By Joe Messa
Truck Accidents & Catastrophic Injuries November 15, 2011 – A fully-loaded tractor-trailer truck can take almost twice as long to come to a stop as your car, and even longer on slick roads. This is due to the heaviness of a tractor-trailer–in Pennsylvania they can weigh up to 40 tons, and if the truck is […]
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BMW Recalls Vehicles Due to Fire Hazard November 9, 2011 – BMW North America is recalling 32,084 vehicles from the 2008 through 2011 model years to correct a defect causing circuit boards for the electric auxiliary water pump to overheat which could result in a fire in the engine compartment which may lead to a […]
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GE Recalls Rangetops Due to Explosion Hazard November 9, 2011 – General Electric Co. has recalled about 470 gas Monogram brand rangetops sold between May 2008 and August 2011. The rangetops pose a potential explosion hazard which can lead to a fire causing serious burn injuries such as mild to extensive skin damage, internal injuries […]
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Outbreak of Group A Streptococcus in Philadelphia-Area Nursing Home November 9, 2011 – The administrator of a 150-bed nursing facility in Plymouth Meeting confirmed that her facility, Aristacare at Meadow Springs, had an outbreak of invasive group A streptococcus that was reported recently by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDCP] as “one […]
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Concern Raised After Report Links Pradaxa to Multiple Deaths November 4, 2011 – A recent report has linked multiple deaths to the anticoagulant dabigatran (Pradaxa). The German article says the deaths were caused by bleeding in atrial fibrillation patients after using the drug which it associated with having “deadly side effects.” Boehringer Ingelheim, the drug’s manufacturer, […]
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