About 5 million pizzas under the Totino’s and Jeno’s labels were recalled Thursday by General Mills because of possible E.coli contamination. It is believed that the problem can be traced to pepperoni on the pizzas, which are produced at a General Mills plant in Ohio. The pepperoni comes from a…
Seven people have been hospitalized following a head-on car crash in Lacey. Police are still investigating the Washington Auto Accident. According to the Lacey Police, the collision happened on Tuesday, October 30th, 2007, near Ruddell Road and 45th Avenue. Involved were six teenagers driving a Honda, and one woman in…
Drug companies have voluntarily withdrawn over-the-counter cough and cold medicines for children under 2 years old, after federal regulators and private doctors warned of potential health risks to infants and toddlers. The withdrawn products include the following over-the-counter infant cold medicines: Tylenol, Dimetapp, Robitussin, Triaminic, and Little Colds. Researchers found…
A man crashed into two parked cars in North Portland and nearly severed a woman’s legs on Saturday, October 27th, 2007. The auto accident caused the woman to be pinned between both vehicles, and as a result, her legs were crushed. According to King5.com, the accident occurred just before 5:30pm…
Following an uproar over attempts to keep the public from learning of serious medical errors, the Washington State Hospital Association (WSHA) has reversed its position on reporting mistakes. According to The Spokane Review, the WSHA now advocates the disclosure of errors, such as operating on the wrong part of the…
According to www.king5.com , an Everett man is suing ConAgra Foods. He says a Banquet chicken pot pie contaminated with salmonella made his 2-year old daughter sick. ConAgra, Banquet’s parent company, has recalled the pies due to hundreds of reports of salmonella poisoning associated with the pot pies. Though the…
Sprint Fidelis defibrillation leads made by Medtronic Inc have been removed from the market, due to five patient deaths linked to these devices, as well as other serious complications caused to patients. A defibrillator is used to regulate a person’s heartbeat. When it senses an abnormal heart rhythm, it then…
Blocked vision and dark outfits are not the only dangers to be concerned about when choosing a Halloween costume for you or your child. Just as there are toys which have recently been recalled for toxic dangers, Halloween costumes are proving to be a potential hazard as well. According to…
The Washington State Supreme Court made a controversial decision last month when they upheld a Clark County Superior Court ruling that granted the defendants motion to dismiss in Atchison v. Great Western Malting Company. The court decided that Kaela Atchison, 21, could not file suit for a wrongful death that…
According to Consumer Reports, insurance companies can withhold payment after a procedure or treatment is done even if they had previously approved the procedure or treatment. If the insurance company concludes that whatever you had done was not medically necessary, based on information uncovered after the procedure was performed, they…