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• One Storm Forecaster Lowers 2007 Estimate Slightly

  Gerry McGill | August 08, 2007 2:57 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  Hurricane researcher William Gray lowered his 2007 forecast slightly last week, calling for 15 named storms with 8 becoming hurricanes and 4 becoming intense hurricanes.At the outset of the hurricane season on May 31, Gray had predicted 17 named storms and 9 hurricanes, 5 of them intense. The new forecast by month called for 3 named storms, 2 hurricanes and one intense hurricane in August; 5...

• Mississippi Is Worst State for Uninsured Drivers

  Gerry McGill | July 31, 2007 2:30 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  A national study released by the Insurance Research Council, a nonprofit study group funded by insurance providers, released a study showing that 26 percent of Mississippi drivers lacked insurance between 1999 and 2004. Alabama and California were tied for the second-highest percentage of uninsured drivers in the 50 states. Twenty-five percent of drivers from those states were uninsured."Even...

• Castleberry Expands Food Recall To Over 90 Brands

  Gerry McGill | July 25, 2007 12:12 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  Castleberry's Food Company, a Georgia plant owned by BumbleBee Foods, LLC, is expanding its recall to over 90 types of canned meat products. The recall began with the Castleberry's labeled hotdog chili sauce, but has been expanded to cover multiple meat products and brand names such as Kroger, Food Lion, and Piggy Wiggly. . Persons having questions can call the Castleberry's hotline at...

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  Gerry McGill | July 20, 2007 3:44 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

• First Accutane Trial Yields $2.6 Million Verdict

  Gerry McGill | July 09, 2007 3:58 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  A New Jersey jury awarded $2.619 million to a man who claimed the acne drug Accutane caused his inflammatory bowel disease. The man claimed that the drug's manufacturer failed to warn customers of the serious side effects that caused him to have multiple surgeries, including the removal of his colon. Introduced in 1982, Accutane has been prescribed to more than 13 million patients...

• Auto Safety Doesn't Come In Small Packages

  Gerry McGill | June 28, 2007 2:57 PM | 1 CommentBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  With high gas prices and even higher prices projected for the future, many drivers may be considering switching to mini-cars such as the Nissan Versa or the Mini Cooper. In recent crash tests measuring crash ratings for front, side and rear impact, tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the Nissan Versa and Toyota Yaris were the top-rated and the Hyundai Accent and Kia Rio were...

• Diabetes Drug Avandia Increases Heart Risks

  Gerry McGill | June 25, 2007 2:56 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  A study by Dr. Steven Nissen, a well-known cardiologist from the Cleveland Clinic, which was published in the New England Journal of Medicine on May 21, concluded that Avandia increases a patient's risk of a heart attack by 43% and the risk of death from cardiovascular causes by 64%. The study confirms that 60,000 to 100,000 reported heart attacks from Avandia users may be linked to the drug...

• Search Suspended For Passenger Missing From Cruise Ship

  Kay Whitson | June 20, 2007 12:37 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  The U. S. Coast Guard this morning suspended its search for a 24-year-old man who was missing from the cruise ship Freedom of the Seas which was en route from Miami to Puerto Rico. Relatives last saw Brent Smith, a 24-year-old man, around 1:45 am Monday on his stateroom balcony. They reported him missing about 7 hours later. Following a search of the cruise ship to determine that Mr. Smith...

• NOAA Predicts Above-Normal 2007 Hurricane Season

  Kay Whitson | June 19, 2007 3:58 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  The 2007 Hurricane Season officially began June 1 and will run through November 30, 2007. The National Hurricane Center forecasts that there will be 13 to 17 named storms, with 7 to 10 of those becoming hurricanes, and 3 to 5 of those are forecasted to be major hurricanes. An average Atlantic hurricane season brings 11 named storms, with six becoming hurricanes, including two major hurricanes....

• Southern Mississippi Car Accidents Claim Five Over Weekend

  Gerry McGill | June 19, 2007 11:21 AM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  Father's Day was a bad one for drivers in Southern Mississippi, as car accidents claimed the lives of five men. The men died in three separate wrecks in Jackson and Hancock counties.The first fatality occurred at 2:21 a.m. in Hancock County at the crossroads of Mississippi 603 and Paradise Lane. Gazzo said that the 2003 Ford F150 that Jason Dossett, 26, of Kiln, was driving went off the road to...