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…
A new study reveals that conducting surgeries earlier when treating spinal cord injuries could lead to better results and less damage to injury victims. Currently, surgeries for spinal cord injuries are usually performed five days or more after the injury occurred. The surgery is intended to hopefully fix the spine…
Actress Lindsay Lohan will has been ordered by a judge to appear in court on April 7 for the personal injury lawsuit filed against her in an October 2005 motor vehicle accident. The 21-year-old actress is being sued by the man whose van collided with Lohan’s Mercedes-Benz. Los Angeles Superior…
Drug manufacturer Cephalon Inc. is reporting that four people died after they improperly used FENTORA, a powerful painkiller. Cephalon says that FENTORA, newly approved by the FDA, is only supposed to be used by cancer patients that are already taking prescription narcotics, such as morphine, for their pain. According to…