By: LISA R. WILSON
The FDA announced on Monday that nearly 30 weight-loss products containing unlisted and possibly dangerous ingredients attributed to heart attacks and strokes are available to consumers online. The appetite-suppressing products, which are available in pill-form, are advertised as “natural” fat busters but may contain a known carcinogen and other adverse chemicals.
“These tainted [...]
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FDA warns online diet pills can trigger
heart attacks, strokes
December 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
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FDA issues a black box warning
for bowel-cleansing drugs
December 20th, 2008 · 2 Comments
By; LISA R. WILSON
Federal health officials announced Thursday they will add the strongest safety warning, a black box label, to prescription drugs used to cleanse the bowel before colonoscopies. The new warning label will apply to Visicol and OsmoPrep tablets, known as oral phosphate products, made by Salix Pharmaceuticals. The black box label warns patients [...]
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Official: Clemens’ trainer cooperated under threat
December 19th, 2008 · No Comments
By JEFF CARLTON
Associated Press Writer
Roger Clemens’ former personal trainer cooperated with investigators looking into steroids in baseball under threat of prosecution, an assistant U.S. attorney said in a court filing Thursday that could turn into a key factor in the lawsuit filed by the star pitcher.
In a declaration filed in federal court in Houston as [...]
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Top Ten Costly Celebrity Divorces
December 18th, 2008 · No Comments
By: LISA R. WILSON
Last week’s divorce settlement between Madonna and her film director ex-husband Guy Ritchie has made Ritchie, well, rich. Madonna’s publicist, Liz Rosenberg, announced to the Associated Press that Madonna was ordered to give Ritchie between 50 and 60 million pounds ($76-$92 million) as part of their divorce agreement, including the value of [...]
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Adam Walsh’s 1981 murder solved
December 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment
By: LISA R. WILSON
Florida police announced Tuesday that they now know the identity of the person responsible for the decapitation of “America’s Most Wanted” host John Walsh’s 6-year old son, who was slain in 1981. The suspect being charged with the crime is Ottis Toole, a known pedophile who died more than a decade ago [...]
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Got Medical Marijuana?
December 13th, 2008 · No Comments
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
I recently saw a documentary about the medical marijuana debate. It ended up to be interesting timing because the U.S. Supreme Court recently refused to review a California court decision finding the state medical marijuana law was not preempted by federal law. In the California case, police were ordered to return marijuana [...]
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Compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act
December 12th, 2008 · No Comments
By: LINDSEY ONEILL, ESQ.
The Fair Labor Standards Act is a body of federal law (i) requiring the payment of a minimum wage for regular hours and premium pay for overtime hours; (ii) requiring certain records of employee work time and pay; and (iii) governing youth employment.
Minimum Wage: As of July 24, 2008, covered nonexempt workers are [...]
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How many drinks does it take to get a DUI?
December 7th, 2008 · No Comments
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
I’ve been watching a marathon of Mad Men. Even if you’ve only seen one episode, you know those mad, mad men (and women) drink a lot! My goodness! In one particular eposite, a bottle or two of vodka was thrown back before jumping in the car to drive home. I don’t know [...]
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Dixie Chicks Lead Singer Sued for Defamation
December 6th, 2008 · No Comments
By: LISA R. WILSON
Terry Hobbs, stepfather of slain Steve Branch—who was killed in 1993 with two other young boys—has filed a defamation lawsuit in Pulaski County Circuit Court against Dixie Chicks lead singer Natalie Maines. Maines has had a history of speaking out for the three people convicted of the slayings and has alleged [...]
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Have you been laid-off?
Know your unemployment rights!
December 2nd, 2008 · 14 Comments
By: LISA R. WILSON
In the midst of the stress and worry that accompanies a lay-off, a newly unemployed person is bound to question what he or she has coming to them, in the form of financial compensation. Will I get paid for accrued vacation time? The expenses I put on my personal credit card for [...]
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