Springtime is here and with temperature’s starting to rise we begin to see more people ditching their cars and hitting the pavement. This means more pedestrians and bikers sharing the road with motor vehicles. It is our responsibility to be aware of our surroundings at all times. Unfortunately, we are reminded everyday how dangerous distracted […]
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Come out and ride with the community to help support Mark Ornitz and family. In 2005 Mark suffered a brain injury due to a cycling accident during a race. Mark continues to be strong during his continued rehabilitation. As fellow cyclists, teammates and club members we would like to honor Mark with this special ride to benefit the Brain
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Multiple families are mourning the loss of loved ones after a tragic motor vehicle accident that occurred early Monday morning along interstate 85 near the 179 exit for Club Boulevard. According to ABC 11 both drivers of the vehicles were killed, 1 person was critically injured, and 3 children were taken to the local hospital
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This product is causing Food Poisoning The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating a multistate outbreak of listeria linked to Vulto Creameries soft raw milk cheese. Since September 1 2016, 2 deaths and 6 hospitalizations have been reported in Connecticut, Florida, New York and Vermont. Listeria is a critical infection caused by contaminated food,
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Covering 35-acres of land surrounded by trees and a tight security system sits Word of Faith Fellowship, an evangelical church with hundreds of members in North Carolina and branches in other countries. Founded in 1979, religious followers joined Word of Faith, lured by finding inner peace and eternal life, but instead were subjected to extreme
The National Safety Council recently released estimates that 40,200 people died in motor vehicle crashes in 2016. This is the first time that more than 40,000 people died on U.S. roads in car crashes since before the Great Recession. Everyone needs to work together to reduce the number of annual traffic fatalities and injuries. If everyone
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Each year thousands of Americans experience a spinal cord injury. These injuries are devastating and can cause both physical and emotional distress. The cost of care for a spinal cord injury can become costly. Approximately 12,000 new cases of spinal cord injury occur each year, not including those who die due to a spinal cord
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More than 40 percent of retired National Football League (NFL) players in a recent study had signs of traumatic brain injury based on sensitive MRI scans called diffusion tensor imaging, according to a study presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 68th Annual Meeting in Vancouver, Canada. “This is one of the largest studies to
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According to an article on msn.com, in the last 45 years, the number of adults with diabetes has quadrupled. “Globally, an estimated 422 million adults were living with diabetes in 2014, compared to 108 million in 1980,” the UN health agency said in its first-ever report on the disease, warning that the condition had spread
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Volkswagen is recalling nearly 100,000 Passat diesel sedans, model years 2012-2014, due to insufficient cable insulation, which could cause short circuits. In some cases, underbody fires can result. According to cars.com, Volkswagen did not immediately announce an owner-notification schedule. Owners can call the automaker at 800-893-5298, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s vehicle-safety hotline at
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