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• FDA Says 28 Weight Loss Supplements To Be Avoided

  Rick Patterson | January 05, 2009 11:07 AM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  The FDA has recently flagged 28 weight loss supplements that claim to be either appetite suppressants or herbal supplements. The recommendation is for the products to be “avoided at all costs...

• FDA Sought to Regulate Cigarette Makers

  Rick Patterson | August 06, 2008 2:18 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Anti-smoking adovcates have long sought to empower the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate the tobacco industry. Recently, the House voted 326 to 102 to approve the measure which woudl...

• Heparin Prices are Soaring

  Rick Patterson | June 29, 2008 9:23 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  It is a case of supply and demand with regard to the blood-thinning drug heparin. Since the recall of heparin earlier this year, supplies have become very limited, so an increase was to be...

• FDA Issues Heparin Warning

  Rick Patterson | February 19, 2008 3:24 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning regarding heparin. At this time, Baxter Healthcare Corporation has stopped manufacturing multiple-dose vials of the blood-thinning drug. And not a moment too soon. In addition to the well-published reports of hospital staff mixing up the look-alike viles of heparin with disastrous results, there have also been reports of serious...

• Another Indonesian Air Disaster

  Rick Patterson | March 09, 2007 11:22 AM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  After Garuda Indonesia flight GA-200 shot off the runway and exploded on Wednesday into what one passenger described as a "wall of fire", Australians and Indonesians alike are left to sort out the remains and the details. That is because many of the passengers on this particular aircraft were public figures in Australia. It is unknown at this early stage exactly what caused this accident....

• Wrongful Termination Award Slashed

  Rick Patterson | January 05, 2007 2:21 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  In Northern California, a jury award of more than $19 million has been slashed to $3.405 million. Charlene J. Roby was fired by McKesson Corporation after working for them for 25 years. Charlene had presented substantial evidence to the court that the company fired her based on a psychiatric condition. Additionally, she showed that the company failed to reasonably accommodate her disability....

• Truck Kills Mom - 3-year-old Ok

  Christina Cole | December 10, 2006 9:55 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  On Friday morning, a big rig hit and killed a woman that was pulling her 3-year-old daughter in a "tot" trailer. The little girl escaped serious injury as well as the older daughter that was also with them.The accident occurred at 10:02.am at Mercey Springs Road. Police state the big rig was going north on Mercey Springs, making a right turn. The victim has been identified as Lorna Stattelman,...

• Woman Dies in Nursing Home Due to Lack of Care

  Rick Patterson | December 26, 2007 5:35 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Nursing home care has long been a concern. Families leave their loved ones in the care of others and many times that care falls short of what one would expect. Recently a nursing home known as Pacific Coast Manor was issued the most severe citation under state law. In addition to the citation, they were fined $100,000 after a state investigation concluded inadequate care led to the death of a...

• Auto Accidents - Number One Killer of Teens(2)

  Rick Patterson | February 13, 2007 11:39 AM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  It would probably be safe to say that one of the most exciting times of a teenager's young life it the day they get their license to drive. A close second would probably be the day they get access to a vehicle. At the same time, this may prove to be a very worrysome time for the parents of that teen. Parents generally realize just how distracted an inexperienced teen can be. While that type of...

• Actor, ABC Named in Sexual Harrassment Suit

  Rick Patterson | April 29, 2009 12:00 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  A woman who had worked for ABC since 1997 claims she was sexually harassed then fired from the TV show Lost. The woman is suing ABC and actor Henry Ian Cusick. The lawsuit alleges that in October...