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• Preventing & Reporting Elder Abuse

  Rick Patterson | May 25, 2007 3:02 PM | 1 CommentLancaster, CA

  A study that was conducted in 2004 by the Adult Protective Services showed that there was a 19.7-percent increase in the combined total reports of elder and vulnerable adult abuse. For example, in Fauquier County alone, there were 141 cases reported in between June 2006 and May 2007, according to Mittie Wallace who is a program manager for the elderly and disabled for the Fauquier County...

• Pilot Group Sounding Alarms

  Rick Patterson | July 22, 2007 6:31 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  The recent plane crash of the Brazilian airliner that exploded into flames while trying to land, brings up concerns that pilots have had for some time. An international pilots' group is urging authorities worldwide to install safety strips at the ends of runways. " The tragic accident ... demonstrates once again the need for Runway End Safety Areas," said the International Federation of Air...

• Johnson & Johnson Exec. Alleges he was Fired for Safety Concerns

  Christina Cole | December 30, 2006 4:11 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Former vice president of two Johnson & Johnson subsidiaries claims in a lawsuit that he was fired for seeking recalls on numerous faulty products. One such product includes the Ortho Evra birth control patch which was the subject of at least 1,000 product liability suits. One of the world's largest medical and drug product makers, New Jersey based Johnson & Johnson, said last week they fired the...

• Dietary Supplements Recalled

  Rick Patterson | March 02, 2008 6:20 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Palo Alto Labs, are voluntarily conducting a nationwide recall of two of their products known as Aspire36 and Aspire Lite. After the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found the products contained Aildenafil and Dimethyl sildenafil thione (sulfoaildenafil) a purported analog of Sildenafil, an FDA-approved drug used as treatment for male Erectile Dysfunction (ED). This may pose a threat as it may...

• Hit-and-run Driver Faces Manslaughter Charges in Death of Disabled Man

  Rick Patterson | November 12, 2009 10:06 AM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  A driver who hit a disabled man in Santa Ana will be facing vehicular manslaughter charges now that the victim has died. Police said Fred Dole had helped a neighbor put up lights on Halloween at...

• Dog Attacks 2-year-old Long Beach Girl

  Rick Patterson | March 17, 2009 9:38 PM | 1 CommentLancaster, CA

  A 2-year-old little girl in Long Beach is hospitalized while being treated for dog bite injuries caused by the family dog on Monday night. The dog, a cocker spaniel, is now in the custody of Long...

• Walgreen Agrees to Pay $42 Million for Drug Switching

  Rick Patterson | June 18, 2008 8:50 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Your friendly local pharmacy, Walgreens, has had its cover blown. A whistleblower, pharmacist, Bernard Lisitz, claims that Walgreens illegally switched tablet and capsules of generic Zantac and...

• Camden Police Officers Indicted for Fraud

  Rick Patterson | November 22, 2007 8:12 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  It is believed that 1 in 20 of our elderly are victims of nursing home abuse, according to the National Center for Elder Abuse. In fact as many as 57% of nursing aids have admitted witnessing abuse. Some have evan participated in the abuse. The report sites problems in the industry such as chronic understaffing and inadequate pay for workers. . Two hearings were held yesterday. Committees from...

• Motorcycle Crash Injures LAPD Officer on Interstate 5

  Rick Patterson | May 22, 2009 8:29 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  An LAPD officer was being examined at a hospital today after his department motorcycle struck metal debris on the northbound Golden State (5) Freeway in Sylmar, causing him to lose control and...

• Long-term Care in Nursing Homes

  Rick Patterson | February 14, 2008 4:41 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  An overhaul of Tennessee's state services to the elderly and disabled may not be in the too distant future. A long-term care study committee will be drafting recommendations to overhaul the current system. The state could pay Tennesseans to take care of relatives and friends rather than sending them to nursing homes. "Govenor Phil Bredesen said he will work with lawmakers to "fundamentally...