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• Drunk Girlfriend Ran Over, and Killed Boyfriend

  Jenny Albano | July 24, 2007 3:00 PM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  On Saturday night, a man trying to stop his girlfriend from drinking and driving ended up being dragged under the girlfriend's car and died. Jesenia Vega was leaving a block party to drive home, when her boyfriend, Louis Wiederer, tried to stop her. According to a witness he told her,"You're going to get arrested, you can't drive like that." Wiederer was hanging onto the open side window of...

• FDA Issues Health Warning Not To Use 35% Hydrogen Peroxide

  Ricky Bagolie | September 03, 2006 9:22 AM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned consumers on July 27, 2006, not to buy or to use for medical purposes high-strength hydrogen peroxide products, including an over-the-counter product marketed as "35 Percent Food Grade Hydrogen Peroxide," because they can cause harm or death when taken internally. These products are not approved by the FDA and the agency recommends that consumers who...

• 4 Dead, 4 Injured in NJ Turnpike Auto Accident

  Ricky Bagolie | August 27, 2006 1:56 AM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  In anothe example of out of control killer trucks on our roads, four people were killed and four others were hospitalized last Monday in a six-vehicle crash that closed a portion of the New Jersey Turnpike.According to the AP, the accident on the roadway's northbound express lanes was caused when a truck hauling bricks was unable to stop as it approached slowed traffic, state police said. The...

• 7 Year-Old Dies in One Car Accident

  Jenny Albano | February 19, 2008 12:38 AM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  A seven year-old girl died after a car crash that occurred on Monday, February 18 at around 12:30 P.M. The crash took place on the New Jersey Turnpike and injured the girl's mother and sister.Marianne Duffy, 38, of Chevy Chase, Md., was southbound on the highway in Mercer County, near Exit 8 in East Windsor, when she lost control of her car around 12:30 p.m. Monday, said state police Sgt....

• State Farm Wrongfully Denied Katrina Claims

  Ricky Bagolie | September 01, 2006 10:08 PM | 1 CommentJersey City, NJ

  Is anyone surprised that a giant insurance company has defrauded it's customers to increase profits? A Houston Chronicle article reports that two sisters working for a State Farm contract company revealed the company's fraudulent tactics to deny Katrina victims' claims. According to their lawyer, the company manipulated engineers' reports of storm damage. Several reports were based on a...

• Seoul Shik Poom Recalls Frozen Salted and Dried Yellow Croaker

  Jenny Albano | January 24, 2008 10:05 PM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  Seoul Shik Poom, Inc., in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling Frozen Salted and/or Dried Yellow Croaker because it may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, which is a bacteria that can cause sever illness or even death.The following products are being recalled:Item # Description Weight (lbs) -BG1103 Bupsungpo) Fz. Salted Yellow Croaker (bag) 2.2Lbs-BG1121B Polar) Fz. Dried Yellow...

• Congress Fails in Hursing Home Abuse Oversight

  Ricky Bagolie | April 24, 2007 9:10 AM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  An article in the New York Times over a six year period, Congress has failed in it's oversite of bad care in nursing homes. Bad homes that mistreated their residents received minimal or no penalties. This is no surprise as the billion dollar nursing home industry has many legislatures in their deep pockets. Nursing home residents who receive bad care or are mistreated may have the right to...

• Everlasting Distributors, Inc. Recalls Smoked Mackerel Due to Potential Contamination

  Jenny Albano | August 17, 2007 11:18 PM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  Everlasting Distributors, in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling Blue Ocean Smoked Mackerel because it may be contaminated with the bacterium that causes botulism. Botulism is a rare, but very serious food-borne illness that can cause paralysis and even death.Blue Ocean Smoked Mackerel was distributed in New York and New Jersey areas and it reached consumers through retail stores. Blue...

• FDA PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY: BIRTH DEFECTS WITH HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE-LOWERING DRUGS CONTAINING ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME (ACE) INHIBITORS

  Ricky Bagolie | June 12, 2006 10:38 PM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Public Health Advisory on June 8, 2006 concerning the possibility of birth defects in children whose mothers were taking the widely prescribed family of high blood pressure lowering drugs known as angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors in their first trimesters (the first three months of pregnancy).The FDA Public Health Advisory was based...

• Everlasting Distributors, Inc. Recalls Blue Ocean Smoked Indian Sardine Tamban Due to Potential Contamination

  Jenny Albano | August 31, 2007 2:15 AM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  Everlasting Distributors, Inc., in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling Blue Ocean Smoked Indian Sardine Tamban in 8 oz. packaged frozen because it may be contaminated with the bacterium that causes botulism, which is a potentially life-threatening food-bourne illness.Blue Ocean Smoked Indian Sardine Tamban was distributed in New York and New Jersey areas and it reached consumers through...