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Study: Lung congestions increases risk of cardiac death in dialysis patients
Dialysis patients with asymptomatic lung congestion are more likely to die prematurely or experience heart attacks or other cardiac events, according to a study in an upcoming issue of the Journal of...
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New study shows energy drinks can raise blood pressure, cause abnormal heart...
A new study shows that energy drinks, such as Red Bull, Monster, and 5-Hour Energy, may increase blood pressure and cause erratic heartbeat. The new study is an analysis of seven previous studies, and...
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Woman injured in Texas bus crash files lawsuit
The first of what may likely be many personal-injury lawsuits has emerged from the crash of a bus in Irving, Texas, April 11 that killed two people on a Texas highway and injured more than 40 others....
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‘Texting while flying’ helicopter crash settled for $8 million
The nation’s first-ever aviation crash case involving a distracted pilot who was “texting-while-flying” has concluded with $8 million in settlements. The crash involved a medical transport helicopter...
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New Toyota sudden acceleration lawsuit blames electronic throttle for...
A lawyer representing the family of a woman who died when her 2009 Toyota Camry sped out of control and sank into a California River hopes the case will be tried as a bellwether case ahead of about a...
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One dead after two Cessna planes collide in midair over Los Angeles
One person has died after two Cessna 172 planes collided in mid-air Monday afternoon over Southern California. One of the airplanes crash landed on the third hole at Westlakes Golf Course in Westlakes,...
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Vitamin D supplements may prevent vascular access complications in dialysis...
Dialysis patients with type 2 diabetes who take vitamin D supplements are less likely to have complications with vascular access than those who do not take the supplements, a new study shows. Vascular...
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Researchers study abnormal heart rhythm, sudden cardiac death among dialysis...
A group of researchers from the University of Cincinnati is hoping that an implantable device can identify undetected heart rhythm abnormalities in patients undergoing hemodialysis. These patients are...
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For-profit dialysis clinics use more costly and dangerous drugs
For-profit dialysis kidney centers use more of an expensive and dangerous class of drugs than nonprofit clinics, according to a report published this week in JAMA Internal Medicine. The drugs are known...
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Safety regulators propose tougher new standards for strollers
In a push to prevent further deaths and injuries to infants and young children, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has voted unanimously to establish a federal safety standard for...
View ArticleDialysis clinic closes following two infection-related deaths
Bessemer Kidney Center, one of about a dozen dialysis clinics owned by Fresenius Medical Care North America, recently was shut down after a report by the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH)...
View ArticleU.S., FDA sue Louisiana company for making and selling unapproved...
A Shreveport, La., pharmaceutical company has been manufacturing and distributing unapproved and misbranded drug products for several years, even though U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
View ArticleTakeoff aborted after Airbus engine explodes on Manchester, UK runway
An Airbus A330-200 passenger jet operated by British-based Thomas Cook Airlines aborted takeoff Monday afternoon after one its engines exploded during takeoff at Manchester Airport in England. Nobody...
View ArticleSan Francisco passenger jet crash kills two schoolgirls, injures 181 others
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — U.S. and South Korean officials are investigating the deadly crash landing of a Boeing 777 passenger plane at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) Saturday. The plane,...
View ArticleAirplane crash kills ten people in Soldotna, Alaska
Ten people were killed Sunday when their air taxi crashed at a small Alaskan airport in Soldotna, about 7o miles southwest of Anchorage on the Kenai Peninsula. The de Havilland DHC3 Otter airplane, a...
View ArticleNew FAA safety rules boost pilot qualification and training standards
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has boosted experience requirements for first officers (co-pilots) flying U.S. passenger and cargo jets. The new rule coincidentally follows, but is not...
View ArticleAsiana Flight 214 death toll rises to 3 as another girl dies from crash injuries
A third girl from Asiana flight 214 died Friday morning of her injuries, 6 days after the airplane crash-landed at San Francisco International airport. The girl, whose identity was withheld at the...
View ArticleAsiana 214 passengers sue Boeing for crash-related injuries
CHICAGO, Ill.–Eighty-three passengers of Asiana flight 214 have joined a lawsuit being prepared against Boeing Co. for injuries they received when the airplane crash-landed on a San Francisco runway...
View ArticleTexas roller coaster death rekindles debate on amusement ride safety regulations
ARLINGTON, Texas — Officials from a German roller coaster manufacturing company are traveling to Arlington, Texas, to inspect the Texas Giant roller coaster at Six Flags Over Texas amusement park after...
View ArticleAsiana air crash survivor’s tragic death prompts reevaluation of rescue...
A 16-year old girl who survived the initial impact of Asiana flight 214 when it crash landed at San Francisco International Airport July 6 was struck and killed on the runway by a firefighting truck,...
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