Each year, tens of millions of prescriptions for fluoroquinolones (FLQs) are written for patients suffering from a variety of bacterial illnesses ranging from bronchitis to skin infections. The popular drugs, Avelox, Cipro and Levaquin, are antibiotics that inhibit the growth of bacteria by unwinding their DNA. These antibiotics are widely prescribed and trusted by patients […]
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Teens Rescued from Oakland Crash
On Sunday morning, two teens had to be rescued from a crash that happened in Oakland. ABC Channel Seven News reports that their vehicle went over a cliff near Fish Ranch Road and Grizzly Peak Boulevard sometime before 11:38 a.m. They were apparently heading down East Bay Road when for unknown reasons, their vehicle left […]
Major Injury Crash on 580
Earlier this week, there was a major injury crash on Interstate Highway 580. KRON Channel Four News reported that the wreck happened sometime around 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning, just west of the Marina Bay. A Sig-alert was issued, and all westbound lanes of the highway in Oakland were closed until about 3:12 a.m. Very […]
Stanford Hospital Tech Accused of Sexual Battery
On Monday, a former Stanford Hospital anesthesia technician pleaded no contest on two counts of sexual battery. KRON Channel Four News reported that the anesthesia tech, 56-year-old Robert Lastinger of Fremont, was fired last year after several nurses reported that he had touched the genitals of male patients post-surgery while they were still under anesthesia. […]
Death at South Beach Construction Site
Last week, a worker was killed at a construction site in San Francisco’s South Beach area. KRON Channel Four News reported that the incident happened at about 2:45 p.m. on Friday at a worksite in the 200 block of Main Street. Very little information has been released about this worksite death, but the victim was […]
