Archive for May, 2009
Tyson daughter’s death begs for child safety resolve
Again, tragedy has struck down an innocent child — and again, the tragedy was avoidable. Former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson’s 4-year-old daughter has died, a day after strangling on a cord left dangling from a treadmill at her Phoenix, AZ home.
The treadmill wasn’t turned on, but clearly the cord was still dangerous. Normally such [...]
‘Wonderful’ pit bull attacks Pittsburgh Steelers star’s son
Often the key to fixing a problem is to overcome denial. That’s why AA members confront their demons and proclaim themselves alcoholics, rather than pretending they’re just social drinkers. But many pit bull owners are different. While the canine carnage continues, they’re in denial, ceaselessly ranting that pit bulls are wonderful dogs and why don’t [...]
Drop that burger! Bad beef recall means a bacterium alert
Again, Americans are at risk due to food contaminated with dangerous if not deadly bacteria. But this time, it’s not in peanuts, tomatoes, Serrano peppers or pistachios. Rather, the meat of the matter is that deadly bacterium E. coli 0157:H7 has been found lurking in almost 96,000 pounds of beef sold by an Illinois distributor.
Valley [...]
When drug giants err, as with Reglan, an Adler defective drugs lawyer can help
Americans don’t like being at anyone’s mercy, but that’s clearly the case with the pharmaceutical giants which create and sell drugs to millions of us, making billions of dollars in the process. Such drugs aren’t always fully vetted by such corporations or by government watchdog the Food and Drug Administration. As a result, many innocent [...]
Cell phone accidents may spark driving law to silence Texas teen talkers
Texas teens, soon two of your favorite pastimes will be split. Going to the mall and enjoying a burger? No, cell phone talking or texting — and driving.
This week the Texas House tentatively approved a measure which would ban teens under age 18 from using a cell phone while driving, even if the phone is [...]
Car accident tragedies kill more kids than any other danger
Most parents are extremely protective of kids. But anytime they take them in a car or other vehicle they’re exposing them to the No. 1 killer of America’s children. Indeed, child safety advocate group Safe Kids USA reports that car accidents and other motor vehicle mishaps are the chief cause of child deaths between ages [...]
Nail-painting distracted driver causes fatal motorcycle accident
How many wake-up calls does it take to drive home the point that driving is serious business — always? Driving requires your full attention, and that means keeping your hands on the wheel, your eyes on the road and your mind on operating a heavy vehicle at sometimes high speeds in complex traffic.
Apparently a woman [...]
