http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. If you want to know how many people are killed in car accidents in a particular U.S. state, look to its prisons. Regions with higher murder rates also tend to have a greater number of traffic fatalities, according to a new analysis of government data. http://www.physorg.com/news179083886.html Other Sciences Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:50:01 EST news179083886 The first ever published study of aviation-related injuries and deaths in the U.S. finds that more than 1,013 patients are admitted to U.S. hospitals with aviation-related injuries annually, and that 753 aviation-deaths occur each year. http://www.physorg.com/news178868591.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:20:05 EST news178868591 The federal agency tasked with keeping US roadways safe suppressed research seven years ago on the dangers of cellphone use while driving, fearing political fallout from the study, The New York Times reported Tuesday. http://www.physorg.com/news167410526.html Other Sciences Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:55:55 EST news167410526 One of the aims imposed by the European Union in 2004 is to reduce the number of traffic accidents. However, despite the measures taken by the different administrations and the consequent decrease in the number of accidents, the results for 2010 are not close to those set by Europe. Gerardo Reveriego, a young researcher of the University of Málaga, has designed software that informs drivers of the risk situations s/he has while driving. This allows drivers to self-assess themselves and improve their driving behaviour. http://www.physorg.com/news166943888.html Technology Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:18:32 EST news166943888 Across New Jersey, more towns are using solar-powered warning signs, capitalizing on the technology's effectiveness to inform the public, warn motorists of danger and save energy. http://www.physorg.com/news164637858.html Technology Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:50:02 EST news164637858 Patients with undiagnosed or untreated obstructive sleep apnea are especially vulnerable to the effects of sleep deprivation and even legal doses of alcohol when it comes to lowered driving performance and increased risk of vehicular accidents, according to new research to be announced on May 19 at the American Thoracic Society's 105th International Conference in San Diego. http://www.physorg.com/news162047568.html Medicine & Health Wed, 20 May 2009 14:13:19 EST news162047568 A new study confirms what most people already know: sending text messages and driving are a potentially lethal combination. http://www.physorg.com/news160649069.html Medicine & Health Mon, 04 May 2009 09:45:16 EST news160649069 Scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research are testing an innovative technological system in the Detroit area this month that ultimately will help protect drivers from being surprised by black ice, fog, and other hazardous weather conditions. http://www.physorg.com/news158417721.html Technology Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:55:53 EST news158417721 What possible connection could there be between an eighteenth century British Presbyterian minister and preventing road traffic accidents in Hartford, Connecticut. Everything, according to a report in the International Journal of Intelligent Systems Technologies and Applications. http://www.physorg.com/news157369297.html Other Sciences Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:42:10 EST news157369297 The "are you driving yet?" talk should become part of every pediatrician's regular physical exam for teenagers, Hopkins Children's experts say. http://www.physorg.com/news157128822.html Other Sciences Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:53:57 EST news157128822 Truck crashes are a significant public health hazard causing thousands of deaths and injuries each year, with driver fatigue and sleepiness being major causes. A new study has confirmed previous findings that obesity-driven testing strategies identify commercial truck drivers with a high likelihood of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and suggests that mandating OSA screenings could reduce the risk of truck crashes. http://www.physorg.com/news155993856.html Medicine & Health Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:38:11 EST news155993856 Diagnosing and treating obstructive sleep apnea may soon become much less expensive and arduous, thanks to new research showing that a simplified program using experienced nurses, home ambulatory diagnosis and auto-titrating continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines to titrate CPAP pressures is not inferior to the traditional model which relies on specialist physicians and sleep studies. http://www.physorg.com/news155559550.html Medicine & Health Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:59:40 EST news155559550 Cell phones are a danger on the road in more ways than one. Two new studies show that talking on the phone while traveling, whether you're driving or on foot, is increasing both pedestrian deaths and those of drivers and passengers, and recommend crackdowns on cell use by both pedestrians and drivers. The new studies, lead-authored by Rutgers University, Newark, Economics Professor Peter D. Loeb, relate the impact of cell phones on accident fatalities to the number of cell phones in use, showing that the current increase in deaths attributed to cell phone use follows a period when cell phones actually helped to reduce pedestrian and traffic fatalities. However, this reduction in fatalities disappeared once the numbers of phones in use reached a "critical mass" of 100 million, the study found. http://www.physorg.com/news155404929.html Other Sciences Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:02:53 EST news155404929 The September 11 terrorist attacks had a profound impact on this country's psyche. Eight years after the attacks, we are still learning how those terrible events affected us. A number of studies have shown that people who lived closest to the sites of the terrorist attacks experienced heightened levels of stress and anxiety in the months following the September 11 attacks. Research has also indicated that elevated levels of stress can greatly impact day-to-day behaviors such as driving. http://www.physorg.com/news152803952.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:33:09 EST news152803952 (PhysOrg.com) -- Who knows what 'aetiology' means? It's a branch of science dedicated to finding the causes of something. European researchers have been busy updating the aetiology of road accidents and studying which technologies can make our roads safer for everyone. http://www.physorg.com/news151165991.html Technology Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:33:11 EST news151165991 (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Liverpool have developed an accident prediction model which proves that speed cameras are effective in reducing the number of road traffic accidents by 20 per cent. http://www.physorg.com/news140443278.html Other Sciences Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:01:18 EST news140443278