Summer is here – a great time to hop on your bike and get some exercise.
Not surprisingly, biking is an increasingly popular sport in this country. The National Household Travel Survey showed that the number of trips made by bicycle in the U.S.
When one thinks of head injury and sports, football immediately comes to mind.
So it was a big surprise earlier this month when the New York Times published a piece citing cycling as the top sport for head injuries.
Almost everyday, we read about the catastrophic effects of natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, fires and more.
Man-made and natural hazards occur routinely in the United States. In fact, on average, nearly 70 Federal disaster declarations http://www.fema.gov/disasters/
Texting while driving has replaced drunk driving as the top cause of teenage deaths on U.S. roads, according to a new study by a New York pediatric facility. Teens Texting While Driving
The study by Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New York revealed that more than 3,000 teens die each year as a result of crashes caused by sending text messages while behind the wheel, and another 300,000 are injured.
High school just wouldn’t be high school without football.
At least that’s the way many parents and children see it.
Yet in aftermath of the high profile deaths of former pro players such as Junior Seau, concerns are growing over the long-term effects of playing football, putting the spotlight on the potential dangers of head trauma and concussions at the high school level – and beyond.
In an effort to draw attention to the need to maintain a high rate of vaccination in this country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared this week (April 20-27) National Infant Immunization Week.
Once a childhood rite of passage, chicken pox has been virtually wiped out since the vaccine was introduced in 1995. Chicken Pox Vaccine Story
A new study conducted by Kaiser researchers and published in Pediatrics, a medical journal for the American Academy of Pediatrics, Effectiveness Story assesses the effectiveness of the chicken pox vaccine and confirms that it offers long term protection against disease.
Every day in this country, more than nine people are killed and over 1,000 are injured in auto accidents that involve a distracted driver. Not surprisingly, a primary source of distraction is texting or talking on the phone.
