Tag Archives: study

Study: Fibromyalgia Pain, Memory Improve With Exercise

A recent small study has found that regular exercise helps ease pain and improve memory for people with fibromyalgia, report news sources . The study followed 18 women diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Study: Yoga Helps Relieve Disability of Back Pain Patients

A new UK study has found that yoga helps sufferers of chronic back pain function better in daily life despite pain levels staying the same, report news sources . The study followed 313 adults who had been suffering with chronic or recurring back pain for an average of 10 years. The participants were divided into two groups: The first group attended a yoga class once a week for 12 weeks and were encouraged to practice on their own at home; the other group was given no other intervention but a back pain information booklet. Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Preventing Central-Line Infections Could Save Dollars and Lives

According to an online report recently published in Pediatrics, hundreds of children’s lives and millions of dollars were saved by a few simple steps in central-line catheters handling. A central-line catheter can become a likely sport for infection and bacteria contamination that heads straight for a patient’s bloodstream. Continue reading

Posted in child safety, Personal Injury, Safety, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Study: Woman More Likely to be Injured in Vehicle Crashes

The findings from a recent study indicate that women are more likely to be injured in a motor vehicle crash because the design of safety features do not take women’s shape and size into account, report news sources . After investigating 10-years worth of U.S Continue reading

Posted in Auto Accidents, car safety, Safety, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

AAA: Teens Most Likely to Crash in First Month Driving Solo

A new study found that teens are at the greatest risk of getting into a crash during their first month of solo driving, with the crash risk dropping sharply soon after one and two years of experience behind the wheel, report news sources . The study conducted by the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center on behalf of the AAA Foundation found that during their first month of solo driving, teens are 50 percent more likely to be involved in a crash than in their entire first year, and twice as likely to crash than after their second year of driving experience. The most common mistakes attributed to the crash rate results were failing to reduce speed, inattention and failure to yield Continue reading

Posted in Auto Accidents, columbia, highway safety, teenage drivers, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Teen Crashes Rise After First Year on Road

The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety conducted a study which reveals that teen drivers are 50% more likely to crash in their first month of driving by themselves after a year of driving with supervision. AAA conducted the study by mounting cameras in the vehicles of 38 teen drivers in order to gather information for the study. Teen drivers were monitored as they learned to drive with parents and the first six months of driving by themselves. Continue reading

Posted in Personal Injury, personal injury lawyer, Safety, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Teen Crashes Increase After First Year of Driving

A study conducted by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety revealed that teen drivers are 50% more likely to crash in their first month of driving after a year of driving by themselves. Continue reading

Posted in Car Accident, Personal Injury, personal injury lawyers, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Study: Exercise Helps Reduce Falls in Parkinson’s Patients

A recent study found that Parkinson’s disease patients benefitted from exercise targeted to reduce the frequency of falls, report news sources . Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Study: Police Car Tech Contributes to Distraction Crashes

A recent study found that technology devices in law enforcement vehicles contribute to distracted driving and law enforcement-involved crashes, report news sources . Researchers at St Mary’s University of Minnesota studied 380 cases from 2006 through 2010 and found that at least one, sometimes more, form of distracted driving, whether visual, manual or cognitive, played a significant role in about 14 percent of law enforcement crashes. Continue reading

Posted in Auto Accidents, car safety, distracted driving, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Safety When Sharing the Road with Farm Equipment (Part 1)

As more people move into rural areas and become neighbors with farms, the likelihood increases of encountering farm equipment lumbering along the road during a morning commute. Adapting to and responding safely to agricultural vehicles on the road will help ensure that both the commuting urbanite and the laboring farmer reach their destinations safely, report news sources Continue reading

Posted in car safety, highway safety, personal injury lawyer, Safety, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment