Various antibiotic families, each containing a multitude of antimicrobial types and brands, have been known to distress the liver in many recipients, often causing severe liver damage and, in some cases, death. This is known as drug-induced liver injury.

Morgan Keegan & Co Inc. has lost another arbitration case stemming from a blow up of its bond funds to a former professional athlete, this time liable to a former NBA all-star for $1.45 million in damages.

Birmingham News blogger Don Kausler Jr. shares his harrowing experience as an 18-wheeler collides with traffic stopped on Interstate 20 from a previous accident. According to his story, while stopped near mile marker 147 waiting for traffic from another wreck ahead to be cleared, "A big rig loaded with two trailers came squeezing between an 18-wheeler and the concrete median barrier. It sideswiped the Dodge Ram pickup truck to my left, knocking it into my truck. And then the big rig slammed violently into the 18-wheeler that was turned sideways."

Earlier this month, a 5-year-old child brought a gun to school. Thankfully the gun wasn't loaded, but it was reported he found the gun in a relative's car.

A man says he got hepatitis from taking Havoc, a diet supplement. He claims Recomp Performance Nutrition failed to warn about the "risk, dangers and adverse side effects" of the drug, which is not approved by the FDA.

The greatest gift that can be given again and again is probably love. Of course, a Wii gaming system isn’t too bad, either.The Beasley Allen law firm in Montgomery donated a Wii to Alabama’s Special Camp for Children and Adults, which is near Lake Martin, Aug. 19. ASSCA stands for Alabama’s Special Camp for Children and Adults.
Camp ASSCA has been open for 33 years since 1976.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced an expanded recall of Durabrand DVD players, sold at Wal-Mart. This is an expansion of an earlier recall issued Aug. 20. While the expanded recall still involves a single DVD player with remote control, the expanded warning covers all three colors in which this product is available, silver, pink and purple. The product can overheat, causing a fire hazard.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with OfficeMax, has issued a recall for Office Max Task Chairs. The back and base post of the chair can break while in use, posing a fall hazard. About 216,000 units of this product were produced and sold at OfficeMax stores nationwide.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with IKEA Home Furnishings has recalled the IKEA KARLSTAD sofa bed because the mattress fails to meet the mandatory federal open flame standard, posing a fire hazard to consumers.

FDA notified healthcare professionals of a Class 1 recall of these models of the Stabilet infant warmer because these out-of-date devices may cause serious injury to infants and caregivers due to the possibility that the warmer might be the ignition source for a fire.