A disproportionate number of people hospitalized in Canada with traumatic brain injuries are 65 years or older, a new study from St. Michael's Hospital has found.
Jul 6, 2015
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(HealthDay)—A surveillance system for health care facilities can be used to identify and help reduce the number of preventable injuries among health care personnel, according to research published in the April 24 issue ...
Apr 28, 2015
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Injury prevention programs can help reduce ankle, knee and other lower extremity injuries in sports, but the programs are not being widely used in high schools, a new study from Oregon State University has found.
Apr 15, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Spring can be a peak time for injuries as people rush back into warm weather sports without being properly prepared, an expert says.
Apr 10, 2015
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In recent years, many Canadians have become aware of traumatic brain injury (TBI) through the reporting of concussions suffered by hockey players and other athletes. In addition to widespread sports-related injuries, TBIs ...
Mar 23, 2015
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If every new car made in the United States had a built-in blood alcohol level tester that prevented impaired drivers from driving the vehicle, how many lives could be saved, injuries prevented, and injury-related dollars ...
Mar 20, 2015
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Almost half of teen drivers killed on US roads in the past few years were driving vehicles that were 11 or more years old, and often lacking key safety features, reveals research published online in Injury Prevention.
Dec 18, 2014
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Public health researchers have discovered new clues about which children under five years old are the most at risk from broken bones in childhood accidents.
Nov 24, 2014
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Ongoing research at Iowa State University is investigating the connection between initial seizures and the onset of epilepsy later in life.
Oct 1, 2014
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A new report on unintentional injury and violence in the United States, published in The Lancet as part of a new Series, The health of Americans, has found that prevention strategies across society show a great deal of promise ...
Jul 2, 2014
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