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• SUV Hits Patrol Car

  Christina Cole | January 02, 2007 11:51 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  An Ohio Highway Patrol Trooper and another man were hurt when the trooper's car was hit by a sport utility vehicle on Sunday near the Ohio Turnpike.Highway Patrol Trooper, Nate Towns, of the Walbridge post, who was in the driver's seat of the patrol car, was treated at Bay Park Hospital in Oregon. Andrew J. Sleek, of Fremont, who was in the front passenger seat of the patrol car, was treated at...

• Charles Boyk, Attorney at Law

  Staff Writer | January 01, 2007 4:43 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  Chuck Boyk is a lifelong resident of Northwest Ohio. He was born in Toledo, Ohio and graduated from Start High School in 1976. He attended Bowling Green State University on a debate scholarship and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a specialization in Political Science. Chuck went directly to the University of Toledo College of Law and graduated with a Juris Doctor Degree...

• Canada Approves E. coli Cattle Vaccine

  Christina Cole | January 01, 2007 12:07 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has authorized distribution of an E. coli 0157:H7 vaccine to Canadian veterinarians, with hopes of lowering shedding of the potentially deadly bacteria from cattle.Manufactured by Bioniche Life Sciences Inc., a Canadian biopharmaceutical company, the vaccine "will be an important factor in helping to reduce the prevalence of this toxic bacterium," said Graeme...

• Mother Sues Birth Control Patch Company for Daughters Death

  Christina Cole | December 31, 2006 1:02 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  The mother of a West Tennessee woman who died while she was using a popular birth control patch has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the makers of the Ortho Evra patch.The lawsuit names Ortho Evra developer and manufacturer Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical Company, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. Ortho Evra was approved by the FDA in 2001. The birth control patch delivers the hormones...

• Drug In Same Class as Bextra and Vioxx Approved For Use in Children

  Staff Writer | December 27, 2006 11:11 AM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  Pfizer has received federal approval to market Celebrex, its Cox-2 inhibiting painkiller, as a treatment for Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA). JRA affects tens of thousands of children, and other treatments have seen limited success or resulted in severe side effects.The decision comes after FDA advisers recommended Nov. 29 the drug as an effective but not necessarily safe treatment for the...

• Exec Fired For Questioning Ortho Evra Safety?

  Staff Writer | December 23, 2006 12:31 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  Dr. Joel S. Lippman, former VP at two subsidiaries of Johnson & Johnson, claims he was fired for questioning the safety of Ortho Evra, among other faulty products. Johnson & Johnson claims Dr. Lippman was fired for improper conduct, but the former exec says he was terminated for repeatedly raising safety concerns and asking that products be recalled or not launched at all.The lawsuit alleges...

• Taco John's Hit With E. Coli Lawsuit

  Staff Writer | December 17, 2006 12:12 PM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

  The family of a nine year old Iowa girl who was infected with E. coli has filed suit against the Taco John's restaurant chain. Autumn Saul was hospitalized for severe kidney complications believes to stem from lettuce contaminated with E. coli and served on food items at the restaurant chain. She was diagnosed with hemolytic uremic syndrome.HUS is a condition often linked to E. coli poisoning...

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  Staff Writer | December 10, 2006 11:57 AM | 0 CommentsToledo, OH

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