Laws to ban or curb drivers' use of cell phones and other handheld devices have greatly reduced the rate of fatalities for motorcyclists, according to a new study by faculty at Florida Atlantic University and the University ...
Dec 5, 2018
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(HealthDay)—Just under one-third of deaths from all causes of injury occur in the person's home, according to a QuickStats report published in the July 6 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity ...
Jul 11, 2018
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(HealthDay)—A perfect storm of murder, addiction and carelessness has fueled a recent and troubling increase in deaths among U.S. children and teens, a new government report shows.
Jun 1, 2018
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(HealthDay)—Driver fatigue causes many more car accidents in the United States than previously estimated, a new report suggests.
Feb 8, 2018
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Rapid response (emergency) vehicles can halve the average time it takes to reach a critically injured patient if they apply traffic rule exemptions, which allow them to exceed speed limits, bypass road signs, and pass through ...
Nov 15, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Missing just an hour or two of sleep at night nearly doubles your chances of a car crash the next day, a new report suggests.
Dec 6, 2016
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The risk of traffic accidents is increased by 50% in patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) compared to age and gender matched controls, according to a Danish nationwide registry study presented at ...
Aug 28, 2016
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More than 200,000 crashes involved debris on U.S. roadways during the past four years, according to a new study released by the American Automobile Association (AAA) Foundation for Traffic Safety. Road debris has resulted ...
Aug 11, 2016
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The use of a respiratory filter mask, a common practice in China and Japan, among other countries, helps minimize the impact of pollution on people with heart failure during rush-hour traffic in cities such as São Paulo, ...
Apr 6, 2016
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People who live where there are high levels of air pollution have an increased risk of dying prematurely. Air pollution levels in Gothenburg have, however, decreased by half in the past few decades. A doctoral thesis at Sahlgrenska ...
Mar 24, 2016
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