- Staff Writer | January 31, 2007 10:39 PM |
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Workplace DiscriminationMonday morning worksite accident at a phosphate mine in southeast Idaho caused a man to lose his harm, according to a report from the Associated Press.The victim of the accident is currently in a Salt Lake City hospital intensive care unit as physicians attempt to save his leg. The accident is being investigated by the Mine Safety Health Administration. The Smoky Canyon Mine excavates more than...
- Staff Writer | January 30, 2007 11:38 AM |
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Workplace InjuriesOn September 15, 2006, high winds caused two 280-foot-tall steel cranes to collapse in a major construction accident at the site of the $234 million Hoover Dam bypass project. This week, a crew of divers is working to clean up the debris from the Colorado River. A story in Central Utah's Daily Herald details the construction accident that caused $50 million in damages and set back the project's...
- Staff Writer | January 26, 2007 11:48 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsA Tuesday night motor vehicle accident in west Greely caused serious injuries to a 32-year-old man and his 5-year-old son who were passengers in the car. A report from The Tribune said that the driver is suspected of being under the influence of alcohol while drivnig east on U.S. 34 and crashing into another car heading north on 83rd Avenue. The people in the other car involved in the accident...
- Staff Writer | January 26, 2007 9:13 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsMyFoxColorado.com reported yesterday that a jury found a man guilty of vehicular homicide in a road rage case. More than one year ago, Jason Reynolds pulled his car in front of another vehicle on the E-470 toll road and slammed on his brakes. His actions, characterized as road rage, caused a three-car accident and two deaths. If you or someone you know has been involved in a motor vehicle...
- Staff Writer | January 25, 2007 11:37 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsIn Summit County yesterday, a snowplow accident on Interstate 70 blocked westbound traffic near milepost 195. The snowplow reportedly tipped over on the median near Copper Mountain. After both westbound lanes of the highway were shut down to clear the accident, traffic was backed up six miles for a couple of hours.
- Staff Writer | January 19, 2007 11:18 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsCheck out an interesting article in The Coloradoan out of Fort Collins today addressing the increasing numbers of wildlife-related motor vehicle accidents. The article estimates that more than 1.5 million wildlife-vehicle accidents occur nationally each year, and cause 161 human fatalities. In Colorado alone, these wildlife accidents have increased about 300 percent in the last 10 years. Fall is...
- Staff Writer | January 18, 2007 2:40 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsAn interesting AP article yesterday addresses the increasing numbers of motor vehicle accidents resulting from cellular phone usage. Colorado State Troopers are now asking people involved in crashes whether they were using cellular phones at the time. These troopers may be able to gather enough evidence to argue for a legal ban on cell phone usage while driving. Beginning January 1, troopers now...
- Staff Writer | January 17, 2007 7:52 PM |
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MiscellaneousAccording to the Centers for Disease Control fewer and fewer Americans are perishing on the job due to accidents. They attribute this to a number of factors. There has been an expansion of service industries that arerelatively safe. Tougher worker-safety standards imposed under laws such as the 1970 Occupational Safety and Health Act. A reduction in or export of high-risk mining, metals...
- Staff Writer | January 17, 2007 7:50 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsState troopers say cell phone text messaging is causing more accidents than ever before. The problem is that while it's easy to spot people talking at the wheel, it is much harder to catch people texting at the wheel. Troopersare convinced cell phone use is causing wrecks, but drivers never admit to it. Trooper Lonnie Haschell sees drivers do it, but he can't stop them. "Unless there is...
- Staff Writer | January 17, 2007 7:47 PM |
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MiscellaneousA 24-year-old construction worker died Tuesday morning while working on new condominiums in Sandpoint, ID According to the Sandpoint fire chief, the man was operating a drilling rig at the Seasons at Sandpoint development when he somehow became entangled in the equipment. The accident happened around 8:30 a.m., but by the time rescuers arrived the worker had already passed away.The accident...
- Staff Writer | January 17, 2007 7:45 PM |
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MiscellaneousAs football season nears its end, researchers are working on a device that may help detect brain injuries, particularly concussions, in football players. Concussions are the most common injury in the sport of football. Each year, over 40,000 high school football players suffer from a concussion due to the sport. This number does not even take into account college and professional football...
- Staff Writer | January 16, 2007 6:20 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsIt was already know that Ortho Evra can cause blood clots. Now the maker of the patch is saying that overweight women using the patch are at a particularly high risk of developing blood clots. Janssen-Ortho Inc. (subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson) also warns that women should not expose the Ortho Evra patch to sources of heat such as saunas and whirlpools. The company believes there is a...
- Staff Writer | January 16, 2007 6:04 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA 46-year-old German motorist driving along a busy road suddenly veered to the left and ended up stuck on a railway track because his satellite navigation system told him to, police said on Sunday. The motorist was heading into the north German city of Bremen "when the friendly voice from his satnav told him to turn left," a spokesman said. "He did what he was ordered to do and turned his Audi...
- Staff Writer | January 16, 2007 6:03 PM |
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MiscellaneousA completely new approach to treating traumatic brain injuries (TBI's) has been developed by a team of researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. The new approach attempts to stop the release of glutamate when the brain in injured. Glutamate normally works in the brain by carrying nerve impulses across synapses (gaps between brain cells). However, when the brain sustains a...
- Staff Writer | January 16, 2007 6:00 PM |
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MiscellaneousA Crested Butte teenager died Sunday after crashing on Copper Mountain whilewarming up for a competition. Asher Crank, 17, was on skis and fell about30 feet Saturday after going off a jump in the Copper Mountain terrain park,according to Summit County Coroner Joanne Richardson. He landed on his headand was wearing a helmet. Crank was flown to St. Anthony Central Hospital, where he died...
- Staff Writer | January 16, 2007 5:44 PM |
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MiscellaneousSpecial thanks to the New Jersey State Senate for passing a resolution calling upon the United States Congress and the President to fully fund the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Act for the federal fiscal year 2007. The TBI Act is the only federal law that specifically addresses the issues faced by persons with TBI and presents a foundation for coordinated and balanced public policy in TBI...
- Staff Writer | January 16, 2007 5:22 PM |
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MiscellaneousA train headed to Louisville, KY from Birmingham, AL derailed just south of Louisville in Bullit County just before 9am this morning. At least one of the train's 80 cars was carrying the hazardous chemical cyclohexane. The harmful chemical breaks itself down as it burns and it can be extremely dangerous to the central nervous system if inhaled of ingested. After thorough inspection of the...
- Staff Writer | January 12, 2007 4:51 PM |
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MiscellaneousThe National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) reports that the chance of being seriously injured while skiing or snowboarding is less than1 in a million and that there were only 45 reported fatalities linked to the sportin 2005. This number may seem small, but the majority of the serious injuries were traumatic brain injuries (TBI's) and nearly all the fatalities were due to a TBI. Most skiers and...
- Staff Writer | January 10, 2007 2:53 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsA recent study by Italian researches found that about one-fourth of patients taking pergolide (Permax) or cabergoline (Dostinex) had moderate to severe heart valve problems. Another study by German doctors found that people using either drug were five to seven times more likely to develop leaky heart valves than those using other types of Parkinson's medications. "This is an extraordinarily...
- Staff Writer | January 10, 2007 2:46 PM |
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MiscellaneousNearly 5 million individuals in the US disabled from the effects of stroke, brain hemorrhages, and traumatic brain injuries suffer from memory loss, damage to their mental processing skills, or severe behavioral changes. These effects from brain trauma often do not surface until months after initial medical treatment has been administered. Brain injury patients often find themselves feeling...
- Staff Writer | January 09, 2007 2:43 PM |
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MiscellaneousAfter going in for a Botox treatment, most people come out with a fresh, new face devoid of wrinkles and frown lines. Since its rise to fame as fountain of youth, few people know of the drug's other benefits to patients with neck and head pain sustained from traumatic brain injuries. Although the use of Botox in treating patients with muscle stiffness and migraines is not FDA approved, many...
- Staff Writer | January 08, 2007 5:51 PM |
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Wrongful DeathNew York State Supreme Court Justice Doris Ling-Cohan ruled that a woman whose daughter sustained a traumatic brain injury at a city-licensed daycare center (First Steps) in 2000 could sue New York City. The woman researched several daycare centers before allowing her daughter to be put under the care of First Steps Daycare Center. Her criteria called for a "licensed, investigated,...