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• Two of Over 500 Sick from Taste of Chicago Sue Pars Cove

  Jenny Albano | July 17, 2007 8:57 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  As of Monday afternoon, 529 people had reported they were infected with salmonella from the Taste of Chicago festival. Of those who reported their illness, around 50 have been confirmed by lab tests, and 36 have been identified as Salmonella heidelberg which is a common strain. Now 17 people have been hospitalized for their symptoms.City Health officials have only found one source of the...

• 491 Cases of Salmonella Illness from Taste of Chicago

  Jenny Albano | July 16, 2007 10:29 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  The number of people reported being ill has increased to 491 after they ate at the Pars Cove Persian Cuisine booth at the Taste of Chicago festival. The source of the salmonella outbreak has been linked to a hummus dish called hummus shirazi which includes fresh herbs, tomato and cucumber salad on top of hummus. The numbers of salmonellosis have been increasing over the last week.As a...

• 300+ People Sick at Chicago Food Tasting

  Staff Writer | July 14, 2007 2:48 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  Chicago Sun-Times reports that over 300 people have become sick after eating at a popular food tasting event in Chicago with a number complaining of salmonella poisoning.On Thursday about 126 people who ate at the Pars Cove Persian Cuisine booth at the Taste of Chicago had reported illness. As as of this weekend the number of complaints had more than tripled according to Chicago Sun-Times.City...

• Infant attacked by rottweiler

  Barry Doyle | June 16, 2007 11:15 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  An 18 month old Indianapolis child is recovering after being attacked by a neighbor's rottweiler. The dog ran out of the house and grabbed the boy out of his stroller by the leg, grabbing onto the leg, and shaking the boy violently. The dog finally released the child after being beaten by a police officer who arrived on the scene.The child suffered bite wounds to his leg.Rottweilers are among...

• Sleeping trucker kills motorist and daughter

  Barry Doyle | June 15, 2007 8:45 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  Last week in Pennsylvania, a woman and her daughter were hit by a truck when the truck driver behind them fell asleep at the wheel as they slowed to enter a construction zone.The woman and her daughter suffered fatal injuries.Driver fatigue is a major issue in trucking safety. One study showed that 13% of all trucking related crashes were caused in part by driver fatigue.Regulations setting...

• Fatal scaffolding collapse

  Barry Doyle | June 14, 2007 7:30 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  Two Indiana construction workers fell 40 feet to the ground when the scaffold they were working on collapsed. The scaffold had a loose pin holding in one of the members of the scaffold and when the workers went to repair the scaffold, their weight caused the scaffold to collapse.One worker survived the fall suffering chest and head injuries; the other workers suffered fatal injuries.Federal...

• Hospital sued for medication error

  Barry Doyle | June 13, 2007 2:30 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A Missouri hospital has been sued by the parents of one of its patients after the 8-year old girl received the wrong medication. The girl had been prescribed israpidine but was given risperdal instead.The girl suffered brain damage and kidney damage and will eventually require a kidney transplant."Sound-alike" medications cause the potential for medication errors. This arises from the custom...

• Motorcyclists injured in multiple accidents

  Barry Doyle | June 13, 2007 9:30 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  An Indiana newspaper came out with a piece recently documenting the high number of accidents involving motorcycles and cars. The article noted that many of the accidents were the product of the car driver failing to yield the right of way to the motorcyclist, and postulated that the reason for this is that drivers are not used to looking for motorcyclists after their absence in winter months...

• Worker killed at Tribune plant

  Barry Doyle | June 12, 2007 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A "temporary contract worker" was killed at the Chicago Tribune printing plant two weeks ago. The worker was cleaning gears at the bottom of an elevator shaft when the elevator started.The worker was cut in half by the machinery, resulting in instant fatal injuries.This clearly was an avoidable accident. When people are working in an enclosed area such as this, it should be clearly and plainly...

• Arizona assisted living facilities shuttered

  Barry Doyle | June 11, 2007 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  Four Arizona assisted living facilties were recently closed by state authorities after inpsections revealed filthy conditions and care deficiencies.In one instance, one resident was found to have 22 decubitus ulcers, some of which were bone-deep.Many consumers are unaware of the differences between assisted living facilities and nursing homes. Assisted living facilities are intended to provide...