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• North Carolina Child Seriously Injured in Dog Attack

  Michael Chandler | February 07, 2008 1:03 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  The Charlotte Observer is reporting a 6-year-old North Carolina boy was seriously injured on Wednesday after a Rottweiler bit him while his family visited a neighbor's house. The boy is recovering after hours of surgery at Northeast Medical Center in Concord, North Carolina.Under North Carolina law the owner of a dog and possibly the owner of the property, where a dog is being boarded, can be...

• Child Safety Seats Save Lives in Deadly North Carolina Car Accident

  Michael Chandler | April 14, 2008 3:55 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  The Charlotte Observer reported today that three women died in a horrific car accident on Interstate 85 in Greensboro, North Carolina on Saturday morning. The accident has devastated a family. The...

• As Workplace Inspections Decrease, Workplace Danger Increases

  Michael Chandler | February 15, 2008 3:28 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  "Poultry processors face few consequences when they ignore hazards that can kill and injure workers" begins a Charlotte Observer article in a series dealing with the dangers faced by poultry workers in North Carolina. The series of in-depth articles reveals the high price that is frequently paid by North Carolina poultry workers while the very people that are suppose to protect those worker's...

• Huntersville Truck Accident Injures 2 People

  Shannon Weidemann | August 21, 2007 3:43 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A car driving on Interstate 77 in Huntersville drove underneath a semi-truck. Two people were trapped inside the car. The truck accident happened this morning near the exit to Gilead Road. Two people were pulled out of the mangled vehicle. A medical helicopter landed just south of the accident and transported one patient to the hospital around 11:30 a.m. Medic originally called for a second...

• Child in Accident Suffers Brain Injury

  Shannon Weidemann | June 08, 2007 10:06 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A Northampton boy was struck by a car and suffered a brain injury on Wednesday afternoon. The 6-year-old boy is at a local hospital for multiple injuries. He was trying to cross a street when he was hit by the car. Bob Johnson, the boy's uncle, said Luke also suffered two broken legs, a broken jaw, broken eye socket, punctured lung and a possible spinal injury. He said he underwent an...

• Investigation of Dilantin and Stevens Johnson Syndrome & Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis

  Greg Jones | September 18, 2009 9:48 AM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic epidermal necrolysis are life threatening skin diseases that are characterized by skin rash, peeling, and open wounds and sores on the epidermis. These diseases...

• Charlotte Car Accident Kills Man

  Shannon Weidemann | May 30, 2007 2:35 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A man driving in Charlotte was involved in a single car accident on Tuesday and was killed. The 60-year-old man was the only person in the vehicle. The victim was driving his 1991 Chevrolet S-10 truck in the 6500 block of Rozzelles Ferry when he drove off the right side of the road; witnesses said he was going about 40 mph.He was pronounced dead at the scene. It is unknown what caused the...

• Thousands Evacuated in Apex Chemical Fire

  Staff Writer | October 06, 2006 10:42 AM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  More than 16,000 people who live in Apex, NC have been evacuated from their homes after a chemical fire caused explosions and blew poisonous gasses (including chlorine) and black smoke over much of the town. The incident occurred at an EQ Industrial Services hazardous waste plant. There have already been reports of over 100 nursing home residents and around 10 emergency responders being taken to...

• Medtronic Recall over Infusion Pump and Catheter

  Greg Jones | September 16, 2009 9:55 AM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  Medtronic Inc. has issued a statement that a catheter and an infusion pump it produces pose serious health risks when used together. This action and potential risk has caused the U.S. Food and Drug...

• More Denture Cream suits over Excess Zinc Casuing Serious Problems

  Greg Jones | September 16, 2009 9:47 AM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  More suits have been transfered to the The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation over whether zinc in denture creams made by GlaxoSmithKline and the Procter & Gamble caused...