January 24th, 2020
Breaking News Around 4:30 a.m. a massive plant explosion in Northwest Houston occurred at the Watson Grinding & Manufacturing plant located at 4525 Gessner Road. Several area homes were severely damaged or destroyed. Many surrounding buildings and cars suffered damage as well as debris filled the streets. Video of the explosion was captured by a […]
January 20th, 2020
The medical field has been growing and expanding with new technologies and more procedures becoming available. Cosmetic procedures to reduce weight, enlarge breasts or improve other aesthetics have become a routine phenomenon. Private stand-alone surgery centers have popped up across every major city in the United States; making elective surgeries a daily occurrence. Surgery, once […]
January 14th, 2020
Possible Cancer Risk Associated with Belviq & Belviq XR (Lorcaserin) The FDA is investigating a possible increased risk of cancer associated with the weight loss drug Lorcaserin which is currently marketed as: Belviq and Belviq XR. The FDA announced on January 14, 2020, that the results of a clinical trial showed a possible increase risk […]
January 12th, 2020
My dad told me when he started learning to drive that Papa Ray told him that a car is literally, “a two-ton bomb” and you need to be careful or you can get yourself killed when operating it. I am guessing my dad shared this with me to emphasize how dangerous driving can be. Well, […]
January 9th, 2020
Nizatidine Recall Nationwide On January 8, 2020 the U.S based Mylan Pharmaceuticals has conducted a voluntary nationwide Nizatidine recall on three lots of Nizatidine capsules (including strengths of 150mg and 300mg) due to trace amounts of N-nitrosodimethylamine detected in the API Nizatidine, USP, manufactured by Solara Active Pharma Sciences Limited. The three recalled lots were […]
January 6th, 2020
The thought of owning a self-driving featured car sounds nifty. Imagine being able to do work on your way to work, or even summon your car in a parking lot to come pick you up from the front of the restaurant. This all sounds incredible. However, there has been controversy over the Tesla Model 3 […]
December 23rd, 2019
After a wreck, people sometimes find themselves in a situation where they owe more money on their car than the car’s fair market value. This is what is known as being “upside-down” on a car note. When this happens and the car gets damaged beyond repair or “totaled,” in a car wreck, people often find […]
November 28th, 2019
In the early morning hours of November 27, 2019, a loud explosion rocked the town of Port Neches. The Port Neches plant explosion resulted in three people injured, extensive property damage across the town and release of a known carcinogen: butadiene. Subsequently at least three more explosions were reported at the Texas Petrochemicals aka TPC […]
November 16th, 2019
On March 17, 2019, a huge fire erupted at the Intercontinental Terminals Co. (ITC) bulk liquid storage terminal which sent a large black cloud high over Deer Park and surrounding communities east of Houston, Texas. The fire, which ultimately was allowed largely to burn out, spawned lawsuits from thousands of residents and Harris County for […]
October 14th, 2019
Why is Vaping Being Banned? Across the United States there has been a movement to ban the sale and/or use of e-cigarettes in both public and private venues. All this has followed after the Center for Disease Control has received numerous reports of lung injuries, illnesses and at least 24 confirmed deaths. The number of […]
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