The Governor’s Highway Safety Program’s “Click It or Ticket” campaign is in force throughout North Carolina, from now through Sunday, November 27, 2011. The Thanksgiving “Click It or Ticket” campaign is designed to crack down on motorists who are not wearing their seat belts. “It is the law to wear your seat belt, no matter […]
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Pain is pain, right? Not according to a new study by researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The study, published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine and reported in The New York Times, examined pain-related visits to Emergency Departments (ED) in the United States for 7 years. The goal was to
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At the risk of sounding like a nagging parent, toys are fun…until someone gets hurt. More toys will be sold between now and December 25 than during the entire rest of the year. In 2009, there were more than 250,000 toy-related injuries treated in hospital emergency rooms…and 12 children died. Motorized scooters were the most
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From Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day, ’tis the season for eating. Although the primary focus is always entertaining friends and family, you also want everyone to walk away happy and healthy. No one wants guests to take home a case of food poisoning along with their joyful memories. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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Winter is the season for holiday celebrations and family get-togethers. It is also the season for sinus infections, ear infections, colds, and influenza. If you have children, chances are your household will get hit with at least one of these illnesses before the tulips bloom again. One winter illness topic that frustrates physicians most revolves
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A new product is the latest tool to combat sports concussions. The Impact Indicator (by manufacturer Battle) is a chin strap that connects to a player’s helmet. It measures the force and duration of a hit to the head: When first connected, the impact indicator LED light on the chin is green…but after a hard
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This Thursday, November 17, is the American Cancer Society’s 36th annual Great American Smokeout. This is a day to make a change, to finally take the first step to finally quit smoking. According to the American Cancer Society, tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the United States.
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that two large car manufacturers have recalled vehicles: Toyota, Lexus This recall affects more than 420,000 vehicles. Toyota is recalling several different models because the amount of adhesive applied between the outer ring and inner ring in the crankshaft pulley may be inadequate.The outer ring could become
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You know that if you are ever injured as the result of an unsafe or defective product, we’re here to help. But honestly, we would much rather help you prevent injury in the first place. Today, we would like to share some important information about health fraud scams. Among of the first goals of the
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Researchers from the Mayo Clinic and UCLA have discovered that people who suffer from traumatic brain injury (TBI) are four times more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease than people who have never had a head injury. According to an article on Digital Journal, the researchers reviewed the past medical records of about 200 patients, looking
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