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According to the News & Observer Road Worrier, the U.S. Senate is considering a bill that would reward states with millions of dollars in grants if they outlaw all phoning and texting while driving. The bill is called H.R. 3994: Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009. (You can read the bill itself here: Distracted Driving […]
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The city of Raleigh is looking to sue a local club for being a public nuisance, according to NewsObeserver.com. Within the past month, the club lost its liquor license after a fight where two men were shot and injured in the club’s parking lot. Raleigh police have responded to several stabbings, assaults, gunfire and weapons
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the website Drugs.com (www.drugs.com) have teamed to broaden the reach of FDA’s consumer health information. A new partnership forged by the two entities provides consumers with a joint resource on Drugs.com’s site that features FDA Consumer Update articles, videos, and slideshows. It will also bring FDA health information
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Imagine a hospital operating room wired for phone use. How would you feel if the surgeon removing your appendix talked on the phone — hands free, of course — while operating? That’s the question posed in this week’s issue of the New England Journal of Medicine by Dr. Amy N. Ship, assistant professor of medicine at
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Today, General Motors Company announced the recall of 1.5 million vehicles because the heated windshield washer fluid systems posed a fire hazard. There was a similar recall in 2008, but a second hazard was discovered in June 2009. That raises the question of why it took a year for the recall to be initiated. Letters
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A woman is dead after a Raleigh hit-and-run boating accident, according to Charlotte News 14. Witnesses said it looked like a boat ran into a pontoon boat, and the boat driver took off. Three others were in the pontoon boat at the time and one suffered minor injuries. Read more. Do you think officials do
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The weight loss drug orlistat is sold over-the-counter under the brand name Alli, and by prescription under the brand name Xenical. Today, the FDA announced a label change to inform consumers that taking these medications can, in rare instances, cause severe liver injury. This is quite a different story from the relatively benign side effects
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If you are ever in a car wreck, there are three things we all expect to happen: That law enforcement and emergency services will arrive on the scene quickly; That you will receive the medical care you need to recover as fully as possible; and That the justice system will treat you fairly when it
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According to WRAL.com, Highway Patrol Captain James Williams, Jr., was fired weeks after being pulled over and reported to be “extremely drunk.” This story caught our attention last month when it was reported that when Williams was pulled over, the police officers took him to a hotel instead of charging him. Fortunately for the public,
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A passing car ripped off the door of a Raleigh police officer’s patrol car but did not injure the officer, according to WRAL.com. The Raleigh police officer had pulled a vehicle over on Interstate 440 near the Glenwood Avenue exit in Raleigh and was exiting his patrol car when another vehicle drove by and clipped
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