2 May, 2009
The 28th running of the Apple Blossom 10k Race attracted over 1,200 participants today. Because it is run along some of the Apple Blossom Festival Grand Feature Parade Route, runners are greeted and cheered from the crowds along the course. Because people come from neighboring states and want to get good seats on the parade route, there are pick up trucks backed up to the race course and people camped out on blankets from the wee hours. This year’s winners tore up the UST&F certified course in under 30:00, averaging 4:41/mile ! Chasing $8,300 in prize money, the elites made sure that area residents would only be contending for the Masters, Grand Masters and locals’ awards. While the TriathlonTrialLawyer was way off his best Apple Blossom time, his 6:48/mile average in the wet, cool drizzle was good enough to finish ahead of 1,100 other runners and finish 2nd out of 74 men in his age group. Even better was the fact that the rain stopped for the wonderful parade that afternoon !
1 May, 2009
Herndon Reston area sports injury a drug product liability lawyer Doug Landau received the following from InjuryBoard notification about a diet, energy and weight loss product that he has seen heavily advertised in sports magazines, GNC and CVS drug stores:
FDA Warns Consumers to Stop Using Hydroxycut Products
Dietary Supplements Linked to One Death; Pose Risk of Liver Injury
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to immediately stop using Hydroxycut products by Iovate Health Sciences Inc., of Oakville, Ontario and distributed by Iovate Health Sciences USA Inc. of Blasdell, N.Y. Some Hydroxycut products are associated with a number of serious liver injuries. Iovate has agreed to recall Hydroxycut products from the market.
The FDA has received 23 reports of serious health problems ranging from jaundice and elevated liver enzymes, an indicator of potential liver injury, to liver damage requiring liver transplant. One death due to liver failure has been reported to the FDA. Other health problems reported include seizures; cardio vascular disorders; and rhabdomyolysis, a type of muscle damage that can lead to other serious problems such as kidney failure. Read the rest of this entry »
