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The latest personal injury updates from Bangor & Augusta, ME
Serving: Augusta, Bangor, Bath, Biddeford, Brewer, Brunswick, Lewiston, Old Orchard Beach, Portland, Rockport, Saco, Sanford, South Portland, Waterville, Westbrook, Auburn
Posted by Alison McKellar
May 02, 2008 6:34 PM
Category: Toxic Substances

Heparin, a blood thinner produced by Baxter International Inc. has now been linked to 81 deaths in the United States and has caused hundreds of severe reactions in patients...

Posted by Alison McKellar
April 28, 2008 8:31 PM

An estimated 200,000 Americans are hospitalized each year for flu-like symptoms and complications from influenza kill approximately 36,000 during the average “flu season”. Although the common...

Posted by Alison McKellar
April 23, 2008 11:16 AM
Category: Miscellaneous

The looming economic recession has hit Mainers hard. Whether you’re an single and living on your own, married with a family, or trying to keep your small business afloat, for the majority of...

Posted by Alison McKellar
April 22, 2008 9:36 PM

A recent study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics says that one out of every fifteen hospitalized kids is injured by drug mix ups, accidental overdoses and bad reactions. This...

Posted by Anne Fennessey
April 15, 2008 10:47 AM
Category: Miscellaneous

The Portland Press Herald has reported that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a statement on April 12, 2008 detailing the most recent information regarding consumer illnesses that were...

Posted by Don Briggs
March 30, 2008 2:40 PM

On March 27th, the Maine Senate gave full approval to the implementation of an Ignition Interlock program which would install breath analysis devices in the vehicles of convicted OUI offenders. The devices require drivers to breath into a miniature breathalyzer installed on the dashboard, and, if the driver's blood alcohol percentage is above the programmed limit (usually .02% -.04%), the...

Posted by Anne Fennessey
March 28, 2008 9:46 AM

It happens alot. There's an accident on the highway. Rescue vehicles rush to the scene with sirens blaring and lights flashing. Other drivers on the road move out of the way and let the rescue vehicles make their way to the crash. That's the way it should be, but on Wednesday, March 26, 2008, things didn't exactly work out the way they should have following an accident on I-95 North in...

Posted by Don Briggs
March 27, 2008 11:28 PM

Cody Miller was fifteen years old when he unexpectedly ended his own life on August 4th of 2007, just two weeks after starting on the popular allergy drug, Singulair, for his allergies. MSNBC reported today that Merck, the company that sells Singulair, has changed the drug's labeling four times in the past year to include information on a range of side effects such as tremors, anxiousness,...

Posted by Don Briggs
March 20, 2008 11:13 AM

On February 27th, Hannaford Supermarkets became aware of a major security breach which lead to credit and debit card fraud for more than 1,800 shoppers and but another 4 million at risk. An article in the Bangor Daily News Reports that the security breach affected all of the 165 stores in the Northeast and 102 Speedbay stores in Florida. Investigators later determined that, although Hannaford...

Posted by Don Briggs
March 19, 2008 9:23 AM

Every ten hours, a driver with a suspended license gets into a crash in Maine. That's according to a recent article from the Kennebec Journal Morning Sentinel. More concerning, still, is that one quarter of these drivers has been drinking or using drugs before the crash.This comprehensive report offers a detailed analysis of the problem and reveals that, not only are suspended drivers getting...

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