News tagged with road accidents
Breakthrough study identifies trauma switch
Researchers from the University of Exeter Medical School have for the first time identified the mechanism that protects us from developing uncontrollable fear.
Neuroscience
Oct 05, 2012 |
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Speed cameras in urban areas save millions in cash
The deployment of speed cameras in urban areas saves vast amounts of money as well as lives, reveals a two year financial analysis, published online in Injury Prevention.
Health
Jul 28, 2011 |
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Scientists develop 'magic bullet' nanomedicine for Acute Lung Injury
Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have devised a 'magic bullet' nanomedicine which could become the first effective treatment for Acute Lung Injury or ALI, a condition affecting 20 per cent of all patients in intensive ...
Medical research
May 15, 2013 |
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Over 270,000 pedestrians killed each year
More than 270,000 pedestrians are killed on the world's roads each year, the World Health Organisation said Thursday, slamming decades of neglect in favour of vehicle transportation.
Health
May 02, 2013 |
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Sleep apnoea patients more likely to report nodding at the wheel and fail driving simulator tests
People with sleep apnoea are more likely to fail a driving simulator test and report nodding whilst driving, according to new research.
Sleep apnea
Apr 11, 2013 |
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Health gap in Europe wider than ever
Life expectancy in Russia has marked time since the collapse of the Soviet Union but risen in its former eastern-bloc allies, The Lancet reported on Wednesday.
Health
Mar 26, 2013 |
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Study sounds warning on drinking and skiing
One in five people ski having consumed alcohol, and 29 percent of these hurtle down the piste over the legal limit for driving, an Austrian survey showed Thursday.
Health
Mar 21, 2013 |
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Brain training could save distracted drivers from road accidents
(Medical Xpress)—It happens to most of us at some point - our eyes are on the road, our mind starts to wander, and several kilometres down the road we're either snapping out of it ... or involved in a road accident.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 20, 2012 |
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Alcohol causes a quarter of Europe road deaths
Alcohol abuse is responsible for around a quarter of the 30,000 people who die in road accidents across the European Union every year, the bloc's drugs agency said in a report published on Friday.
Health
Dec 15, 2012 |
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Psychological therapies improve life for children with post-traumatic stress disorder
Children suffering post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of traumatic events, including child abuse, may benefit from psychological therapies, according to a review published in The Cochrane Library. In the fi ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 11, 2012 |
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Combination of compulsory helmets plus provided cycleways halve the head-injury rate, study finds
(Medical Xpress)—The combined effect of making helmets compulsory for riders and providing cycleways and other infrastructure has reduced by about half the serious head-injuries associated with cycling ...
Health
Oct 03, 2012 |
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Patients underestimate risk of deep vein thrombosis, say researchers
(Medical Xpress)—Many people going into hospital have concerns about contracting the hospital acquired infection MRSA, yet the risk of acquiring - and dying from – hospital acquired venous thromboembolism (VTE) is much ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 03, 2012 |
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200 million use illegal drugs: Lancet estimate
About 200 million people around the world use illicit drugs, according to a study published on Friday in The Lancet.
Health
Jan 06, 2012 |
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The impact of compulsory cycle helmet legislation on cyclist head injuries
Bicycle-related head injuries fell significantly in the months after mandatory helmet legislation came into effect in NSW, and recent calls for a repeal of the laws should be rejected, new research based on hospital admissions ...
Health
Jun 22, 2011 |
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India's emergency care system in tatters
(AP)—After a motorbike accident, Bharat Singh rushed to get his brother the emergency care he needed. It would end up taking five hours—three of them spent in a van posing as an ambulance, with an empty ...
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Sep 05, 2012 |
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