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• Autistic Man Dies After Being Hit By Taser

  saunders saunders | November 21, 2005 9:53 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  A man with autism is dead after a scuffle with northwest suburban police, who used a Taser gun in a struggle to subdue him.The man had just bitten his caregiver at a group home in Des Plaines. CBS 2's Mike Parker reports the Taser was just one way the officers tried to get the victim under control.Police around the country are now using Taser guns to subdue suspects with electric shocks.The...

• An Alternative to the Defective and Deadly Taser

  saunders saunders | November 21, 2005 9:46 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Arizona Sheriff Announces Test of Alternative to Taser Stun GunDate Published: November 21, 2005By Steven DiJoseph Maricopa County Sheriff, Joe Arpaio, has announced that his deputies will begin testing 30 new stun guns as an alternative to Tasers. The new electric stun guns are being donated by Stinger Systems Inc., and will be evaluated for safety, price, and risk factors.According to Arpaio:...

• Birth Control Patch Warning Signs

  saunders saunders | November 14, 2005 7:31 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Now that the FDA has "re-labeled" Ortho Evra the popular birth control patch, it's important to recognize the symptoms of impending health issues caused by the patch. Women who use this patch are at a significantly increased risk for blood clots, strokes, and death than those women who use other forms of oral contraceptives. The manufacturer of Ortho Evra, Ortho-McNeil now admits that women...

• FDA Issues Warning About Birth Control Patch

  saunders saunders | November 14, 2005 9:31 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  On November 10, 2005 the Food and Drug Administration issued an updated labeling concerning Ortho Evra, the birth control patch used by many women. Here is the statement released by the FDA:The Food and Drug Administration today approved updated labeling for the Ortho Evra contraceptive patch to warn healthcare providers and patients that this product exposes women to higher levels of estrogen...

• Motorcyclist dies in I-Drive crash

  super super | November 03, 2005 3:43 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  ORANGE COUNTY -- A Kissimmee man on a motorcycle died Wednesday afternoon on International Drive in what witnesses told investigators was possibly a street-racing accident.Gabrail Montanez, 28, was riding a 2005 Kawasaki motorcycle south on International Drive south of Central Florida Parkway about 4:45 p.m. Beside him, Christopher Jones, 27, of Orlando was riding a 2005 Yamaha.Montanez tried to...