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An Arizona man has died after being exposed to the deadly E. coli bacteria strain that has caused so much panic in Germany. Federal officials have reportedly confirmed that the death was as a direct result of contact to the same E. coli strain. Reports say that a half-dozen deaths have been connected to this E. coli strain, but this death of the Arizona man appears to be a direct link to the same deadly E. coli strain in Europe….

After a 14-year-old Long Island, New York boy was hospitalized following an accident with a gel candle, the makers of the product issued a recall, reports say. Reports say the youngster, Michael Hubbard, poured scented candle gel into a lit candle when the fire ignited the gel and the bottle exploded. The explosion left him with third-degree burns over almost half his body, and fighting for his life. His mother, Nancy Reyer, was also injured while she extinguished the boy….

A recall involving some 400,000 Circo Child Booster Seats has been issued as of May, 2011, reports say. Reports say the seat has a restraint buckle that may open unexpectedly, allowing a child to fall from the chair and be injured. To date, Target has received 10 additional reports of booster seat buckles opening unexpectedly, including three reports of bumps and/or bruises when a child fell forward out of the booster seat and hit either an object or the floor….

Reports say a study appearing in the International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology found that nearly 200 women with epilepsy involved in the study were more likely to experience pregnancy complications compared to women who did not have the disorder, with nearly eight-percent suffering from severe preeclampsia, compared to less than 3 percent of women who did not take the drugs. The study also suggests that epileptic women taking the medications were also twice as likely to have labor induced…

A Texas Rangers fan died after falling while trying to catch a baseball during a game, reports say. The man, listed as Shannon Stone, a 39-year-old firefighter from Brownwood, died at a hospital earlier this month, reports say. Stone was stretching for a ball that was thrown into the stands during a Texas Rangers game by All-Star outfielder Josh Hamilton during the second inning of a baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Oakland A’s in Arlington, Texas. While…