Archive for November, 2007

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Nov

Avandia gets boxed warning cautioning of heart attacks

The Food and Drug Administration has just informed healthcare professionals of new, important warnings that will be added to the type II diabetes medication Avandia. Diabetes affects 20.8 million people in the United States, many of whom are potential Texas drug injury victims.

The Avandia boxed warning will now warn that Avandia may be associated with an increased risk of myocardial ischemic events (such as angina) or myocardial infarction (heart attack occurring because of a lack of blood supplied to the heart).

Texas drug injuries are all too common in this day and age and can have life-altering consequences. The FDA has advised healthcare professionals to closely monitor patients who take Avandia for cardiovascular risks and Texas drug injuries.

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http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01743.html

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Nov

Man with three DWI convictions hits pickup with infant passenger

A man was arrested Saturday for driving while intoxicated after he rear-ended a pickup truck that contained an infant. He ignored a stop sign and crashed into the pickup stopped at the intersection, causing a severe Texas auto accident.

The officer on the scene reported a half-empty beer bottle “that was still cold to the touch and had condensation on the outside of the bottle” inside the truck. There was also a case of beer on the passenger side and beer in the center console of his vehicle.

The man refused to take a sobriety test and later refused to take a breathalyzer in jail. At this time, the status of the people in the other truck he hit is unknown.

Click here to read more http://www.theeagle.com/local/Police__Man_hit_pickup_with_infant_passenger

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Nov

Texas DUI auto accident kills mother of two

A drunken man rear-ended a 36-year-old mother of two less than a block from her home on Saturday morning at 3:30am. The woman had to be cut from her car and rushed to the hospital, where she later died.

According to court documents, the man who caused the Texas auto accident smelled of alcohol and slurred his speech. He was seen at the accident climbing out of his truck and pouring a plastic flask on the ground nearby. He was charged the day of the accident with intoxication assault, a third-degree felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

The charges may be upgraded to a more serious charge because the mother died because of the man’s reckless actions.

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http://www.theeagle.com/local/Woman_injured_in_wreck_dies

Popularity: 39% [?]