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• Holiday Accidents Caused by Drunk Drivers

  RLF Staff | December 28, 2007 9:50 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  The holidays are known as a fun celebratory time, but far too many people are injured or killed during this time due to the increase in drinking and driving. Drunk driving car accidents are a common occurrence year round, but the numbers greatly increase during the holidays. Holiday parties often include alcohol which leads to more and more drivers operating vehicles under the influence....

• Highly Resistant Salmonella Strain Hospitalized Dozens

  RLF Staff | December 13, 2007 7:29 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Dozens have been hospitalized from a recent Salmonella outbreak in the south west US. Unlike other recent salmonella strains, this strain has shown to be extremely resistant to antibiotics. So far health investigators do not know where this strain originated, but other recent salmonella outbreaks have come from food products packaged in unsterilized containers or poor conditions at the...

• Adderall, Ritalin, ADHD Drugs Linked to Heart Issues

  RLF Staff | December 12, 2007 8:13 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Adderall, Ritalin and other ADHD treatments have been linked to hundreds of yearly ER visits with heart related symptoms, a new study says. This latest study of ADHD drugs was the first to look at potential heart problems linked to the medications since the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) updated their labels last year to include heart warnings.ADHD stimulants such as Adderall and Ritalin...