Posts Tagged ‘injury’

For elderly, any fall is a bad fall


U. ROCHESTER (US) — While simple falls, such as slipping while walking off a curb, may seem relatively harmless, they can actually lead to severe injury and death in elderly individuals. Continue…

Tuesday, November 2, 2010 11:48 - 0 Comments


Health & Medicine - Sep 2, 2010 15:17 - 5 Comments

Accidents kill minority pedestrians more often

JOHNS HOPKINS (US)—Uninsured or minority pedestrians hit by cars are significantly more likely to die than insured whites with similar injuries. (more…)

Science & Technology - Nov 27, 2009 8:00 - 9 Comments

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Who’s liable if robots run amok?

STANFORD (US)—As machines manage more everyday tasks, a group of scholars is thinking about the legal challenges that may arise. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Aug 3, 2009 12:48 - 2 Comments

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Blue dye shuts down spinal cord injuries

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“Our hope is that this work will lead to a practical, safe agent that can be given to patients shortly after injury, for the purpose of decreasing the secondary damage that we have to otherwise expect,” says neurologist Steven Goldman.


Science & Technology - Jun 30, 2009 10:55 - 0 Comments

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In Hawaii, fewer—but more deadly—copter crashes

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Researchers from Johns Hopkins have investigated the effect of a 1994 FAA rule, designed to address a rash of sightseeing helicopter crashes in Hawaii. While the number of crashes has dropped dramatically since 1994, the types of crashes occurring are more likely to result in fatalities. (Credit: http://onlinephotosharinggallery.net)

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