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• Three Presumed Dead in Small Plane Crash

  Staff Writer | June 23, 2006 12:06 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  A single-engine turboprop plane crashed in Utah Lake Thursday while on its final approach to Provo Municipal Airport. Only about 25 percent of the plane had been recovered from the debris field, and none of the three passengers on the plane had been rescued or recovered.According to Salt Lake City's KUTV.com:Teams have used a grid-approach to search the lake, working outward from the area...

• Zyprexa Diabetes Link Focus of New York Times

  Staff Writer | June 12, 2006 9:28 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  The New York times today has a great article on the mentally ill's burden with Zyprexa's link to diabetes. Zyprexa is an anti-psychotic drug that has also been linked to Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS) and Tardive Dyskinesia (TD). According to the article, approximately 20 percent of mentally ill patients develop diabetes. It is important to note that there are two types of diabetes: Type...

• Two Killed When Car Hit by Train in Accident

  Staff Writer | June 12, 2006 8:31 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  An Amtrak train crashed into a car at 66th Avenue and San Leandro Street Saturday when the driver drove around the crossing's lowered gates in an attempt to flee the police. The accident occurred around 4:00 PM, and the small car was pushed about 150 feet down the tracks. Both the car's driver and a toddler riding in the vehicle were ejected in the crash.According to the San Francisco...

• Tree Stand Safety Harnesses Recalled

  Staff Writer | June 09, 2006 8:47 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  The CSPC and Summit Tree Stands, LLC of Decatur, AL have announced the recall of 106,000 full-body safety harnesses sold with hunting tree stands at sporting goods stores nationwide over the course of the last year.The harnesses are tan or light brown and were sold as an accessory with the following tree stands or ladders: Viper X5, Goliath X5, Razor X5, Bushmaster X5, Broadhead Backpacker,...