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• Avandia and Actos to Contain "Black Box" Warning Labels(2)

  Pete Strom | August 17, 2007 1:32 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Health officials announced this week that the diabetes drugs Avandia and Actos will contain "black box" warnings. "Black box" warnings are the most severe warnings that a prescription drug can receive.The new warnings will alert consumers that the drugs may cause or worsen heart problems and that patients should be carefully monitored. The new warnings come just weeks after the Food and Drug...

• Students Charged with having Pipe Bombs, Investigation Underway

  Pete Strom | August 07, 2007 4:05 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  2 University of South Florida Students were arrested Saturday near a Navy base outside of Charleston, SC for possession of an explosive device. Criminal charges were entered against Ahmed Abda Sherf Mohamed and Yousef Samir Megahed Monday for carrying explosive devices, a felony charge that carries up to 15 years. State and federal investigators are looking into the situation, but have found...

• 4 Dead and Many Missing after Minnesota Bridge Collapses

  Pete Strom | August 02, 2007 2:03 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  A major bridge located just blocks from the heart of Minneapolis collapsed during bumper-to-bumper rush hour traffic Wednesday evening. Interstate 35W was an eight-lane bridge built over 40-years ago and recently received a "structurally deficient" rating, according to reports.Two lanes in each direction were closed due to construction when the bridge collapsed, and 18 construction workers fell...

• 2 Children Found Dead, Mother Charged with Homicide

  Pete Strom | August 02, 2007 10:48 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Police in Hanahan, South Carolina found 2 dead toddlers Monday night after responding to a disturbance call. Their mother is now facing criminal charges. 27-year-old Semetta Heyward has been charged with two counts of homicide by child abuse by Hanahan police.Police responded to a disturbance call and found Heyward yelling and crying, "Oh, my babies," according to an incident report. ...