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Pfizer Inc. issued a recall of 28 lots of birth control pills because of a packaging error that may leave women with an inadequate amount of contraception. As a result of the packaging error, some blister packs may have more of the active, or hormone-laden pills, some may have too Read more »
Although Skechers claims Shape-ups will help tone your legs, buttocks, and core, many in the medical and fitness fields believe the shoes rocker-bottom sole is causing users to suffer serious stress fracture injuries. Shape-ups toning shoes alter the way a personal walks, which over time can put pressure on areas Read more »
Since being launched in early 2011, the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s online product safety information database, SaferProducts.gov, reports that more than 130 complaints concerning toning shoes, including Skechers Shape-ups, have been filed on the database. Consumers have reported torn ligaments, strained muscles, broken bone injuries, chronic tendinitis, and chronic pain Read more »
Celebrity-endorsed Skechers Shape-ups are touted as an athletic shoe that will get you in shape fast simply by walking in them. The makers of Skechers Shape-ups claim with regular use, their popular toning shoes will improve leg, buttock and core muscle strength. The company has sponsored two studies showing Read more »
AUGUST 29, 2009 – Four people were killed Friday evening in a crash in Santee, the California Highway Patrol has reported. The crash occurred on State Route 125 near Mission Gorge Road, north of La Mesa. According to the CHP, a person called 911 at 6:36 p.m. and reported having Read more »
AUGUST 17, 2009 – A 65-year-old man died when his motorcycle collided with a vehicle that was stalled in lanes of Interstate 15, authorities said. Laurence Irving Fullerton III of Poway was driving a Honda CBR north on I-15 just north of Via Rancho Parkway when he collided with the Read more »
AUGUST 11, 2009 – A woman died in a Ford Explorer rollover accident Monday afternoon in eastern San Diego County, authorities have reported. The fatal Ford Explorer rollover crash occurred just before 3:30 p.m. Monday afternoon, on SR-79, just north of Wolahi Road, near Lake Cuyamaca. According to reports, the Read more »
AUGUST 3, 2009 – A 14-year-old boy was knocked unconscious when he was struck by a personal watercraft while being pulled on an inner tube off San Diego, authorities said. The unidentified boy was hospitalized with neck and back injuries and a possible broken leg, according to a San Diego Read more »
JULY 28, 2009 – A jury awarded nearly $2 million to a woman whose husband was killed when his golf cart plunged down a steep rocky hillside at a San Diego County golf resort, authorities said. Edwin Payne, 65, was halfway through a round of golf when he lost control Read more »
JULY 28, 2009 – A shop foreman suffered serious burns when a radiator hose burst at a North San Diego County garage, authorities said. The accident happened shortly before 11 a.m. in the 2041 block of Mission Avenue, according to the Oceanside Fire Department. The employee, estimated to be in Read more »