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Swimming lessons do not increase drowning risk in young children
Mar 02, 2009 |
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Providing very young children with swimming lessons appears to have a protective effect against drowning and does not increase children's risk of drowning, reported researchers at the National Institutes of Health.
Epilepsy linked to higher risk of drowning
Aug 18, 2008 |
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People with epilepsy appear to have a much higher risk of drowning compared to people without epilepsy, according to a study published in the August 19, 2008, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academ ...
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Rainwater tanks pose risk for toddlers
Aug 20, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An increase in household rainwater tanks due to the severe drought and accompanying water restrictions across Australia is creating a new hazard for parents of young children.
'Virtual autopsy' helps identify drowning as cause of death
May 29, 2007 |
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"Virtual autopsy" performed with multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) can aid forensics teams in determining if a person has drowned, according to a study published in the June issue of Radiology.
Girl saved from drowning by computer
Sep 01, 2005 |
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A British girl was saved from drowning by a computer after a warning system alerted security when she sank to the bottom of a swimming pool.
More than 2,000 children die every day from unintentional injury; at least half could be saved
Dec 10, 2008 |
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More than 2000 children die every day as a result of an unintentional, or accidental injury, and every year tens of millions more worldwide are taken to hospitals with injuries that often leave them with lifelong disabilities, ...
New Technology Takes the Worry Out of E-mail
Jun 25, 2007 |
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No need to fret about your firm's problems with e-mails and attachments thanks to Xapio, a new compliance company. Xapio is a University of Utah start-up founded by inventor and entrepreneur, Stefano Foresti.
New national study finds increasing number of injuries from hot tubs
Nov 03, 2009 |
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Though hot tubs, whirlpools and spas are widely used for relaxation and fun, they can pose serious risk for injury. Over the past two decades, as recreational use of hot tubs has increased, so has the number of injuries. ...
Hubble Pinpoints Record-Breaking Explosion
Apr 11, 2008 |
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Researchers working at the University of Warwick, with colleagues in Leicester University, ESA and NASA, have used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to pin point what remains of what was the brightest naked-eye ...
Deaths from unintentional injuries increase for many groups
Sep 02, 2009 |
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While the total mortality rate from unintentional injury increased in the U.S. by 11 percent between 1999 and 2005, far larger increases were seen in some subgroups analyzed by age, race, ethnicity and type of injury by researchers ...
Google CEO: Vast Web changes coming within 5 years
Oct 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A Web where Chinese is the dominant language, and connections are so fast that distinctions between audio, video and text are blurred is perhaps just five years away, the head of Google said Wednesday.
Robots are becoming part of everyday life
Jul 18, 2006 |
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The advent of robots is no longer an idea of science fiction, but is quickly becoming an intrinsic part of our daily lives.
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