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SSRIs linked to increased risk of bleeding events, transfusions after surgery

Posted: May 9, 2013 Pharmaceutical

People who use antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) and undergo surgery are more likely to have bleeding events, need transfusions, suffer from irregular heart functions, stay in the hospital longer, and die shortly after surgery than people

Mayflower, Arkansas, residents falling ill after ExxonMobil oil spill

Posted: April 17, 2013 Environmental

ExxonMobil insists the air in the area just outside the epicenter of its Mayflower, Arkansas, pipeline breach is safe to breathe. Public health advocates, however, warn that even very low levels of fumes from the oil spill can affect populations

Another compounding pharmacy recalls all products after contaminant found in several drug compounds

Posted: March 27, 2013 Recalls

Once again, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is ordering the recall of all sterile products manufactured by a compounding pharmacy, this time because visible particles were seen floating in several different compounds. The FDA says the potential health risks

Cost of diabetes rising as number of diabetics increases

Posted: March 9, 2013 Pharmaceutical

The cost of diabetes rose more than 40 percent during the past five years, however the per-patient cost has remained roughly flat, according to new research that will be published in the April issue of Diabetes Care.

19-vehicle pileup in Maine blamed on winter storm Nemo

Posted: February 8, 2013 Personal Injury

The giant winter storm meteorologists named Nemo is likely to blame for 19-vehicle pileup in Falmouth, Maine, authorities investigating the series of crashes said.

Bad brakes eyed as cause of deadly California bus crash

Posted: February 8, 2013 Product Liability

Authorities investigating the deadly bus crash on a California mountain highway are looking at the vehicle’s mechanical integrity, especially its brakes, in light of reports from the driver and surviving passengers, as well as a company history of brake problems

Bus driver could face charges for crashing into Boston bridge

Posted: February 8, 2013 Personal Injury

Authorities investigating the crash of a chartered bus carrying several high school students and their chaperons into a Boston bridge Saturday night say that the bus did not belong on the road because the bridge clearance wasn’t of sufficient height.

At least 8 dead, 36 injured in California tour bus crash

Posted: February 4, 2013 Personal Injury

A tour bus carrying passengers down a mountain road after a day of skiing at California’s Big Bear Mountain crashed Sunday evening, killing at least eight people and injuring more than three dozen others, some of them critically.

Cleanup on Mississippi River underway after oil barge collides with bridge

Posted: January 29, 2013 Environmental

A barge carrying more than 80,000 gallons of oil struck a bridge in Vicksburg, Mississippi, Sunday, spilling an unknown amount of crude oil into the Mississippi River and creating bottlenecked traffic both on the heavily used waterway and on land.

Regular aspirin use linked to increased risk of age-related macular degeneration

Posted: January 28, 2013 Pharmaceutical

A daily regime of low-dose aspirin has shown to protect against heart attacks and some common cancers, but a new study suggests that it may put users at greater risk for neovascular age-related macular degeneration.