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• Red Tomatoes May Contain Salmonella

  Drew Dixon | June 05, 2008 3:01 PM | 2 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  The Food and Drug Administration released an alert earlier this week warning consumers in Mexico and Texas that a Salmonella outbreak may be related to the consumption of certain types of raw red tomatoes and products containing raw red tomatoes. The bacteria, Salmonella serotype Saintpaul, is an uncommon type of Salmonella.

• Car Accidents Cause Herniated Disc

  Sach Oliver | March 24, 2008 6:59 AM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  Motor vehicle accidents cause herniated disc. A disc is a structure that is found between the spinal vertebral bodies from the neck to the tailbone. Discs serves as cushions and help your spine move. A disc is composed of two parts the central part and the outer part. When someone is a car accident where the back is injured, it is common for them to suffer a herniated disc. A herniated disc is...

• 228 Cases of Salmonella Now Linked to Tainted Tomatoes

  Drew Dixon | June 13, 2008 2:30 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  Last week I blogged about the outbreak of Salmonella in several types of raw tomatoes. Today I was made aware of a recent update from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) attributing the number of illnesses attributed to Salmonella tainted tomatoes to be 228. Infections have been reported in at least twenty-three states since mid-April, with the last 61 cases found in Florida, Georgia, Missouri, New York, Tennessee, and Vermont.

• Hospitals May Not Be Doing Enough To Fight MRSA

  Drew Dixon | June 18, 2008 10:07 AM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  A recent survey of the infection control practitioners found that 54 percent of them believe hospitals aren't doing everything they can to prevent the spread of methicillin- resistant staph aureus (MRSA).

• Auto Insurance Limits

  Frank Bailey | November 15, 2008 5:25 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  We recently learned a person can purchase up to $100,000 in PIP or med pay coverage with your auto insurance. What a bargin. Mine only costs $57 per year for two vehicles. Everyone should get this...

• Confusing Allergy Warnings May Do More Harm Than Good

  Ryan Scott | August 26, 2008 3:13 PM | 1 CommentLittle Rock, AR

  Do the phrases "may contain traces of" or "made in the same factory as" help you decide if the food is safe for your allergy? According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) these warnings may...

• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Man Accused of Murder In Illinois

  Shannon Weidemann | August 09, 2007 9:18 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  A man that has been charged with the first degree murder of his wife is now facing a civil trial as well. The woman's sister has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in DuPage County Circuit Court. Prosecutors allege that the successful Naperville financial adviser slipped his 42-year-old wife the date-rape drug GHB so she would be unable to resist his attack when he fatally smothered her body with...

• Parents Allowed to File Wrongful Death Suit Past Statute of Limitations

  Shannon Weidemann | April 16, 2007 3:49 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  The parents of a 16-year-old girl are able to file a wrongful death lawsuit six years after she was killed despite the statute of limitations running out. A Judge has ruled that due to the investigation being ongoing and the driver of the car being unknown that the statute does not apply. The plaintiffs learned the defendant's identity when he was indicted on March 4, 2002. They brought a...

• Little Rock Car Accident Kills One

  Staff Writer | December 16, 2005 2:35 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  One man was killed and another injured Thursday in a North Little Rock motor vehicle accident on North Hills Boulevard.According to authorities, speeding was a factor in the one-car accident in which the car went out of control and slammed into a wooden power pole. The impact snapped the pole in two just above ground level.The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports:Sharon Carr, a witness, was...

• Spinal Cord Injuries and New Treatments

  Frank Bailey | June 02, 2008 11:29 AM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  Are cars really safer? We have seen so many people with serious spinal cord injuries resulting from head on collisions, I wonder if more can’t be done to make cars safer… But that is for another...