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Lifecoach: Can hay fever cause a rash? Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 10:59AMOur experts answer your questions on whether a rash can be related to hay fever, and when it is safe to start exercising after giving birth
Johnson & Johnson Recalls HIV Drug Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 12:08PMAs if the unprecedented frequency of recalls, the global DePuy hip replacement device debacle, and the Risperdal scandal were not enough, Johnson & Johnson is making headlines again for its HIV/AIDS medication, Prezista. According to The Wall Street Journal, the drug giant just recalled 11,700 bottles of Prezista in a number of countries following complaints [...]
Woman Files DePuy Hip Implant Lawsuit After Multiple Revisions Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 11:08AMFour years and five surgeries later, Jane Rogers, 53, has filed a lawsuit over defective DePuy ASR hip implants following, which she claims caused her to suffer many hours of rehabilitation and missed work. Rogers is one of 93,000 patients who, globally, were implanted with the defective DePuy ASR hip implants. American Statesman noted that [...]
Community Calendar Thursday, April 28, 2011 @ 4:24AMSubmissions for Community Calendar are required 14 days preceding the date of publication. Send to: Nile's Managing Editor, Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview IL 60026. Information may be faxed to (847) 486-7495 or e-mailed to mbottari@pioneerlocal.com.
Fracking Fluids Made Up of Toxic, Cancer Causing Chemicals, Report Finds Monday, April 18, 2011 @ 7:08AMHundreds of millions of gallons of dangerous chemicals, some cancer causing, were shot into wells in over 13 states during fracking activities from 2005 to 2009, said The New York Times, citing a Democratic Congressional probe. Fracking, also known as hydraulic fracturing, which involves injecting a mixture of water and chemicals into shale deposits under high [...]
Florida Morning: Florida Legislature passes budget, includes pay cuts for government employees Tuesday, April 12, 2011 @ 9:37PMBy Abel Harding (@abelharding, abel.harding@jacksonville.com ) read more
Jason Gardiner: 'Baldness was suffocating' Monday, March 28, 2011 @ 7:02AMJason Gardiner admits his emotion at revealing the results of his hair transplant.
Forecast: It could be a record hot and dry summer Thursday, March 3, 2011 @ 11:51PMIt got warm for two or three days and it sure felt good, but what about that wind. Gusts were 50 miles an hour and then the forest fires were terrible. One fire in Dinwiddie on Browns Road burned 200 acres. That wind whipping those flames was an awesome
Nursing Homes Hiring Criminals, Government Report Says Thursday, March 3, 2011 @ 3:38PMLow federal standards; inconsistent state regulations; and a general lack of strong, standardized processes have created lapses in the types of employees hired by nursing home facilities, a problem about which we have long been writing. For instance, the majority of nursing homes—90 percent—hired staff with criminal convictions, said CBS News citing a recent government report [...]
Junk mailings getting old Thursday, March 3, 2011 @ 12:55PMI’m being stalked. At first I thought the offers to join the AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) was just junk mail. It started arriving the very day I turned that horrible number 50. I crumpled it up and defiantly threw it in the garbage.
Cost of Allentown Natural Gas Explosion Being Tallied Monday, February 21, 2011 @ 12:41PMThe Allentown natural gas explosion has cost the Pennsylvania city at least $61,000 so far, according to a report from the Allentown Morning Call. Nearly half of that – $25,341 – was incurred by the fire department in fighting the massive fire sparked by the Allentown natural gas explosion. The Allentown natural gas explosion occurred around [...]
Simponi Pens Recalled by Johnson & Johnson for Manufacturing Defect Monday, February 21, 2011 @ 11:11AMJohnson & Johnson is recalling Simponi injection pens in the U.S. and Germany. According to the company, a potential defect could result in an insufficient dose of the rheumatoid arthritis drug, and patients are being advised to use pre-filled syringes of Simponi as an alternative. The Simponi pen recall is just the latest in [...]
Drug developed holds promise for treatment of wounds Monday, February 7, 2011 @ 9:50AMA low cost, nanometer-sized drug to treat chronic wounds, such as diabetic foot ulcers or burns, has been developed by a group of scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Harvard Medical School and others in the U.S. and Japan.
Zadroga Bill Passage Hailed by Ground Zero Responders, Advocates Thursday, December 23, 2010 @ 1:41PMAfter years of delay, Congress has finally approved healthcare for World Trade Center responders sickened by toxic dust at Ground Zero following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Unfortunately, in order to get the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act past Republican obstruction in the US Senate, the bill was scaled back significantly. Originally, the Zadroga [...]
Ford Windstar Minivans Under Microscope for Rear-Axel Corrosion Problems Thursday, December 23, 2010 @ 12:56PMThe Ford Windstar minivans’ rear-axel corrosion problems are getting more scrutiny from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). According to a notice on its website, the agency has opened an engineering analysis into the 1999-2003 minivans sold and driven in “salt-belt states.” Those Ford Windstar minivans were recalled this past August due to a [...]
Health Insurance Brokers Fight For Their Future Friday, December 3, 2010 @ 2:21AMThe new health law may threaten the future of hundreds of thousands of health insurance brokers. But many brokers are convinced their services are worth the fees lawmakers have blamed for driving up health costs.
Health Insurance Brokers Fight For Their Future Thursday, December 2, 2010 @ 11:16PMThe new health law may threaten the future of hundreds of thousands of health insurance brokers. But many brokers are convinced their services are worth the fees lawmakers have blamed for driving up health costs. read more
DVD Review: The Six Million Dollar Man - The Complete Series Tuesday, November 30, 2010 @ 12:44AMIf you have a DVD enthusiast on your Christmas list, you can stop looking. The Time Life release of The Six Million Dollar Man is, to this reviewer, the most complete, the most stuffed, the most dressed-up collection of a television series to date since the inception of the DVD.
Boomer jaunts to rejuvenate Sunday, November 28, 2010 @ 5:46AMYour eyesight is going. Your hair is thinning. And you can't for the life of you remember what you just went upstairs for. Can hip-replacement surgery be far off?
Tobacco Lawsuit Targets Cigarette Giveaways In Black Neighborhoods Friday, November 12, 2010 @ 12:11PMOpening statements are scheduled today in a wrongful death lawsuit against tobacco giant, Lorillard, the third largest tobacco company in the United States, said the Associated Press (AP). The suit was filed by the son of a woman who allegedly received free cigarettes as a child in a supposed attempt by the tobacco maker to [...]
Lowe’s Ups Defective Drywall Settlement Offer Friday, October 29, 2010 @ 1:21PMFacing withering criticism, Lowe’s Companies Inc. has increased its offer to settle toxic drywall lawsuits. According to ProPublica, the home improvement store chain is offering as much as $100,000 to customers who claim their homes and health sustained damages because of toxic drywall they allegedly purchased at Lowe’s. Despite the settlement, Lowe’s continues [...]
Marcellus Shale Gas Driller Named in Water Contamination Lawsuit Friday, October 29, 2010 @ 10:06AMA woman from Sugar Run, Pennsylvania has filed suit against Chesapeake Appalachia, LLP, alleging its drilling of nearby natural gas wells has contaminated her water supply. Among other things, the Bradford County woman is seeking damages due to health problems she said are the result of that contamination. Chesapeake Appalachia is one of many firms engaged [...]
Joints draw younger set Friday, October 15, 2010 @ 9:02PMLynn Rhynes was in his early 50s when his body started falling apart, seemingly all at once. His knees ached and his shoulders were stiff and sore - he had problems lifting his arms over his head to brush his hair.
Chinese Drywall Pilot Remediation Program Detailed Friday, October 15, 2010 @ 11:06AMMore details have emerged regarding the Chinese drywall settlement that was announced yesterday. The settlement, which involves Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin Co., sets up a pilot program in which Knauf and other named defendants will pay to remediate 300 homes in Florida, Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana. If the Chinese drywall remediation program is successful, it could pave [...]
Foxsports.com.au Aussie Ashes XI Thursday, October 14, 2010 @ 6:31AMIn the wake of Australia's defeat in India, we invited you to join Fox Sports' cricket experts in selecting your Ashes XI.
Artificial Joint Registry Set to Launch in US Wednesday, October 13, 2010 @ 3:21PMAn artificial joint registry will soon be implemented to track hip implants and knee replacement surgeries performed in the United States every year, the Wall Street Journal just reported. The American Joint Replacement Registry’s purpose is to reveal implant issues sooner, which could lead to more recalls, said the Journal, noting that device makers are in [...]
Feds Decline to Block Fracking in Delaware River Basin Wednesday, September 29, 2010 @ 7:47PMThe federal government has declined a New York lawmaker’s request that it use its vote on the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) to impose a temporary ban on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking in parts of Pennsylvania and New York. The Delaware River Basin provides drinking water to 5 percent of the country’s population. [...]
Similac Infant Formula Recalled, May Contain Beetle Parts Wednesday, September 29, 2010 @ 7:46PMAbbott of Abbot Park, Illinois, just issued a recall for certain Similac® Brand Powder Infant Formulas in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, and some countries in the Caribbean, that did not meet its quality standards, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just announced. Abbott is recalling these products following an internal quality review, which [...]
Alliance Forms to Pass Food Safety Bill Wednesday, September 29, 2010 @ 7:44PMLast summer, a group of senators announced a food safety bill that would give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) enhanced responsibility and is meant to provide the FDA with mandatory recall authority, mandate it increase its frequency of food facility inspections, better enable the hiring of new safety inspectors, and enable the FDA [...]
“Bed Bug Summit” Begins Wednesday, September 29, 2010 @ 7:44PMThis month alone, we have written about bed bugs—which traditionally have only appeared periodically in motels and hotels—turning up in colleges, hospitals, and, yesterday, in NikeTown in Manhattan, causing a temporary shutdown of that establishment. Now, ABC News is reporting that in response to the rapidly growing problem, the first annual North American Bedbug Summit [...]
Food Safety Bill Stalls in Senate Wednesday, September 29, 2010 @ 7:41PMLast summer group of senators announced a food safety bill that would have given the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) enhanced responsibility to ensure the nation’s food safety. The bill would have provided the FDA with mandatory recall authority, mandate the agency increase its frequency of food facility inspections, better enable the hiring [...]
Bed Bugs Shut Down Niketown Wednesday, September 29, 2010 @ 7:40PMIt is widely known that bed bugs have been plaguing hotels and motels with infestations becoming more and more prevalent and widespread. The pests have been reported in movie theatres; offices; dressing rooms; and, most recently, hospitals and colleges. Now, says Business Week, Nike Inc, the athletic clothing and shoemaker giant, just temporarily shut down its [...]
Salmonella in Eggs May Have Come from Tainted Feed Wednesday, September 29, 2010 @ 7:38PMThe federal investigation of Salmonella tainted eggs is focusing on contaminated feed found at Iowa-based Wright County Egg. It is still not known how the feed became contaminated. According to The Wall Street Journal, Wright County Egg has its own mill that produced finished feed. So far, investigators have not been able to find [...]
Government Orders Idle Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Wells Capped Wednesday, September 29, 2010 @ 7:37PMIn the wake of the BP oil spill, the federal government has ordered oil and gas companies to permanently plug wells in the Gulf of Mexico that have been idle for more than five years, and to dismantle any unused oil platforms. Up until this point, producers often waited years after the infrastructure [...]
Bed Bugs Plague North Carolina College Wednesday, September 29, 2010 @ 7:36PMBed bug infestations are becoming increasingly more prevalent and pest control companies are reporting significant increases in bedbug-related calls. Now, in addition to turning up in hotels; motels; theatres; offices; dressing rooms; and, most recently, even hospitals, the tiny bloodsucking parasites are showing up in schools. According to WSOCTV, classrooms and dormitories at North Carolina’s ...
Similac Infant Formula Recalled, May Contain Beetle Parts Thursday, September 23, 2010 @ 10:36AMAbbott of Abbot Park, Illinois, just issued a recall for certain Similac® Brand Powder Infant Formulas in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, and some countries in the Caribbean, that did not meet its quality standards, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just announced. Abbott is recalling these products following an internal quality review, which [...]
Alliance Forms to Pass Food Safety Bill Tuesday, September 21, 2010 @ 3:36PMLast summer, a group of senators announced a food safety bill that would give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) enhanced responsibility and is meant to provide the FDA with mandatory recall authority, mandate it increase its frequency of food facility inspections, better enable the hiring of new safety inspectors, and enable the FDA [...]
As baby boomers age, joint replacements soar Monday, September 13, 2010 @ 10:30PMSAN FRANCISCO — Lynn Rhynes was in his early 50s when his body started falling apart, seemingly all at once. His knees ached and his shoulders were stiff and sore — he had problems lifting his arms over his head to brush his hair.He had arthritis and he was desperate for relief. He tried supplements, and steroid shots into his deteriorating joints. When he started crying from the pain while ...
BP Oil Spill Report Slammed by Transocean, Halliburton Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 8:36AMTransocean Ltd. and Halliburton Co. are crying foul, following yesterday’s release of BP’s report detailing its internal Gulf of Mexico oil spill investigation. The report put much of the onus for the disaster on the two firms. Transocean is the owner of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, which exploded on April 20 and spawned the [...]
National League Team Notes Wednesday, May 5, 2010 @ 3:48AMnl notes