In North Carolina, it is illegal for anyone to text while driving, and for people under age 18 to use a cell phone while driving. Some experts believe that talking on a cell phone while driving should be illegal for everyone, including people who use hands-free devices. That’s because talking alone–the act of participating in …
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On July 6, 2012, Usher’s 11-year-old stepson, Kile Glover, suffered a serious head injury after a jet-ski accident. The child was floating on an inner tube with a teenaged friend when they were struck by a jet ski piloted by 38-year-old Jeffrey Hubbard. While an investigation is continuing, drugs and alcohol were not involved. According …
When my youngest sister was about 4 years old, she climbed up on a chair…then onto the kitchen counter…then stood on a wooden box to reach the highest shelf inside a cupboard. That’s where she found what she thought was candy. It was, in fact, a bottle of orange-flavored “baby aspirin.” After a trip to …
Baby, it’s hot outside…and it is only going to get hotter as the weekend and the summer progress. We thought we would pass along some words of wisdom from a variety of experts about how to keep yourself and your loved ones healthy during this heat wave. According to the Centers for Disease Control and …
People who require dialysis have it tough enough without also having to risk sudden death from faulty dialysis machines. According to an article in The New York Times, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is looking into potential violations of federal regulations by Fresenius Medical Care, the nation’s largest operator of dialysis centers, which …
As doctors like to say, “Time is brain,” meaning that every minute a brain injury goes untreated, more brain cells die. Swift, effective treatment can save a live and, if circumstances are right, prevent catastrophic brain injury. With that in mind, we’d like to introduce you to the heroes of the day: trauma surgeon Dr. …
Broken teeth, bleeding gums, facial cuts. These are some of the dangers of sippy cups, bottles, and pacifiers, according to two new studies published in the journal Pediatrics. Over the course of 20 years, more than 45,000 children under age 3 were treated in emergency rooms for these types of childhood injuries. According to an …
Surgical mesh is a common medical product used to repair conditions in which body organs need extra support because the muscles and ligaments supporting internal organs weaken, causing the organs to sag inside the body cavity. Surgical mesh is used to create a kind of sling or hammock to keep the organs in their proper …
June and July are “Fireworks Safety Months.” According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 7,000 people each year are treated in hospitals for injuries caused by fireworks. More than half those injuries occurred in children. Hands, fingers, and eyes are the body parts most likely injured. In addition, fireworks also caused home …
Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer, and the start of boating season. That’s why this is the perfect time to celebrate National Safe Boating Week, reminding everyone to practice safety on the water. The National Weather Service (NWS) has partnered with the National Safe Boating Council to provide 7 safety messages–one for …