Camp Lejeune’s toxic water supply may have sickened half a million
March 23, 2009
Environmental
As many has half a million people who lived on or near the Marine Corps base at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina have been exposed to highly toxic chemicals that infiltrated the camp’s groundwater from 1957 to 1987. The U.S. ... Read More
Dredging begins at Tennessee coal ash spill site
March 23, 2009
Environmental
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has begun dredging coal ash from the Emory River as part of its $1 million-a-day cleanup effort following the massive coal ash spill from a damaged impoundment pond last December. The first hydraulic dredge began ... Read More
FDA panel recommends agency approval of heparin alternative
March 23, 2009
Pharmaceutical
A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel voted last week to recommend agency approval of experimental blood thinner rivaroxaban, according to Forbes. The medication, made by Johnson & Johnson and Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, is designed to be used on ... Read More
traumatic brain injury: Jason’s story part two
March 23, 2009
Personal Injury
Thursday we talked about the ordeal that Jason Stanley, a 20-year-old Auburn University student, endured after being physically assaulted by 3 other men in 2007. The assailants knocked Jason to the ground, causing him to lose consciousness after he hit ... Read More
Nursing home receives steepest penalty in resident’s death
March 23, 2009
Personal Injury
The choking death of a Fresno, California nursing home resident has resulted in the severest penalty under California state law and an $80,000 fine against the home for inadequate care, according to the Fresno Bee. ... Read More