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Houston police are continuing to investigate a fatal traffic accident between a mid-sized pickup truck and a freeway light pole in the 16100 block of El Camino Real which occurred about 5:10 p.m. on Saturday, April 23rd. The victim was reportedly driving a red Chevrolet S10 pickup truck southbound on El Camino Real. The truck veered from the road and struck a lightpole between the northbound and southbound lanes for unknown reasons and the driver was killed. A female passenger…

The parents of a child who drowned in an Indio, CA pool could face criminal charges, reports say. Although neither the family nor the deceased child have been identified by police yet, reports say charges are probably forthcoming, with child endangerment or child neglect charges most likely. The incident occurred when a young girl was pulled from a swimming pool at about 5:50 p.m. on a Saturday afternoon during a family gathering at her home. The case will be based…

A study conducted by the non-profit Rand Corporation, among others reportedly found 36 published cases of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma among women with breast implants. Although the links exist, the research does not conclusively prove that breast implants cause the cancer – specified as Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma – which may appear in several parts of the body including the lymph nodes, skin, bones, soft tissue, lungs or liver. But earlier this year, the FDA warned that a few dozen cased of…

Defibtech, LLC, the makers of the DDU-100 series Semi-Automatic External Defibrillator, has recently initiated a worldwide voluntary recall of the product. The defibrillator, sold under the names Lifeline AED and ReviveR AED, may fail to charge properly and then fail to do the intended job, which may, then, result in failure to resuscitate the patient. This action is a Class I recall, as defined by the FDA and the condition is not detectable by the periodic self test. Reports say…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently issued a warning for Hem-o-Lok Ligating Clips, which are manufactured by Weck for living kidney donors. The clips keep the process of living donors — and recipients – from experiencing the potentially fatal problems associated with blood vessels not being properly closed after surgery. The process, reportedly called nephrectomy, is for kidney removal for kidney donor transplant surgery, and the FDA believes there may be concerns of serious risks to the organ donor….