InjuryBoard Houston Archives

• Reported Injuries by Razor USA's Four-Wheelers Due To A "Throttle Controller Defect"

  Ashley Davis | September 30, 2008 9:56 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Thinking about buying your child a new toy for his or her birthday? Well think again when it comes to purchasing the popular three or four wheelers by Razor USA. Razor USA's three wheelers have...

• Dog Owner Gets 15 Years For Fatal Mauling

  Scott Kappes | September 24, 2008 5:38 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  On Monday a California judge sentenced dog owner Marjorie Knoller to 15 years to life in prison, seven years after her two 100+ pound Presa Canarios fatally mauled her neighbor in the hallway...

• Ike’s Aftermath: Carbon Monoxide from Generators Can Kill in Minutes

  Scott Kappes | September 19, 2008 4:35 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Toxic Substances

  As we all work to recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Ike it is important to follow some simple safety guidelines to keep you and your family safe. Several people in the Houston...

• Soccer Goal Nets Recalled Following Strangulation Death

  Scott Kappes | September 19, 2008 12:55 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Regent Sports and the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission have issued a recall for about 190,000 recreational soccer goal nets following the strangulation death of a 20-month-old child....

• BPA Linked to Heart Disease and Diabetes

  Scott Kappes | September 18, 2008 6:28 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  A new study published in Wednesday’s Journal of the American Medical Association found that higher urinary concentrations of Bisphenol A, or BPA, were associated with an increased prevalence...

• Tips For Galveston Area Residents Preparing For Ike's Landfall

  Scott Kappes | September 11, 2008 2:26 PM | 1 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  As Hurricane Ike bears down on the Texas coast mandatory evacuations have begun and people are preparing for the worst. In this terrible time there are some things that you can do to insure that...

• Texas Residents Preparing For Hurricane Ike

  Scott Kappes | September 11, 2008 2:24 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  As Hurricane Ike bears down on the Texas coast mandatory evacuations have begun and people are preparing for the worst. In this terrible time there are some things that you can do to insure that...

• Chantix Makers Use “Unbranded” Ads to Reduce Side-Effect Talk

  Scott Kappes | September 02, 2008 6:19 PM | 1 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  As many may have heard over the past several months Pfizer’s anti-smoking drug Chantix has been linked to serious side effects including suicidal thought and suicidal behavior. When evidence...