Drug manufacturer Merck & Co. released a new vaccine to prevent cervical cancer called Gardasil, which actually vaccinates against HPV or the herpes virus, a sexually transmitted disease that causes cervical cancer. According to the Associated Press, Merck has been quietly pushing a campaign through
A sad story out of Wilmer, Alabama, reports that a 13-year-old boy driving a car full of older teens caused a fatal car crash last night. Alabama state troopers reported that the underage driver crossed the center line of the road on U.S. 98 near Big Creek Lake, then overcorrected causing the car to
Two students from the University of Alabama died Friday night in a motor vehicle accident at Merle’s Truck Stop on Highway 231, according to a report from WSFA 12. Montgomery County Commissioner Reed Ingram says the accident was the result of poor markings at the truck stop and on the roadway, as we
This week across the country, certain brands of peanut butter were pulled from store shelves due to an FDA product recall resulting from a salmonella outbreak.Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter with the product code “2111” on the lid were recalled by the FDA after the Centers for Disease Contro
A recreational bicycle ride turned fatal for an Auburn man Sunday morning as he and his wife collided with a motor vehicle driven by a 16-year-old boy.The couple were riding separate bicycles on U.S. Highway 280 near Lee Road 72 when the driver’s car hit both bicyclists. The 37-year-old man died of
South Georgia’s WALB News 10 reported a deadly truck accident early yesterday morning involving a tanker rig that rolled over and caught fire in Leary, Georgia. The accident occurred close to Highway 55 and Bray Street, and the driver apparently lost control of the vehicle he was driving for Hatcher
A news release from A Plus Warehouse on PR Web promoting their new slope schelving storage cabinets says that the product could help prevent more back and hand injuries in warehouses.The American Society of Safety Engineers has apparently endorsed this type of shelving, which allows workers to inspe
A married couple died in a tragic one-car accident yesterday on Interstate 59 in Bessemer, according to a report from the Times Daily. The crash occurred at the 110 Alabama Adventure Parkway exit when the car ran off the road, overturned and reportedly ejected a passenger and partially ejected the d
CBS 11 TV out of Dallas/Fort Worth reported this week that the family of a North Texas school teacher who was killed in a trucking accident is now suing the truck driver for her death. The motor vehicle accident, which occurred at the intersection fo Custer Road and State Highway 121 in Plano in Oct
An deadly train accident early Thursday morning is said to have been the Thorsby area’s sixth train-vehicle wreck in just two years, according to The Birmingham News. Eight men were riding in a van when they collided with a 38-car CSX train that was hauling automobiles and had two locomotives. Resid
An Associated Press story last week addresses the growing problem of workplace injuries among immigrant workers who may speak little or no English. With more immigrant labor entering the construction and landscaping business, proper safety training is becoming an issue. A number of companies are fai
An announcement from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in September 2006, warned that Lamictal (lamotrigine), a drug used to treat seizures and depression, may cause birth defects. Specifically, if a patient is pregnant and taking Lamictal during her first trimester, birth defects such as cleft