News tagged with car crashes
What to consider when teens with autism want to drive?
In the first study to investigate driving as it relates to teens with a high-functioning autism disorder (HFASD), child development and teen driving experts at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Center for Child Injury ...
Jan 09, 2012 |
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Arizona coma patient now speaking, walking
(AP) -- It will be a special Christmas for the family of a 21-year-old University of Arizona student who was nearly taken off life support but is now recovering after waking up from a coma.
Dec 23, 2011 |
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Pain after car accidents: a pain in the neck or brain?
After her Honda Civic was totalled in a car crash, Melissa Mucci was told she was fine because she didn’t have any broken bones or serious injury.
Nov 03, 2011 |
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CDC: Add $2 per drink for US excessive drinking
(AP) -- The toll of excessive drinking works out to about $2 per drink, in terms of medical expenses and other costs to society, according to a new federal research.
Oct 17, 2011 |
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Minority children less likely to wear a car seatbelt, putting them at greater risk of severe injury
Less than half of pediatric car passengers suffering injuries from motor vehicle crashes were restrained, with the lowest rates among blacks, Hispanics and Native Americans, according to a research abstract presented Saturday, ...
Oct 15, 2011 |
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Medical packaging can make the difference
(Medical Xpress) -- At the site of a car crash, in an emergency room or at an operating table: The seconds it takes to get a medical device to work properly or to understand the packaging on a device can be ...
Sep 30, 2011 |
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Violence during pregnancy linked to low birth weight
Pregnant women who are assaulted by an intimate partner are at increased risk of giving birth to infants of reduced weight, according to a population-level analysis of domestic violence supported by the National Institutes ...
Sep 09, 2011 |
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Crash, bang, buzz! New EU cars will dial for emergency help
The European Union is moving ahead with plans to ensure an automatic emergency call system is installed in all new cars from 2015 to save hundreds of lives on Europe's roads each year.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Sep 07, 2011 |
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Traumatic brain injury increases risk of Parkinson's disease, researchers say
(Medical Xpress) -- Traumatic brain injury has entered the public's consciousness as the silent, signature wound brought back by many of our military warriors from Iraq and Afghanistan. But such injuries don't only happen ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 22, 2011 |
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Are grandparents safer drivers than mom and dad?
(AP) -- Kids may be safest in cars when grandma or grandpa are driving instead of mom or dad, according to study results that even made the researchers do a double-take.
Jul 18, 2011 |
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New system screens heart disease patients for severe sleep apnea
(Medical Xpress) -- A new computer screening tool developed and patented by a University at Buffalo physician is helping to detect severe obstructive sleep apnea in cardiovascular patients who have not yet been diagnosed ...
Jun 07, 2011 |
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Pedestrians injured by the windshield frame in car crashes
Pedestrian disability and fatality as a consequence of car crashes is a large global health problem. A new doctoral thesis from Karolinska Institutet now shows that upper-body collision with the car's lower windscreen is ...
Apr 05, 2011 |
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Cellbond creates a pedestrian-friendly car bonnet designed to reduce head injury
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cellbond, a division of Encocam Ltd that specializes in impact absorption technology, have teamed up with researchers at Anglia Ruskin University in order to develop and test a new pedestrian-friendly ...
Feb 17, 2011 |
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New study to investigate the effect of driving while medicated
Researchers from the University of Sydney are using an advanced driving simulator to investigate whether painkillers and relaxants increase the risk of having a car crash.
Feb 04, 2011 |
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Hate mobs thrive in Asia's booming social media
A teenager involved in a car crash that killed nine people in Thailand deserves "no happiness forever", according to just one of more than 300,000 Facebook users who support a page set up to condemn her.
Jan 14, 2011 |
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