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Columbus, OH – Every day, nearly 200 young people in the United States go to the emergency department for treatment of skateboarding injuries, according to a study from Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
Corvallis, OR – Most Americans prove inadequate in at least one important category regarding health and fitness, according to a study from Oregon State University and the University of Mississippi.
Washington – Older drivers who have suffered a fall have a 40 percent higher risk of being in a motor vehicle crash than older drivers who have not fallen, according to a study from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.
Washington – Medicine poisonings send the equivalent of four busloads of children to the emergency department every day, warns a recent report from Safe Kids Worldwide.
Silver Spring, MD – The Food and Drug Administration is cautioning consumers about eye drop bottles that have loose plastic safety seals or tamper-evident rings that can fall into the user’s eye.
Washington – A newly designed website from the Federal Railroad Administration aims to help drivers, pedestrians and law-enforcement officials be safe around railroad crossings.
Baltimore – “Instant Blood Pressure” – a popular mobile app designed to measure blood pressure – is inaccurate, according to a study by researchers at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Medicine.
Aurora, CO – Maintenance of helmets may be more important than price when it comes to protecting young football players from concussions, according to a recent study from the Colorado School of Public Health.
Washington – Pedestrian deaths in 2015 increased an estimated 10 percent from the previous year – the largest annual increase since reporting began, according to a report from the Governors Highway Safety Association.
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