Personal injury

The close, cramped nature of dorm living is partially to blame for recent outbreaks of bacterial meningitis at Princeton University and UC Santa Barbara experts say.

According to Dr. Eric McDonald, Deputy Public Health Officer for the County of San Diego, when people from many different parts of the country live together, as they do in the military or on college campuses or at camps, that puts them at risk of bacteria from other parts of the country they haven’t seen before.

An Oregon-based food manufacturing company is expanding a nationwide product recall of refrigerated packaged foods – including potato, pasta, tuna and chicken salads as well as coleslaw and salsa – due to possible contamination.

While the government is up and running now, during the 16-day shutdown, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had an alarming 60 percent of its 1,602 investigators on furlough – which means routine inspections were suspended. 

As we head into the dog days of August, don’t get complacent about your kids and their safety!

Unfortunately, summer is a dangerous time of year for youngsters. Children have more free time and are less supervised during summer months, so tragedies peak.

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. 

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. 

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. 

Older workers aged 55 and up are the fastest growing segment of the job market and the most prone to on-the-job injury – according to U.S. Center for Disease Control. http://www.cdc.gov