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Four Saint Joseph’s University students were taken to the hospital emergency room after drinking Four Loko and Joose energy drinks. Reports say the Four Loko drinks caused students to experience walking blackouts, anxiety, heart palpitations, psychosis-like episodes, extreme mood swings, alcohol poisoning and other similar symptoms. There were no serious long-term side effects from the incident, reports concluded. Families of those hospitalized after drinking energy drinks will likely have questions. In a tragedy like this one, survivors’ questions need to…

Mark Hurd, Chief Executive of Hewlett-Packard Co., resigned suddenly over the summer following a sexual harassment claim which was filed against him by an outside contractor.   Reports say that as HP launched an investigation, Hurd quit the company. The investigation reportedly found that Hurd had violated business conduct standards. The investigation was launched after HP was notified of the claim by the contractor’s company in late June, reports say.   But reports also say that the probe found that…

During the icy conditions in South Texas early last month, a fatal traffic accident occurred at 5600 Southwest Freeway (South U.S. Highway 59) about 3:55 a.m. Friday, February 4th, reports say. Due to ice on the roadway that week, several vehicles were involved in a traffic accident on the freeway, with the resulting chaos prompting each driver to exit their car to cjeck the conditions of their vehicles. As the drivers exited their vehicles, the victim was then struck by…

Reports say Smith & Nephew’s Advanced Wound Management division recently announced a U.S. voluntary nationwide recall of some alcohol prep products, such as pads, wipes, and swabs over concerns about potential microbial contamination. The contamination by possible Bacillus cereus could lead to life-threatening infections, especially in at-risk people such as immune suppressed and surgical patients. Smith & Nephew announced the halt of all shipments of IV PREP Antiseptic Wipes manufactured by The Triad Group and is advising all customers and…

  The UN is currently dealing with a string of sexual harassment complaints within its own ranks, reports say. Several women who complained of harassment say their employment contracts weren’t renewed, and the men they accused retired or resigned, putting them out of reach of the U.N. justice system, reports say.   But a planned overhaul of the United Nation’s internal justice system took effect mid-summer and the goal has been to create a more independent and professional system for…