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• Justice Department to Review Deaths Linked to stun guns

  Staff Writer | June 15, 2006 7:06 AM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  According to a recent article in USA Today, the Justice Department is reviewing the deaths of 180 people that died after being shocked by a stun gun. The study was proposed after law enforcement authorities expressed concern about the growing number of deaths linked to these products. The review could take up to two years to complete, but in the meantime several police departments across the...

• EEOC Temporary Inventory Reduction Project

  Staff Writer | September 20, 2006 9:35 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  The EEOC is planning a temporary inventory reduction project for August 28, 2006 through September 29, 2006. Investigators have been asked to assess and identify those cases in their respective inventories which they believe, for a variety of reasons, do not warrant additional investigation and/or expenditure of resources. In these specific cases only, a determination letter will be sent out...

• Birth Control Patch Label Warning

  Staff Writer | September 20, 2006 4:00 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  According to the latest news from the FDA, Ortho and FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients aboutchanges to the available prescribing information to inform them of the results of two separate epidemiology studies evaluating the risk of developing a serious blood clot in women using Ortho Evra compared to women using a different oral contraceptive. The first study found that the risk...

• Breath Alcohol Ignition Device Will Save Lives

  Staff Writer | July 06, 2006 8:52 AM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  The Casper Star Tribune reported that Wyoming legislators have passed a law that may reduce injury and death in alcohol-related car accidents. Currently punishments for those convicted of DUI may include fines, jail time, and the loss of driving privileges. Studies show that of those convicted of DUI who lose their driving privileges, 50-70 percent continue to drive. This law passed Saturday...

• Target Recalls Rattles Due to Choking Hazard

  Courtney Mills | October 02, 2007 12:44 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  The large merchandiser Target in concert with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall of approximately 82,000 'Plush Boys Rattles' because of a choking hazard. The rattles were manufactured in China.The cloth rattles have the propensity to be torn open by children, releasing beads that present a choking hazard. Parents are advised to remove the rattles from children as...

• Some Antidepressant Use May Lead to Bone Loss

  Jenny Albano | July 17, 2007 2:44 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), a commonly prescribed class of anitdepressants, have been linked to bone loss in older men and women in three new studies.Researchers studied 2,722 women with an average age of 78, following them for an average of 4.9 years. After adjusting for weight, diet, smoking and other health behaviors, they found that S.S.R.I. users had an average hip bone...

• Anemia Drugs Will Now Carry Warning Label

  Shannon Weidemann | March 29, 2007 2:11 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  Three very popular anemia drugs have had "black box" warning labels added to them by the FDA. Procrit, Epogen, and Aransep are usually given to cancer and kidney patients. Patients that take them have a higher risk of death or life-threatening side effects though.The new boxed warning states that Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) increased the risk of death and serious cardiovascular...

• Truck driver falls asleep and survives crash

  Staff Writer | January 26, 2007 4:34 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  Earlier this month a truck driver hauling eggs fell asleep at the wheel, drifted off the road and crashed into a ditch. Miraculously, the driver survived the truck accident, though his semi was completely mangled.The accident occurred on Wyoming Highway 220 near Casper, Wyoming. Fortunately for the driver, passersby stopped to help lift the hood off of him before ambulances arrived. Apparently...

• Semi truck accident blocks highway

  Staff Writer | January 08, 2007 1:33 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  A trucking accident on Friday, January 4, involving a fuel tanker semi and a car, caused the road to close until Saturday, according to a Local News 8 report.The accident occurred Friday afternoon between Alpine, Wyoming and Hoback Junction (US 26/89). Minor injuries were reported.

• Fatal school bus accident raises belt debate

  Staff Writer | December 01, 2006 8:32 AM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  A tragic school bus accident in Huntsville, Alabama, last week involving students from Lee High School has made national headlines. Four students died in the accident, and many others were injured. The tragedy has brought the debate about seatbelts on school buses to the forefront. Proponents of seatbelts on school buses say that they could save lives and serious injuries. Would the Alabama...