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• Device Used for Sleep Apnea Recalled

  Shannon Weidemann | April 27, 2007 1:06 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  A type of flow generators used for Sleep Apnea have been recalled by the FDA. Over 300,000 units manufactured by ResMed Inc. have been recalled. The device could short circuit at the power supply connector. ResMed said patients can continue to use S8 flow generators until they receive a replacement unit but should immediately discontinue using the device if there are any signs of electrical...

• Small Plane Crashes in Missouri

  Shannon Weidemann | April 17, 2007 12:09 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)

  A small plane crashed in a wooded area of Missouri killing all three people onboard. The pilot and two passengers were a family from Iowa on their way to Alabama. They died instantly from the crash. The single-engine Piper Cherokee was en route from Jefferson City to Muscle Shoals, Ala., when controllers lost contact around 8:45 a.m. Saturday. DeClue said the family had been headed from there...