National Office Of Drug Safety Is Needed, Experts Say In JAMA
...that operated without information about automobile accidents or aFederal Aviation Administration (FAA) that does not know how many airplanecrashes have occurred." Identify new serious adverse reactions: The reports of adversereactions are handicapped by limited physician participation, they say. ...Six Football Players Died In 1997 Season: New Study
...ve young men completelyrecovered from catastrophic accidents during games or practice. "Players need to be reminded often, especially by coaches, that the headhas no place in football," Mueller said. "No player should make first contactwith his head when blocking and tackling. That's against the rules,...Discovery: Experiments Confirm Novel Eye Pigment Controls Circadian Rhythm
...d lead to better treatment for depression andfewer accidents during night work shifts, researchers say. ...ents with vitamin B-2." Second, industrial accidents such as those at Three Mile Island andChernobyl often occur at night. American industry has collecte...An Ergonomically Redesigned Analgesia Delivery Device Proves Safer And More Efficient
...occur each year in the U.S. as a result of medical accidents (Van Cott, 1993). It is believed that a significan...nding and the prevalence of human error in medical accidents in general, this study has demonstrated that adopting a human factors approach to the design of a PC...To Drive Or Not To Drive? New Criteria For Those With Epilepsy
...ing, asdid people with fewer non-epilepsy- related accidents in general before theywere diagnosed. Surprisingly, reducing the number of anti-epilepsy medicines orswitching them lowered the accident risk. That's probably because patients atthat point have better control of their illness, says Krauss. ...Major economic change can lead to an increase in deaths in car accidents
...dernisation, deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents are a predictable side-effect of the sudden afflue...nia along with colleagues analysed deaths from car accidents in East and West Germany from 1985 to 1996 - ie both before and after reunification. After reunific......esand other personal items. "There are playground accidents and other circumstances in which kids areexposed to other people's blood. I think it's a good idea for parents to takethe initiative to teach kids about taking precautions and using good hygiene,"says Dr. Lehman. "It isn't necessary to make them exce......uce productivity as well as increasethe chances of accidents at home or at work. "Our previous research demonstrated that patients with excessive daytimesleepiness such as obese subjects and those with sleep problems, such as sleepapnea, had higher levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) in the blood during the...'Biochemical storm' following brain trauma, an important factor in treatment
...pains.Automobile crashes, gunshot wounds, sporting accidents and other incidents cause an estimated 52,000 brain injury deaths each year in the United States, according to the National Institutes of Health. An additional 70,000 people -- with men outnumbering women 2 to 1 -- suffer a blow that results in subst...Heart disease begins at a young age
... seen in autopsy studies of young people killed in accidents or by other non-disease related causes, no previous study ever took such a close look into living hearts from apparently disease-free young people. Atherosclerosis occurs when fatty substances, such as cholesterol, or other materials deposit along th...Consortium in place to advance coach safety
...tely 20,000 coaches above 5,000 kg are involved in accidents with personal injuries. Every year more than 35,000 people are hurt as a result of these accidents with over 250 receiving fatal injuries. As a result the EC has funded the ECBOS project to improve c...New study finds 18 football players died in 1999 season, eight paralyzed
...on-contact drills without helmets also help reduce accidents and prevent heatstroke, he said. Coaches should let players drink as much water as they want and announce regular cooling-off breaks. Mueller attributed the drop in deaths directly caused by football to rule changes adopted in 1976 that prohibite...Injuries on the job: the effects of problem drinking
...rinking is well known to contribute to a number of accidents and personal injuries. The association between problem drinking and workplace injuries is less well known. One study found that heavy drinkers who reported more work-related injuries tended to have jobs that were dangerous and required a high-school ...Groups urge Bush: rethink natural hazards approach
... systematic and uniform; use the model of aviation accidents for natural disasters,where each incident prompts analysis, recommendations forchange, and follow-through; work cooperatively with other nations to reduce vulnerabilityto hazards; and take hazard experience into account when making criticalappointme...Chiropractic correction of upper neck injury may help reverse multiple sclerosis
...ck injuries frequently occur during auto or sports accidents causing whiplash or concussion. Injuries also can ...ception that neck injuries can only occur in major accidents and traumas," Elster noted. Elster's MS research follows on the heels of other published research sh...Study shows alcohol boosts death risk for boat passengers as well as operators
...tims studied were all over age 18. Commercial boat accidents were excluded. Even with a blood alcohol content .... People often assume that alcohol-related boating accidents involve a collision, he said. That happens, of course, but most deaths result from drowning, often w...Doctor, counselor, cost-cutter
... domestic violence, marital conflict, child abuse, accidents and injuries. A study in the January issue of Al...heir alcohol use, health care utilization, risk of accidents and overall health care costs. Physicians who spend a few minutes talking to their patients about t...Alcoholics may be more injury prone than illicit drug users
...ry were defined as: a gunshot wound, a stab wound, accidents or falls requiring medical attention, fractures or dislocation of bones or joints, an injury from a road traffic accident such as a car or motorcycle, or a head injury. "One key finding is that among the health-related complications of alcohol and dr......olumn, Erica Weir discusses the injuries caused by accidents involving large animals like deer and moose and offers helpful tips on avoiding such direct contact with nature. Dr. Weirs advice is timely, given that statistics show most moose hits occur in October (during mating season) or April (when the animals......ve safely to do their jobs. Citing statisics about accidents involving emergency response vehicles, the authors propose a number of remedies aimed at reducing such accidents, including improved training for emergency personnel, better awareness and responsiveness by the driving public, and increased accountabi...