The Baltimore County Council has vetoed legislation that would have place strict limits on pit bull owners in Baltimore County, Maryland. The measure, introduced by Council member Vincent J. Gardina, would have force pit bull owners to keep their dogs in concrete-based kennels and post warning signs on their front…
A 19-year-old Howard University female student is suing Howard University Hospital, the District, and several doctors for medical malpractice and medical negligence. She claims that the University and District were negligent because several doctors at area hospitals committed medical malpractice by refusing to treat her with a rape kit even…
A couple is suing Walgreens for wrongful death. The Missouri couple is claiming that the woman miscarried her baby because a Walgreens pharmacy accidentally gave her a chemotherapy drug instead of the prenatal vitamin that a doctor had prescribed her. Instead of being given the prenatal vitamin Materna, a Walgreens…
Payless Shoesource Inc. is voluntarily recalling some 90,000 Girls’ Boots that were manufactured in China because the guitar-shaped zipper pull on each boot can interlock and cause a girl to trip and fall while walking. The shoes are sold were sold at Payless ShoeSource stores across the U.S. and Payless.com…
Dr. Joshua M. Sharfstein, a pediatrician and the Baltimore Health Commissioner told a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel that cough and cold medicines don’t work and are dangerous for children under six years of age. He attributed lax FDA regulations as the reason that pharmaceutical companies are allowed…
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…