Texting while driving is illegal in North Carolina, not to mention dangerous. Consider these statistics: Drivers talking on a cellphone are 4 times more likely to cause a crash than other drivers… but drivers TEXTING while driving are 23 times more likely to crash. Nearly everyone understands the risks. One of the AAA Foundation for […]
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This is probably going to be a good-news, bad-news story for many people. Two studies, both reported in ScienceDaily, point to small behavioral changes that could help manage blood pressure. Study #1: Napping The first study found that people who take a daytime nap for at least 45 minutes during the day have lower average
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Here’s a conversation every college student needs to have before spring break: Find a friend to “get your back” and you’ll be less likely to cross dangerous behavioral lines. According to a ScienceDaily article, researchers at the University of Michigan found that students who had an understanding with friends about alcohol use and sexual behavior
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New research published in the online issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine shows that smoking heavily can cause effects on the the brain decades later. The researchers followed more than 21,000 people for an average of 23 years. Of those, 5,367 people were diagnosed with some form of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease and vascular
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Last week, we told you about a recall of Jantoven Warfarin tablets, manufactured by Upsher-Smith Laboratories. Now, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that many other drugs by the same manufacturer are also being recalled as a precautionary measure: Because wrong-strength tablets were put into mislabeled bottles, the company is recalling all
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Baby cribs haven’t changed much in the past 30 years, but that’s about to change. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted unanimously to approve new mandatory standards for full-size and non-full-size baby cribs, ushering in a safer generation of cribs. The new regulations are a response to dangers posed by current crib designs.
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Warfarin is an anticoagulant medication used to prevent blood clots in people who are at risk of heart attack, stroke, or other serious health problems. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the voluntary recall of Jantoven Warfarin Sodium tablets (manufactured by Upsher-Smith Laboratories). The company is initiating the recall as a precautionary measure
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Approximately 800,000 infant, convertible, and booster child restraint systems, which were sold both as stand-alone seats, or as part of a travel system (with stroller). The seats were manufactured by the Dorel Juvenile Group (DJG), but are sold under various brand names, including Eddie Bauer, Safety 1st, Maxi-Cosi, and Cosco. On the recalled seats, the
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For generations, scientists have been looking for a cure to one of life’s most annoying illnesses: the common cold. Now, a new report from the prestigious (and reliable) Cochrane Library says that taking zinc within 24 hours of the onset of cold symptoms can reduce the cold’s severity and shorten its length. The Cochrane Collaboration
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Once we hit late middle age, the part of the brain most associated with memory—the hippocampus—begins to shrink. As we all struggle with daily memory “hiccups,” memory issues become more frightening and life-altering as we reach the age when dementia is an all-too-real possibility. But there’s some good news! In an online article of the
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