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• Four Transplant Recipients Contract H.I.V. in Chicago

  Courtney Mills | November 14, 2007 5:26 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Four patients in Chicago tested positive for H.I.V. after receiving organs from an H.I.V. - infected organ donor. Two patients were infected at the University of Chicago Medical Center, one at Northwestern University Medical Center, and one transplant patient was infected at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.The story was first reported by the Chicago Tribune. The transplant recipients...

• U.S. Recalls Aqua Dots Toys Because of 'Date-Rape' Drug

  Courtney Mills | November 08, 2007 3:14 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Spin Master Toys of Toronto, Canada in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall for over 4 million packages of Aqua Dots because the coating applied on these toy beads breaks down in the stomachs of toddlers into GHB, the notorious 'date-rape' drug.Aqua Dots are chemically-coated toy beads that fuse together once sprayed with water. Known as Bindeez in...

• Chemical Plant Fire Causes Explosion, One Injury

  Courtney Mills | November 01, 2007 1:30 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  A chemical plant northeast of Des Moines, Iowa exploded Monday afternoon, sending firefighters from all over the region scrambling to help with the huge chemical fire. The fire started at 1:15pm, and continued to burn for several hours thereafter.Flames and thick clouds of black smoke could be seen emanating from the Barton Solvents chemical plant for several miles, according to media reports. ...