Health
ATV vehicles a danger on paved roads, and at night
(HealthDay)—Off-road vehicles are meant for exactly that—riding on rough terrain including mud, sand and uneven ground.
Oct 7, 2020
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News tagged with fatal injuries
Medical research
Rising temperatures may cause over 2,000 fatal injuries per year in the US, predict researchers
A 2 degrees Celsius rise in temperatures could result in around 2,100 additional deaths from injuries every year in the United States.
Jan 13, 2020
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Strict state laws and universal background checks linked to lower pediatric firearm-related deaths
States with stricter firearms laws had lower firearm-related deaths among children and adolescents, finds research led by faculty at Children's National in Washington, D.C. Furthermore, state laws that had been in place for ...
Jul 15, 2019
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Deaths from falls among older Americans are on the rise
New research shows fatal falls have nearly tripled in older Americans in recent years, rising to more than 25,000 deaths yearly.
Jun 4, 2019
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Medications
FDA warns 17 companies about illegal Alzheimer disease products
(HealthDay)—A number of warning/advisory letters have been issued to 17 companies for selling illegal products that claim to prevent, treat, or cure Alzheimer disease and other serious conditions, the U.S. Food and Drug ...
Feb 12, 2019
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Surgery
One-third of gun injuries in America are treated in non-trauma centers
Of the roughly 74,000 emergency department visits for gunshot injuries in the United States every year, a third are treated in community hospitals that are not trauma centers, according to new research published today in ...
Jan 24, 2019
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Injuries among Dungeness crab fishermen examined in new study
Commercial Dungeness crab fishing on the West Coast is one of the highest risk occupations in the United States, based on fatality rates. But non-fatal injuries in the fishery appear to go largely unreported, a new study ...
Jan 5, 2016
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Injury toll in U.S. in 2013: $671 billion
(HealthDay)—Injuries from accidents and violence cost the United States $671 billion in 2013, with men accounting for far more of those costs than women, federal health officials reported Wednesday.
Oct 1, 2015
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Medications
Report: West Virginia has top rate of drug overdose deaths
A report on injury prevention says West Virginia has by far the highest rate of drug overdose deaths in the nation.
Jun 17, 2015
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Pediatrics
AAP advises doctors on how to identify child abuse
(HealthDay)—The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has just released new guidance to help primary care doctors recognize the signs of child abuse. The clinical report was published online April 27 in Pediatrics.
Apr 28, 2015
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