2/21, 5Pm, 27Seconds: the FDA Announced It Will Allow Several Drugs to Serve As Substitutes for Drugs in Short Supply
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2/21, 5pm, 27seconds: The FDA announced it will allow several drugs to serve as substitutes for drugs in short supply. The medication include Methotrexate which helps children fighting leukemia and Doxil used to treat ovarian cancer. The hews was welcomed by patients and doctors. 2/22, Sam, 41 seconds: The first sexting case in Hawaii to result in criminal. charges happened just last year. Cody Onizuka, a teachers aide from Niu Valley Middle School reportedly called and texted a student at the school repeatedly. Prosecutors say he eventually convinced the girl to take cell phone photos of herself naked and send them to him. 2/22, 6am, 32seconds: Fire safety officials will return to the Ala Moana Ho~ellater today, following an overnight fire at the Royal Garden Chinese Restaurant inside th$ hotel. Hotel personnel managed to put out what was believed to be a grease fire just before 2 am. But, 20 minutes later, the fire reignited, and firefighters dlscovere~ a gas leak. 2/22, 5pm, 31seconds: A major study offers clear evidence thatcolonoscopies may help save lives. That's according to the New England Journal of Medk;ine. Research suggests that removing precancerous growths found during a screening exam can cut the risk of death from colon cancer in half. 2/23, 5am, 35seconds: It found that, over the next ten ye~rs those who drank a diet soda every day were 44% more likely to suffer a heart attack or a stroke. Howeveri the authors note that daily diet soda drinkers tend to be heavierand more prone to such risk factors as high blood pressure, diabetes and problem cholesteroL So the association between diet soda and disease doesn't prove that the drinks alone are at fault 2/23, 6am, 33seconds: A weight loss pill the FDA had previoUsly r~jected because ofsafety concerns may soon be on the market. It's called Q-nexa and it's proven succ~ssful for those using it in drug trials. On Wednesday, a panel of advisers for the Food and Drug Administration overwhelmingly backed approval of the anti~obesity plll. 2/23, 5pm, 24seconds: Seven states haveJiled suit against the federal government over a new contraceptive mandate. The federal rule requires religious employers offerhealth insurance coverage that includes contraceptives and other birth control services. 2124, 6am,37seconds: Of the five other Japanese visitors inside the van, four were treated for serious injuries, one refused treatment and a six month old child died .. West Hawaii Today reports the van did not appear to belong to a tour company. Police have opened a .negligent homlcide case following the crash 2/24, 1Opm, 13seconds: Heart disease is the number one killer in this country. But 80% of it could be prevented by adopting a.better lifestyle. 2/25, 10pm, 34seconds: About 50 Kaneohe residences have beenwithoutpower for over 8 hours now, and Hawaiian Electric say they will have to wait a bit longer. Power was knocked out to Windward Mall and nearly two tho4sand nearby residents this afternoon after a tree trimmer dropped a branch onto a power line. 2/26, 6am, 40seconds: A capsized 22-foot s<;Jilboat was stuck in the Ala Wai channel after it ran aground Friday night. A spokesperson for the fire department says the sailboat hit the reef as the captain and two passengers attempted to head back to the harbor after a sailboat race. 3! 2/26, ?am, 1:04: More surveillance video of an elderly couple getting robbed in front of their Makiki condo last week. Take a look at this surveillance video captwed from the condominium's security cameras. The men ran up to Poncho and Ella Alcon at about 2 am last Sunday. The couple was visiting from Molokai, volunteering at the Hawaii Unite Music Festival when they were assaultect 2/26, Spm, 48seconds: A two car crash in Mo'ili'ili forced police to shut down Isenberg Street and part of South King this morning. Witnesses say a black van ran a red light while heading Maka'i on Isenberg, around 94S this morning. The driver ofa white rentalcar hit the van as he tried to stop. Calvin Arakawa was walking to Longs Drugs store when he saw the crash. 2/26, Spm, 33seconds: Both drivers were taken to Maui Medical Center in critical condition. Police believe speed, drugs, and alcohol were factors in the crash, their exact role will be determined after the investigation is concluded. 2/26, 1Opm, 18seconds: HECO says the fire broke out just before SOOpm in a transformer on FarringtonHighway, near the Makaha Surfside condominium. About 900 Makaha residents lost power for several hours before crews .could replace the transformer. 2126, 10pm, 29seconds: Two Lahaina women are in critical condition after a head~on collision on Honoapiilani Highway in WestMaui just before 1:OOam this morning. Maul police say a 28 year old womanwas driving north when she crossed the center line and struck an oncoming vehicle driven by a 20 year old woman. 2/27, 10pm, 23seconds, The HPVvaccine was first suggested for girls only. But now the American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending both girls and boys between 11·· and 12 years old have routine Human Papilloma Virus vaccinations; The HPV Vaccine h(31ps flght against cervical cancer and can even prevent mouth and throat cancer. 2/28, Sam, 1:39: Tsunami debris poses significant potential health and safety issues for Hawaii; and Urban debris washed to sea by tsunami waves may be contaminated with toxins that are characteristic for industrial centers and large cities. If the tsunami debris does not sink or biodegrade, it can remain in the North Pacific area for many decades, potentially polluting Hawaii's beaches for years to come. 2/28, Sam, 1:40: Public Safety, Government Operations, and Military Affairswill be briefed on a plan to return HaWaii inmates incarcerated on the mainland to the State. 2/28, 6am, 36seconds: A warning out this morning at the UnivE:;rsity of Hawaii Manoa campus after a student reported she may have.been given a drink containing a "ctate~rape drljg" according .to university officials. The student Wq$ approached by 2 m~n shE: didn't know, la$t Friday and said after consuming a drink she had no memory of the rest of 1he night, waking up in an off~campus apartment with a person she didn't know. 2/28, Spm, 24seconds: A health alert for the nearly 32 million peopl~ using cholesterol drug known as statins. Statins will now come with a warning that they can cause memory loss and confusion. The new labels will also warn doctors and patients that,statins can cause an increase in blood sugar levels and increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes.. · 2128, 1Opm, 32seconds: The Department of Public Safety is looking to build or expand 3 facilities to bring more prisoners back home. It plans to increase Its Wahiawa prison by 200 spaces, possibly re~ convert its Kulani facility to house 300 more prisoners, and build a facility in Puunene on central Maui to house 400 extra inmates. 32 2/28, 10pm, 35seconds: A new government report says the radiation levels from those full-body scanners in airports aren't dangerous for passengers. The report is.from the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General and it looked at Independent radiation studies on the new backscatter X-ray machines. 3/1, 6am, 33seconds: Twenty-five firefighters from five different cpmpanies on Oahu battled a brush fire Wednesday in Kailua near Kalaheo High SchooL Firefighters say the brush fire charred about three acres but didn't threaten nearby homes. 3/1, 5pm, 33seconds: A new study by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that coffee drinkers in good health, are at no greater risk of developing a chronic disease than a person who does not drink java. Researchers studied 42,000 German adults with no chronic conditions over nine years. 3/1, 6pm, 28seconds: Police and FBI special qgents arrested a Kapa'a woman on embezzlement charges. According to a Federal Grand Jury indictment, 31 year old Kerry Higashi allegedly embezzled nearly 25 thousand dollars from two customer accounts white she worked at the Kauai Teachers Federal Credit Union. 3/1, 6pm, 25seconds: A Kauai physic;ian will spend the next twelve years and $even months in federal prison for illegally prescribing controlled substances. Federal prosecutors said Dr. Harold Spear was running a phone-in prescription practice called DIAL-A-DOC and essentially issuing prescriptions for drugs like Hydrocodone and OxyContin without seeing patients. Spear will begin serving his sentence immediately. 3/1, 6pm, 35seconds: A health alert about a probable outbreak of the Norovirus. Department of Health officials say the stomach bug has flared up in the last month with about twice as many cases on Maul this year, than last year. Symptoms of the virus. including nausea and diarrhea have been seen in about 30% of the population at certain small elderly care homes, emergency rooms, and several preschools. 3/1, 10pm, 20seconds: Once again a bad smell forced the Kalihi Pa!ama Satellite City Hall to close today. Officials say the building was closed for the safety of employees and customers. A nearby construction site is being blamed for the foul smell. · 3/1, 1Opm, 24seconds: Students at Mililani High School held a lunchtime rally and waved signs to bring awareness to the devastating drug Cyrstal Meth. !twas all sponsored by the Hawaii Meth Project. · 3/2, 5pm, 29seconds: More good news in the fight against cancer, getting one simple test can increase a woman's chance of surviving cervical cancer.