A recent CDC study found that each year more than 4,000 pedestrians die from motor vehicle crash-related injuries in the United States with certain populations disproportionately impacted. The study examined pedestrian deaths from traffic crashes over a ten year period …
Health officials say at least 24 people have become sick from an outbreak of E. coli infections linked to frozen snack foods marketed to children. No one has died, but eight people, mostly kids or teens, were hospitalized. An investigation …
Sixteen people across five states have fallen ill from Salmonella poisoning, several from a raw ground-beef dish served at a single restaurant, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday. Local, state and federal health and regulatory …
One of the most heavily litigated insurance issues in coverage liability cases related to outbreaks of widespread foodborne illnesses is the determination of occurrence where multiple people in multiple states are affected by a contaminant that seems to stem from …
Over the past 30 years, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) have grown increasingly popular recreationally and have become a valuable asset at work. With an estimated 11 million in use in 2010 for both work and recreation, ATVs have become a common …
The percentage of teens in high school (aged 16 or older) who drove when they had been drinking alcohol decreased by 54 percent between 1991 and 2011, according to a Vital Signs study released today by the Centers for Disease …
U.S. high school students have shown significant progress over the past two decades in improving many health-risk behaviors associated with the leading cause of death among youth—motor vehicle crashes—according to the 2011 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) released last …
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a warning after tying a common paint-stripping chemical to the deaths of 13 workers who were refinishing bathtubs. The CDC says Thursday’s warning is based on research that began at …
Yum Brand Inc’s Taco Bell chain has been linked to a Salmonella outbreak that sickened 68 people in 10 states late last year. Taco Bell said in a statement on Wednesday that investigators found that some of the people who …
One of the government’s top scientists says much more research is needed to determine the possible impacts of shale gas drilling on human health and the environment. “Studies should include all the ways people can be exposed, such as through …