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• Update: 3 Rescue workers killed in second cave-in

  Richard Schulte | August 17, 2007 1:08 PM | 0 CommentsDayton, OH

  The search for six missing miners was abruptly halted after a second cave-in killed three rescue workers and injured at least six others who were trying to tunnel through rubble to reach them.The cave-in at 6:39 p.m. was believed to be caused by what seismologists call a "mountain bump," in which shifting ground forces chunks of rock from the walls. Seismologists say such a bump caused the Aug....

• Ohio Man Killed in Auto-Accident

  Richard Schulte | July 25, 2007 3:09 PM | 0 CommentsDayton, OH

  An Ohioan was killed early this morning when his vehicle collided, head on, with a tractor-trailer on US 20. The victim's injuries were fatal as Scottie L. Prenzlin, 40, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. The crash occurred about 5:30 a.m. near Toledo. He was driving his 1997 Ford Crown Victoria westbound on U.S. 20 when it traveled left of center into the path of an eastbound...

• NC Medical Malpractice Reform

  Richard Schulte | July 23, 2007 1:58 PM | 0 CommentsDayton, OH

  NC lawmakers have agreed to place limits upon medical malpractice awards. The new policy will place a cap on monetary damages for certain health care negligent cases. Arbitration proceedings seem to be the vehicle in which this policy progresses. The bill was unanimously approved by the House and sent to Gov. Mike Easley, marking a success in the often antagonistic relationship between...

• Hot dog chili sauce recall

  Richard Schulte | July 19, 2007 9:25 AM | 0 CommentsDayton, OH

  Federal health officials warned Wednesday that 10-ounce cans of Castleberry's, Austex and Kroger brands of hot dog chili sauce with "best by" dates from April 30, 2009, through May 22, 2009. The product was linked to the first cases of botulism in commercially canned foods in decades.The products were made by the Castleberry's Food Co., owned by Bumble Bee Seafoods LLC, based in San Diego. The...

• Judge Grants Class-Action Status Against Scripps Hospital

  Chrissie Cole | July 06, 2007 1:32 AM | 0 CommentsDayton, OH

  A California Superior Court judge has granted class action status to a lawsuit that alleges Scripps Health Hospitals of overcharging uninsured patients since 2002.The lawsuit contends that uninsured patients pay up to four times more than the patients who are covered by Medicare or private insurance companies for the very same medical procedures.The class action status was approved by Judge...

• Insurance Company Refuses to Pay For Breast Birth Defect Surgery

  Chrissie Cole | July 03, 2007 2:30 AM | 0 CommentsDayton, OH

  A mother's insurance claim has been denied twice by her insurance provider. After paying for her health insurance every month, she didn't expect an insurance claim denial. Her 14-year-old daughter has what her doctors refer to as a birth defect. But, the insurance company says the procedure is cosmetic and not medically necessary, so they are refusing to cover it.The doctor diagnosed her...

• Oxford Life Insurance Hit with $39-million Verdict After Waiting to Pay Insurance Claim

  Chrissie Cole | July 01, 2007 10:13 AM | 0 CommentsDayton, OH

  When Oxford Life Insurance Co. denied paying a insurance claim for a severely injured policy holder, they were slammed with a $39 million verdict. The policy was to pay off the remainder of his loan should he suffer dismemberment or death.The policyholder, a West Virginia farmer, had longed for a Ford pickup truck for years. In 1999, at his wife's urging, he used part of their savings as a down...

• Ohio Man Dies Days After Car Accident

  Chrissie Cole | June 17, 2007 11:42 PM | 0 CommentsDayton, OH

  A 20-year-old Ohio man died at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, on Sunday, from injuries he suffered in a car accident that happened several days ago. The accident is still under investigation.On June 6, he was driving a 1999 Ford Ranger, northbound on Ohio 49, when he swerved to the left and went off the road hitting a ditch and driving through a yard. His vehicle sideswiped a tree before...

• Contaminated Heparin Seized By FDA

  Chrissie Cole | November 08, 2008 2:50 PM | 0 CommentsDayton, OH

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently seized 11 lots of heparin from Celsus Laboratories Inc., in Cincinnati, Ohio. U.S. Marshals seized five lots of Heparin Sodium Active...

• Recalled Cereal may be Linked to 21 Cases of Salmonella Illness

  Chrissie Cole | April 12, 2008 12:01 AM | 0 CommentsDayton, OH

  The FDA announced that twenty-one people, in thirteen states, have been diagnosed with salmonellosis that appears to have been caused by the same strain of Salmonella that was found in the recently...