Most people associate the black box with airplanes. Also called event data recorders, black boxes gather information that investigators use to put the pieces of the puzzle together after an accident. Would black boxes be good for car and truck accident investigators,...
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Year: 2012
Mom and Dad Don’t Know About Their Teen’s Texting While Driving Habits
As Alan Ohnsman reports for Bloomberg, teens are a whopping 26 times more likely to engage in texting while driving than their mom and dad believe is the case. This number comes from a joint study done by Toyota and the University of Michigan, which involved a survey...
Texting While Driving Possible Cause of Tragic San Antonio Accident
A San Antonio ordinance bans texting while driving but it wasn't enough to stop a motorist who ran into a father and his son as they were walking home. As Ana Ley reports for the San Antonio Express-News, the 30-year-old father and his three-year-old son were on their...
Health Care Journalist Accuses Drug Maker of ‘Disease Mongering’
The cold remedy Zicam has come under Gary Schwitzer's crosshairs on MedPageToday, in an article in which he lambasts Matrixx Initiatives for the marketing and advertising methods it uses in selling Zicam. This isn't the first time a drug maker has come under scrutiny...
Injured veterans file suit against trucker and railroad after Texas parade accident
If the statements of Union Pacific are accurate regarding the collision in Midland, Texas, on Nov. 15, a truck driver pulling a parade float across railroad tracks did so in spite of flashing lights and bells. As a result, an oncoming Union Pacific freight train...
‘Therapeutic range’ very important for patients on blood thinners Coumadin, Pradaxa
Patients with atrial fibrillation are at increased risk of stroke from blood clots. In order to manage that risk, doctors might use a blood thinner like Coumadin, which has been on the market for decades. Or they might use Pradaxa, which has just recently arrived on...
Truckers draw attention in 140-vehicle pileup in Texas
Patrik Jonsson, writing for MinnPost, wonders whether truck drivers with heavy, hard-to-slow loads should slow down to avoid potentially fatal accidents, such as the accident that happened on Interstate 10 in Texas over the Thanksgiving holiday. Many people...
TxDOT’s ‘rules of the road’ during the Thanksgiving holiday
Last year during Thanksgiving, 26 Texans died and nearly 850 were injured in auto wrecks. Since Thanksgiving week is a heavy travel period, more cars on the road mean more accidents, and the Texas Department of Transportation is urging drivers to be vigilant....
New rule requires certification for doctors performing medical exams on truckers
Truckers and others with commercial driver's licenses are required to undergo regular medical examinations. These exams are intended to screen for issues that would make driving a truck unsafe (like sleep apnea, a condition that may cause drowsy driving). Regular...
Should patients with mild forms of asthma take Advair?
According to the FDA, the asthma drug Advair should be used for the shortest period of time possible, until asthma symptoms are under control, and then you should discontinue use. The reason, as John Fauber reports for the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, is that the use...