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• Drunk Driver Ends up on Airport Runway in Grand Junction

  Staff Writer | January 30, 2008 11:16 AM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  Around 3 in the morning on Monday, a car crashed into a fence at the Grand Junction Regional Airport and ended up driving on the runway before it ultimately got stuck in electrical equipment.The driver, Jamie L. Bowden, was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving along with other counts. Luckily, no planes were taking off or landing in the vicinity when the accident occurred. According to Mothers...

• Special Amenities in hospitals, if you can afford it

  Staff Writer | December 18, 2007 2:21 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  Imagine being a patient in a hospital, and actually enjoying the experience with a personal chef and a larger room. Such exclusive amenties are being offered more and more every day at hospitals nationwide.Three such hospitals in Colorado offer incredible amenities for those who are willing to pay the price. The Rose Center for Preventive Medicine in Denver, The University of Colorado Hospital...

• Fentanyl Tablets Warning From FDA, Cephalon Oncology

  Courtney Mills | September 13, 2007 1:28 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  The FDA has issued on its MedWatch page an announcement about the publication of two "Dear Healthcare Professional" letters from Cephalon Oncology about potential dangers of their fentanyl buccal tablets.Fentora is manufactured by Cephalon oncology and is indicated in the treatment of breakthrough cancer pains. Fentanyl tablets are not appropriate for patients suffering from post-operative...

• FDA Recalls Contaminated Sandwiches

  Courtney Mills | August 13, 2007 9:14 AM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  The U. S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a recall on approximately 7,500 individually wrapped sandwiches because of potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Listeria is a microorganism and can cause serious infection in young children, the elderly, and immunocompromised individuals.These sandwiches were manufactured by IFS, Inc., of South Elgin, Illinois, and are distributed...

• Zelnorm Back on the Market

  Jenny Albano | July 27, 2007 1:01 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  The drug Zelnorm, manufactured by Novatis, was taken of the market in March because of a high risk of heart attacks, stroke, and chest pain. But now the FDA is allowing the irritable bowel syndrome drug to become available again, but only for a restricted access program. Zelnorm will remain off the market for the general public.The program is for women in the US under 55 years of age who...

• Public Citizen Alerts Public of Class Action Against Paxil on You Tube

  Jenny Albano | July 18, 2007 7:26 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy group, decided advertise a class action suit a little differently. The group of lawyers used You Tube, a popular video website, to announce a $48 million class action settlement for people who had purchased Paxil for their kids.There are two videos up on the website. The first video that shows a teenager wandering around looking confused, and then a news...

• Surgeons Fail to Report When Stuck With Needles

  Jenny Albano | June 29, 2007 11:47 AM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  A study being published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that most surgeons who have accidentally stuck themselves with needles while performing surgery, failed to report their injuries. This is a major problem because this lack of reporting is putting many patients and doctors at risk for blood-borne illnesses, such as AIDS and hepatitis.Most surgeons say the main reason for needle...

• Go-Cart Driver Causes Accident in Grand Junction

  Shannon Weidemann | April 30, 2007 10:27 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  A man driving a go-cart through the streets of Grand Juction while he was holding a beer caught the attention of police. They tried to stop the man, but he would not stop and led them on a go-cart speed chase. He drove down alleys and around buildings. The man reportedly caused an accident when he pulled onto one street, and made a car swerve and hit something. It wasn't clear what the car...

• Wrongful Death Suit May be Filed for Death Row Inmate

  Shannon Weidemann | March 31, 2007 2:49 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  A man was excuted by the North Carolina Department of Corrections in August and now his attorney is considering filing a wrongful death suit after all the conditions set forth by a U.S. District Court Judge were not followed. A doctor was supposed to monitor the man to make sure he was fully unconscious before being executed and according to a deposition, that did not happen.U.S. District Judge...

• Experts say Levalbuterol Inhaler same as Albuterol

  Staff Writer | February 05, 2007 10:38 AM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  WorstPills.org recommends that patients using levalbuterol (Xopenex HFA) consider using the older and less expensive asthma inhaler albuterol (Proventil, Ventolin).They also recommend that before stopping use of any drug, you should consult your physician. WorstPills.org reports that levalbuterol does not offer any benefits over albuterol; it just costs more.The editors of the highly respected...