Earlier this fall Dr. Scott Solomon presented the results of a huge heart drug study to an audience of fellow cardiologists in Paris. The results Solomon was describing looked promising: Patients who took the medication had a lower rate of …
The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) reported a total of 83 on-duty firefighter fatalities as a result of incidents that occurred in 2012, the same number of firefighter losses as in 2011. The 83 fatalities were spread across 34 states. Pennsylvania …
More than 200 years after Benjamin Franklin declared the only things certain in life are death and taxes, Canadian researchers have discovered a grimmer connection: U.S. auto fatalities spike on the deadline day for filing income tax returns. The number …
The number of fatal traffic accidents has dropped in New Hampshire. Department of Public Safety statistics show that 88 people were killed in crashes last year, down from 128 in 2010 and 110 in 2009. That’s 40 fewer people. WMUR-TV …
Britain’s motorists are living in fear of having their car stolen or broken into according to a new poll, even though car crime numbers have fallen over the years. Admiral, a provider of motor insurance in the UK, commissioned YouGov …
There were 81 on-duty firefighter fatalities in the United States as a result of incidents that occurred in 2011, according to the United States Fire Administration (USFA), representing an almost seven percent decrease from the 87 fatalities reported for 2010. …
The number of people killed on South Carolina’s roadways has gone up for the first time since 2007. The state Department of Public Safety says that 810 people had been killed on state roads and highways as of Dec. 27. …
One Oregon police chief was killed when a man allegedly took the officer’s gun and shot him in the head. A policeman in Arizona was fatally shot when he went to a suburban Phoenix apartment complex to help a probation …
Federal and state authorities say Georgia highway fatalities dropped substantially last year for the fifth year in a row. Statistics finalized and published this month show a total of 1,244 people died on Georgia highways in 2010. That’s a decline …
Ninety-five workers were killed in on-the-job incidents in West Virginia in 2010, more than double the 41 workplace deaths that occurred the previous year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday. The preliminary 2010 total, which includes 29 coal …