Health
Traffic light system for activity could redefine how we exercise
(Medical Xpress)—The traffic light system used as a guide to health information in food could be used in a similar way to help people become more active.
Feb 21, 2013
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Cardiology
Exposure to air pollution is associated with increased deaths after heart attacks
Air pollution contributes to an increased number of deaths among patients who have been admitted to hospital with heart attacks, according to a study published online today (Wednesday) in the European Heart Journal.
Feb 19, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Are billboards driving us to distraction?
It's now unlawful to shave or use a mobile phone while driving, but reading billboards is still OK. Or is it?
Feb 14, 2013
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Health
Road safety in megacities: Bikers, pedestrians beware
(Medical Xpress)—Rapid growth of large cities throughout the world is having enormous impact on traffic safety in urban areas, say researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.
Feb 7, 2013
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Health
Health issues linked to nearby liquor outlets
(Medical Xpress)—People with more liquor outlets in their neighbourhood have higher levels of harmful drinking and worse mental health than those who live further away from such outlets, according to new research at The ...
Jan 23, 2013
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Addiction
Lower drinking ages can have an impact on later drinking patterns
Lower minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) laws have been associated with short-term effects such as a greater number of traffic fatalities and teen suicides. A new study has investigated the long-term and persistent linkages ...
Jan 22, 2013
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Health
Obese much more likely to die in car crashes than normal weight drivers
Obese drivers are significantly more likely to die in a road traffic collision than people of normal weight, indicates US research published online in Emergency Medicine Journal.
Jan 21, 2013
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Health
Study says flashing digital billboards are too distracting
Many drivers say the large digital billboards flashing ads every few seconds along Bay Area freeways are just too bright and too distracting. And they may be right.
Jan 8, 2013
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Health
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.
Dec 15, 2012
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Health
Intense mind wandering could account for 'substantial proportion' of road crashes
People whose minds wander whilst driving, especially when intense, are significantly more likely to be responsible for a crash and are threatening safety on the roads, warns a study in the Christmas issue published in the ...
Dec 13, 2012
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