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• Dorset Nursing Home Accused of Elder Neglect

  Rick Patterson | May 17, 2007 2:58 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Serious concerns have been raised by the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) after inspecting Marlborough House, a 52-bed nursing home in Dorset, South West England. Concerns raised, which were much the same as concerns raised here in substandard U. S facilities, include standards of health, shortfalls in nutrition and poorly trained staff. The original report was made in January of...

• Preventing Auto Crashes Caused by Superspeeders

  Rick Patterson | February 09, 2007 3:58 PM | 1 CommentLancaster, CA

  What do you think of this idea? Drivers who are pulled over for going 75 mph or more on two-lane roads or more than 85 mph on any state road would be forced to pay an additional $200 in fines. It appears that is what Govenor Sonny Perdue is proposing under legislation being filed Thursday. Not a bad idea. Perdue announced the filing of his "super speeder" legislation at an event promoting...

• MySpace Involved in Legal Action

  Rick Patterson | January 19, 2007 3:23 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  It has long been advised that parents pay serious attention to what their children are doing and who they are interacting with while on a computer. MySpace, the popular Internet social network, has become very popular, particularly with teens. Of late, the families of five teenaged girls who were sexually assaulted by predators they met while on MySpace, have sued the owner 'News Corp.' for...

• Nursing Home Workers Charged with Neglect

  Greg Owen | December 20, 2006 5:02 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  The Price Hill Police Department received a call on Monday at approximately 1:45 a.m. from a nursing home resident inside the home saying that he had been left alone. Since then, 3 employees at the Price Hill Nursing Home located at 584 Elberon Avenue, Price Hill, have been terminated after being charged with neglect of the patients placed in their care. Those employees include Lanetra Smith,...

• Hollister Man Dies in Car Crash

  Christina Cole | December 10, 2006 10:31 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  A 26-year-old Hollister man was killed shortly after noon Saturday in a head-on collision on Soquel San Jose Road.According to reports, the accident occurred when a driver heading south in a 2004 Dodge Ram lost control of his truck in the rain, slid over the double yellow line and crashed into a 1991 Buick Century. The Hollister man died instantly, California Highway Patrol reported.Both...

• Thai Basil Recalled Due to Health Risk

  Rick Patterson | July 19, 2008 10:44 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Not so lucky, Lucky Green Trading Inc. is recalling their Thai Basil due to possible Salmonella contaminated. After the FDA conducted random testing on the product, the recall was...

• Heparin Screening Methods to Change

  Rick Patterson | July 14, 2008 3:57 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  After the recent Heparin scare, test methods have been updated. Pursuant to FD&C Act section 501(b), heparin sodium must comply with the new requirements, which are detailed at this link:...

• Minnesota Teen Drivers get Bad Rap

  Rick Patterson | May 02, 2008 11:10 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Minnesota teen drivers have been getting a bad rap, and it is undeserved. It has been widely reported that teen drivers in Minnesota have the highest teen fatality rate as a result of motor...

• California Campaign To Help Prevent Teen Deaths

  Rick Patterson | April 19, 2008 3:05 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Between the California Highway Patrol, California Teachers Association, state legislators and other groups California is working hard to bring public awareness to all in an effort to reduce the...

• Hertz Announces Product Recall

  Rick Patterson | March 31, 2008 4:50 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Just when consumers are trying to recover from the pet food recall, the Hartz Mountain Corporation has announced a recall on one of their products. This recall involves vitamins, of all things. There is concern that the product might be contaminated with Salmonella. This is not the first recall of this kind by Hertz. Just last November, they recalled particular lots of vitamins due to similar...