Crash kills 2-year-old pedestrian

In Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Sunday a tragic accident has taken the life of three individuals. The incident started when 41-year-old, Archie Brown stuck and killed a 2-year-old boy on 48th Street. After the accident, Brown was shot in the head and killed. A 15-year-old male at the crash site was also shot as well….

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GlaxoSmithKline facing lawsuits in connection with Zofran

Although morning sickness is common in the first trimester of pregnancy, some women experience it relentlessly throughout their day. In such extreme cases, physicians have been prescribing, ondansetron or Zofran to their expectant moms. Sadly, Zofran is not safe for use during pregnancy, and babies are being born with severe birth defects. Furthermore, the…

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Listeria and the recent food recalls

Recently there’s been a lot in the news about food recalls due to listeria contamination, which has been sending some people into a panic. The largest recalls lately have been due to ice cream and hummus, and one has even been so severe that production at two plants has been halted until the contamination…

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Megabus crash in Indiana injures 10

A Megabus crashed in Johnson County Monday morning. It occurred on I-65 southbound at the 83-mile mark near Edinburgh. The bus accident occurred around 5:30 a.m. in the morning. State police said ten people were personally injured, although none of the personal injuries seemed to be life threatening in nature. The traffic backup on…

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Zofran use during pregnancy associated with fetal birth defects

For those who don’t know, morning sickness sometimes can be the equivalent of being sick at sea, but not being able to get off the boat. Likewise, although many women would love to take a magic pill that could help them with morning sickness during pregnancy, they would not take it if they knew…

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Illinois Voting on DUI Bills

Illinois lawmakers are attempting to create more laws regarding drunken driving. The Illinois House of Representatives will soon be voting on adding the two bills into legislation. If passed, one of the bills would require individuals, who have been convicted two or more times of DUI, to have a device installed on their vehicle…

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Derailment Causes Officials to Change Railcars

The train accident in Galena last month has caused Federal officials to insist that tank cars be replaced on trains. They believe by replacing the tank cars to ones more fire resistant that in the case of a derailment, the severity of an accident would decrease. The tanks would be less likely to explode…

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Charges pending in relation to a fatal TN motorcycle crash

Currently there are charges pending against a Sevierville, Tennessee juvenile who caused a deadly motorcycle crash. Furthermore, the crash happened Friday morning when the youth crossed the centerline of Highway 321 with his bike, and slammed head-on into another motorcycle. In addition, prior to the crash, the juvenile that caused the accident was drinking…

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Hummus recalled due to listeria contamination

Another product has joined the latest round of recalls due to listeria. This time, Sabra Dipping Company is recalling 30,000 cases of its hummus dip. In addition, a random sample of the dip tested positive for the bacterium, Listeria monocytogenes. The following codes are associated with the recalled product: Classic Hummus-Expiration dates May 11…

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Mother and daughter killed in MO semi crash

Sadly, a deadly semi crash that happened Thursday in the Lake of the Ozarks, MO took the life of a mother and her daughter. In addition, the crash happened on U.S. 54 at Highway W, and caused a seven-car accident. Likewise, the accident occurred when a semi and a few other cars were stopped…

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