News tagged with car crashes


Pain after car accidents: a pain in the neck or brain?

After her Honda Civic was totalled in a car crash, Melissa Mucci was told she was fine because she didn’t have any broken bones or serious injury.

Medical research created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

CDC: Add $2 per drink for US excessive drinking

(AP) -- The toll of excessive drinking works out to about $2 per drink, in terms of medical expenses and other costs to society, according to a new federal research.

Health created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 11

Minority children less likely to wear a car seatbelt, putting them at greater risk of severe injury

Less than half of pediatric car passengers suffering injuries from motor vehicle crashes were restrained, with the lowest rates among blacks, Hispanics and Native Americans, according to a research abstract presented Saturday, ...

Health created Oct 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Medical packaging can make the difference

(Medical Xpress) -- At the site of a car crash, in an emergency room or at an operating table: The seconds it takes to get a medical device to work properly or to understand the packaging on a device can be ...

Health created Sep 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Violence during pregnancy linked to low birth weight

Pregnant women who are assaulted by an intimate partner are at increased risk of giving birth to infants of reduced weight, according to a population-level analysis of domestic violence supported by the National Institutes ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Sep 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Traumatic brain injury increases risk of Parkinson's disease, researchers say

(Medical Xpress) -- Traumatic brain injury has entered the public's consciousness as the silent, signature wound brought back by many of our military warriors from Iraq and Afghanistan. But such injuries don't only happen ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Aug 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Are grandparents safer drivers than mom and dad?

(AP) -- Kids may be safest in cars when grandma or grandpa are driving instead of mom or dad, according to study results that even made the researchers do a double-take.

Other created Jul 18, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New system screens heart disease patients for severe sleep apnea

(Medical Xpress) -- A new computer screening tool developed and patented by a University at Buffalo physician is helping to detect severe obstructive sleep apnea in cardiovascular patients who have not yet been diagnosed ...

Sleep apnea created Jun 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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