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Serving: Bedford, Charlottesville, Covington, Culpepper, Danville, Farmville, Harrisonburg, Interstate 81, Lexington, Louisa, Lynchburg, Smith Mountain Lake, Staunton, Waynesboro, Winchester
Posted by Greg Webb
June 18, 2008 9:00 AM

The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Kids Station Toys, has announced a voluntary recall of the Little Tikes brand Chit ‘N Chat Toy Cell Phone....

Posted by Greg Webb
June 17, 2008 9:00 AM

Because there have been repeated instances of popular medications proving to be deadly, federal health officials have announced a major effort to use information on Medicare claims to evaluate...

Posted by Greg Webb
June 16, 2008 9:36 PM

According to a recent study, the use of isotretinoin, the active ingredient in the acne medication Accutane, more than doubles the risk of depression. However, researchers emphasize the absolute...

Posted by Greg Webb
June 16, 2008 9:12 PM

A jury from Allegheny County in Pennsylvania has awarded $7 million dollars in damages to the family of Alfonse Tripoli who died of mesothelioma, a cancer formed by exposure to asbestos. Tripoli was...

Posted by Greg Webb
June 09, 2008 9:00 AM

A new study shows Massachusetts doctors are paying less in malpractice suits today than they were in 1990, when adjusted for inflation. This conclusion refutes the assertion that high malpractice...

Posted by Greg Webb
June 08, 2008 8:52 PM

Recently, actor Dennis Quaid and his wife filed a lawsuit against drug manufacturer, Baxter Medical Corp., after a hospital unintentionally injected their newborn twins with the wrong dosage of a...

Posted by Greg Webb
June 04, 2008 9:00 AM

High-tech, microscopic nanotubes, which are being manufactured for use in a variety of consumer products such as electronic components and sporting goods, have been found to cause the same damage to...

Posted by Greg Webb
June 03, 2008 9:00 AM

A recent report from the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) stated many of the published scientific studies used to establish the effectiveness and safety of Vioxx, a painkiller...

Posted by Greg Webb
June 02, 2008 9:00 AM

Baxter Healthcare Corp., a drug and medical device maker, spent $730,000 lobbying Congress, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Homeland...

Posted by Greg Webb
June 01, 2008 9:40 PM

Due to an unfriendly Congress, the Bush administration is finding another, quieter way to make it difficult for consumers to sue businesses over faulty products. It is rewriting the bureaucratic...

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