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• Nursing Home Citations Increase

  Staff Writer | December 19, 2007 11:20 AM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  USA Today recently reported that nursing home citations have increased 22% from 2000 to 2006. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Serices, which regulates nursing homes, claimed that more and more nursing homes are being cited for serious violations that are putting patients at risk. The most serious type of cases being cited are patients who were physically or sexually abused as well as...

• Parents Win Wrongful Death Case Against Fraternity Member

  Shannon Weidemann | December 10, 2007 9:09 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  A student hazing a fraternity at Plattsburge State University in 2003 died during the initiation rites. His parents sued 14 members of the Psi Episilon Chi fraternity after their son's death from water intoxication. The judge in the wrongful death lawsuit awarded the parents $1.5 Million. After his death, which sparked outrage across the state, 10 of his alleged tormenters and an alumnus were...

• Slip & Fall Lawsuit Filed Against Burger King

  Shannon Weidemann | November 24, 2007 3:09 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  A mother has filed a slip and fall lawsuit on behalf of her underage son against Burger King. The lawsuit alleges that the boy fell in a Chicago area Burger King in 2003. They are asking for $50,000 in damages. The plaintiffs allege that Burger King carelessly and negligently maintained the play area and "permitted liquids and food to remain on the floor of the premises causing a hazardous...

• Trasylol Pulled From Market

  Shannon Weidemann | November 05, 2007 1:17 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  The antibleeding drug Trasylol has been pulled from the market around the world after a study has shown there may be an increased risk of death from use. The drug is used during heart bypass surgery. The announcement came as a Canadian study comparing the safety and efficacy of Trasylol with two others was halted. Preliminary results from that trial also suggested Trasylol increased the risk...

• Medtronic Defibrillator Leads Recalled

  Shannon Weidemann | October 22, 2007 9:29 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  Defibrillator leads that connect an implanted defibrillator have been recalled. The defective medical device is made by Medtronic and may cause the device to function incorrectly. The name of the product is Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Leads. The FDA has advised patients who are implanted with this recalled Medtronic defibrillator lead or do not know the model of their lead, to...

• Utah Police Officers Sued for Wrongful Death

  Shannon Weidemann | October 10, 2007 3:15 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  A man was shot by two police officers in 1998 and his family is now suing for wrongful death. The court case started this week. The victim had been visiting his parent's home and the police were called because he was acting suicidal. When the police arrived he was holding a knife that the officers believed to be a gun. In opening statements, defense attorney Andrew Morse said Peterson...

• Van Hits Four Coronado Students

  Shannon Weidemann | September 22, 2007 1:19 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  A parent was dropping her child off at Coronado Springs High School when she hit four other students with her van. The pedestrian accident happened Friday morning on Fillmore Street. The students were between the ages of 14 and 16. The parent was turning left at the light," Naleski said. "The students were in the crosswalk. The parent said she was blinded by sun glare and didn't see the...

• Disney to Test Toys for Safety

  Shannon Weidemann | September 10, 2007 9:44 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  Due to the large number of recalls involving children's toys and lead paint, the Walt Disney Company has announced that it will begin independently testing its toys. Disney allows other companies to manufacturer toys with their characters. They have hired companies to purchase Disney toys from stores and test them for safety. Mattel was the latest to recall toys due to lead paint and magnets...

• San Jose Jamba Juice Alerts Customers About hepatitis A

  Courtney Mills | August 24, 2007 1:43 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  A female worker at a San Jose, California, Willow Glen Jamba Juice store has developed hepatitis A, announced the chief medical officer for Santa Clara County. She put approximately 4,000 customers who frequented the store during the shifts she worked at risk for the virus.Hepatitis A is a serious, infectious disease of the liver that is transmitted by oral-fecal passage. The disease can be...

• Avandia Gets Black Box Warning Label

  Shannon Weidemann | August 16, 2007 10:17 AM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  The FDA has issued that the diabetes drug Avandia should carry a black box warning label for possible heart failure related to taking the drug. The warning labels will appear on all drugs in the thiazolidinedione class. GlaxoSmithKline is the manufacturer of Avandia. "This new boxed warning addresses FDA's concerns that despite the warnings and information already listed in the drug labels,...