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Injured Child at the Florida State Fair Sky tram amusement park accident

Injured Child at the Florida State Fair

TAMPA, FLORIDA –The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office released information about a seven-year-old girl who fell from the Sky Tram, a gondola ride. The incident happened around 8:40pm on February 12th, the first Saturday of the fair. According to the Florida Department of Agriculture, the child and her family were sharing the same “tub,” when the…

Diabetes Drug Side-Effects Lead to FDA Warning Popular Type 2 Diabetes Drug Side-Effects Leads to FDA Warning

Diabetes Drug Side-Effects Lead to FDA Warning

NATIONAL—INVOKANA is a popular Diabetes medication known as Canagliflozin. Invokana is a gliflozin class drug and is also a subtype 2 sodium-glucose transport inhibitor. This means it is used for treatment, but Invokana is specifically for Type 2 Diabetes. However, use of this drug could increase risk of Ketoacidosis, Kidney Failure, Heart Attack or Stroke,…