastated Alvin Austin and his two children. Beverly and Alvin had been married 23 years and had two children. He was grief-stricken. He was numb and in shook. Beverly and Alvin had lunch together just a few hours earlier. Now he was sick to his stomach. Alvin was also mad, really mad. He was mad at the negligence of the...

• Paxil and the Risk of Birth Defects

  Christina Cole | February 03, 2007 11:59 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  Early study results for Paxil (paroxetine) suggest the drug increases the risk of birth defects, in particular heart defects, when women take it during the first trimester of pregnancy. Paxil is approved to treat depression and several other various psychiatric conditions. The FDA is currently gathering additional data and waiting for the final results of the studies to understand further the...

• Construction Crane Falls Onto San Diego Freeway

  IB Contributor | February 02, 2007 8:13 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  Ensuing auto accident injures two and closes freeway.A construction site crane fell into the northbound San Diego Freeway, I-405, triggering a collision between a big-rig and an SUV. The truck swerved to avoid the crane boom and collided with the SUV, resulting in minor injuries to the drivers of the vehicles, according to KGET.com.The crane operator was pulled from the crane cab conscious and...

• Electric Oil Lamps Recalled

  Christina Cole | February 01, 2007 7:18 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  Hong Teng Trading (USA) Inc. is recalling approximately 4,000 oil lamps for risk of shock and fire hazard.The power cord is undersized and not polarized. The power cord is not correctly secured and there is no strain relief on the switch housing. Also, the switch housing is not flame-retardant and the end result is the lamps pose shock and fire hazards.The recall involves the electric oil lamps...

• Parents Sue Over Dog Bite

  Christina Cole | January 31, 2007 7:55 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  Parents of an 8-year-old boy are suing a couple whose 3-year-old Jack Russell Terrier bit their son on the face last February, causing a permanent scar they are claiming will require extensive plastic surgery.The civil suit was filed in Berkshire Superior Court on Tuesday against the dog owners, Kathleen and Robert Horne. Their attorney requested a jury trial for the case and they are seeking...

• SUV Hits Pedestrian, Crashes into Building

  Christina Cole | January 31, 2007 10:42 AM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  Before crashing into the Chamber of Commerce building, an SUV hit a pedestrian, causing major structural damage and leaving three people with minor injuries, said authorities.The crash occurred at 11:05am on Bradley Road, according to California Highway Patrol, who are still investigating the cause of the accident. Two of the SUV occupants were injured, as well as the pedestrian, but they were...

• Man Speeding, Fatally Crashes into Stalled Vehicle

  Christina Cole | January 28, 2007 12:46 AM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  A 24-year-old man was killed on the Artesia (91) Freeway in Bellflower after he crashed into a stalled vehicle that was involved in a previous accident, said the California Highway Patrol.The crash was reported at 4:29am on the westbound Freeway, just west of Downey Ave.The driver, a man from Brea in a 1989 Vokswagen Jetta, was driving at "an unsafe speed" when he crashed into one of three...

• Man Recovering after Train Accident

  Christina Cole | January 27, 2007 11:47 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  Two weeks after a Acampo ranch butcher was critically injured when his truck was hit by a train, his condition is improving.Mike McMahon, 48, at one point was comatose and the doctors had told his family it could be months before he would wake up. But he has since regained consciousness and begun walking, though Doctors have yet to say when he will be released.Ellis says he will likely file a...

• Nursing Home Fined $90,000

  Christina Cole | January 26, 2007 1:15 AM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  After the California Department of Health Services concluded an investigation into the death of 89-year-old Eva Anita Morgan, Cottonwood Healthcare has received an "AA" citation and a $90,000 fine, the most severe under state law.Morgan died on March 22, 2005 from sepsis syndrome and she suffered from a urinary tract infection, death records show."When nursing home neglect occurs and the elderly...