A motorcycle helmet, also known as a skid lid or brain bucket is designed to do one thing. That one thing is to protect the brain from any kind of hematoma. What is a hematoma? A hematoma is a localized mass of blood contained within an organ, tissue, or space that has escaped from an artery…
Scientists have watched a mild traumatic brain injury play out in the living brain, prompting swelling that reduces blood flow and connections between neurons to die. “Even with a mild trauma, we found we still have these ischemic blood vessels and, if blood flow is not returned to normal, synapses start to die,” said Dr….
As attorneys representing drunk driver accident victims, we see too often the devastation that these kinds of collisions can have on the lives of our clients. So we’ve put together some safety tips to help keep you safe from drunk drivers: How to Spot a Drunk Driver The holiday season is upon us. This means…
The number of people dying on the highways is the lowest since the 1950s despite runaway Toyotas and teen drivers texting. The U.S. Transportation Department said Thursday that its estimates show total traffic deaths declined nearly 9 percent in 2009 — to 33,963. That’s the lowest toll since 1954. In 2008, an estimated 37,261 people…
Federal safety regulators recalled a line of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” charm bracelets, because of cadmium content. The bracelets were sold at dollar-type stores from 2006 to March 2009. The agency said parents should immediately take the bracelets from kids.
The Texas Department of Public Safety is hoping proposed new rules will make it easier for low-income drivers to pay fines related to state law surcharges for certain violations. Since 2003, drivers who commit certain Class C misdemeanors must pay penalties or have their licenses revoked. Last year, lawmakers amended the law, called the Driver…
As of yesterday, first-time driver’s license applicants ages 18 to 24 will have to complete a six-hour driving education course to get a license. Previously, those over the age of 18 could take the state’s written and driving tests through the Texas Department of Public Safety without classroom training. The new mandatory classes cost $30…
The American Academy of Pediatrics, the nation’s largest pediatricians group, is calling for sweeping changes in the way food is designed and labeled to minimize children’s chances for choking. Choking kills more than 100 U.S. children 14 years old or younger each year, and thousands more — 15,000 in 2001 — are treated in emergency…
Hundreds of people taking the diabetes drug Avandia needlessly suffer heart attacks and heart failure each month, according to confidential government reports that recommend that the drug be removed from the market. The reports, obtained by The New York Times, say that if every diabetic now taking Avandia were instead given a similar pill named…
