Archive for April, 2009
Swine flu threatens, but already worse are hospital acquired infections
As the swine flu crisis nears pandemic proportions, millions worldwide brace for possible exposure to a virus more dangerous than many other flu bugs — a virus so dangerous it could kill.
But while fighting swine flu is vital, in some ways the media coverage of it and public panic toward it are disproportionate, at least [...]
Many motorcycle accident victims aren’t as lucky as ‘Desperate Housewives’ star
A motorcycle accident can mean many things to many people. For Gale Harold of ABC dramedy Desperate Housewives, it meant a serious injury which sidelined him while he was playing one of the biggest roles of his career: as Jackson Braddock, the new boyfriend of Susan Mayer, played by series star Teri Hatcher.
For others, a [...]
GPS means SOS in car accident wave
We often think progress is measured by technological advancement. After all, many of our cars now have a GPS, or global positioning system, which helps us to navigate anywhere in the world. Via satellite links, a GPS can provide digital mapping info and automated voices to direct us from anywhere to just about anywhere else.
But [...]
Drunk driving AND calling ensure a car accident
Studies show that persons who call and text while behind the wheel drive as poorly as if they were drunk. Now imagine a driver being drunk and using a cell phone at the same time.
That’s what Houston prosecutors are confronting as they assess the case of a man who reportedly was both drunk and receiving [...]
Drunk driving robs another life: Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart
Yes, America had fewer traffic fatalities in 2008 than in any year since 1961. Yes, it’s heartening that while 37,313 people died this way last year, that was 9.1 per cent fewer than the year before.
But no, that number is still unacceptable. And any progress we’ve made is still tempered by the grim fact that [...]
Caught! CPSC nails Yamaha for its Rhino negligence
In case anyone had any doubt about the dangers of Yamaha Rhino ATVs, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission makes it clear: They kill people — even when driven at slow speeds and on level surfaces, as is often the case in a fatal Yamaha Rhino rollover accident.
After a study of 50 incidents involving the [...]
