The FDA is now warning that azithromycin “may lead to a potentially fatal irregular heart rhythm,” but also acknowledges that the antibacterial is just joining a longer list of drugs with cardiac side effects to be weighed carefully before prescription. Continue reading FDA Adds Antibiotic Azithromycin to List of Heart-Dangerous Meds
Temperatures for Thursday and Friday are forecasted to reach the mid-90s, with temperate Seattle earning an Excessive Heat Warning from the National Weather Service. Saturday will still be in the low 80s (but with a possible thunderstorm), with Sunday dropping back down to the upper 70s, thanks to an invasion of marine air, say the weather diviners at KOMO TV. Continue reading Heat Wave! A City Without A/C Pants in Sweaty Fear
But all that is as nothing before the fury of a SoCal storm that lasts several hours. Let the L.A. Times show you a real winter storm. Downtown Los Angeles drowned under 0.59 inches of rain, and the “California Highway Patrol reported 422 traffic collisions.” (What is it with those clueless Los Angelenos? Always marching unarmed into their infrequent battles with rain….) Continue reading Button It, Seattle Snow Wimps, It Rained in L.A.
“There is a bit on the east side where the trail seems to go down a lot of steps and then back up. It is not apparent until you are near the steps that they are actually steps rather than a ramp. I think this is dangerous currently. I would strongly recommend some warning signs here. If cyclists are meant to instead travel on the nearby road against the traffic flow, the trail needs signage and road markings to indicate this.” Continue reading Even an Advance Warning Didn’t Save Cyclist’s Life
Governor Gregoire fired back at the Obama administration today, saying, “They can take our medical marijuana when they pry it from our cold dead hands,” and putting the Washington National Guard on alert. The Governor gave her press conference in front of a hastily constructed flag that read “The Soviet of Washington.”
That’s what I’d like to tell you happened anyway. The above was not meant as a factual statement. I don’t think anyone believes we elected that kind of governor. Continue reading Ecotopia Redux: Feds “Warn” Washington on Medical Marijuana Law
