December 30, 2010 A 24-year-old woman lost her life in a North Carolina auto accident. She was the passenger in a car that slid off the right side of the interstate in the North Carolina auto accident, according to heraldonline.com. According to law enforcement officials, authorities said weather conditions and alcohol were to blame for […]
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The actor portraying Spider-man on broadway fell 20 feet in a recent performance. Christopher Tierney sustained a bruised lung and multiple fractures in the accident. But for some in-air acrobatics, the result could have been much worse. http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/26/spider-man-actor-was-fortunate-to-survive-father-says/
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There have been recent studies demonstrating the decline in non-fatal work injuries. However, those studies are being called in to question. Some of the sample sizes for particular industries have been found to be inadequately small. In addition, there is at least speculation that the reason for decline in injury, is the overall decline in
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Abbott Diabetes Care is recalling about 359 million glucose test strips. The test strips are unable to absorb enough blood for proper monitoring, and this means the strips may give falsely low blood glucose results. If the strips are exposed to warm weather or prolonged storage, they may be more likely to provide a false result.
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Santa Claus prepares all year long for Christmas. If he is anything like the rest of humanity, there’s a good chance he might have procrastinated on the toy-making and is now working day and night to make his gift-delivery deadline. And then he and his reindeer must fly around the world in a single night…a
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Palliative care is treatment intended not to heal, but to relieve symptoms so that the patient feels better. Despite the fact that it is an important part of treatment, especially for people with incurable disorders, palliative care is not well understood by most people, including those who need it. For people with a terminal illness,
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It won’t be in next year’s model cars, but there is a terrific new device that could become a built-in standard in the next few years. According to an article in ScienceDaily, German researchers have developed a system that tracks a driver’s eye movements. If the driver’s eyes close for too long, the device emits
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Workers for the large hotel chain, Hyatt, have filed a complaint with OSHA. The complaint alleges that the working conditions at the hotel chain are causing unnecessary injury. The actual requirements of tight fitting sheets, scrubbing floors on hands and knees, and the number of rooms covered by a worker at any given time, are
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December 16, 2010 A student lost his life after being hit by a teacher in a North Carolina auto accident, My FOX 8 reports. The North Carolina auto accident took place in front of the school where the student was crossing the road. The student was taken to a local hospital where he later died
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Someone once said that the difference between an optimistic resolution and a futile pipedream is two days. (Bah-DUM-bum) Resolutions are fueled by New Year’s Eve toasts, but dashed in the cold light of January reality. Despite estimates that about 97% of all resolutions fail, between 40 and 45% of Americans keep the faith and make New
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