Category: Medical/Safety
New Study Uses Hormone Therapy as Brain Injury Treatment
Oregon traffic accidents, whether they involve cars, trucks, motorcycles or bicyclists, can and do cause an almost unlimited variety of injuries. People suffer broken bones, whiplash, soft tissue injuries, disfiguring scars…the list is endless, but perhaps no accident is as cruel and life-changing as one involving a traumatic injury to the brain. Up till now,… read more
Bicycles: Good for Your Health…as Long as You Wear a Helmet
Portland has frequently been named as the most bicycle friendly city in America, and the number of people using two non-motorized wheels to get around town is increasing every year. The benefits in terms of health, a positive impact on the environment and a reduction in the impact of skyrocketing gasoline prices are not to… read more
Universal Helmet Laws the Key to Improved Motorcycle Safety
The American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP) has unequivocally come out in favor of universal helmet laws that would require motorcycle drivers and their passengers to wear a helmet every time they get on a bike. Recent studies justify expanding the helmet laws nationwide, according to the CDC. According to a CDC report… read more
Legal Update: Rental Cars and Recalls
A mother who lost two daughters in a rental car crash in 2004 has made it her mission in life to ensure that the rental car industry is made to abide by federal safety regulations. Cally Houck’s daughters, Raechel, 24, and Jacqueline, 20, were killed when the power steering fluid in their rented Chrysler PT… read more
A Guide to Driving and Not Driving With Dementia
It’s a question more and more families are being forced to contend with as the age profile of America’s drivers continues to climb. When someone you love, and who may have been driving for more than half a century, has been diagnosed with dementia, how do you get that person to make the transition from… read more
New NHTSA Study Shows Traffic Deaths Decreasing
There was good news regarding efforts to reduce the number of fatalities on American roads, in a report recently released by the NHTSA. Even though Americans are driving more miles than ever before, the number of fatalities was lower in 2010 than at any stage in more than half a century. The last time there… read more
4th of July Firework Safety
Is there anyone out there, really, who doesn’t just love a great fireworks display? Well, maybe the family hound would be happy to give the big bangs and exploding flashes of light a miss, but apart from that, it’s safe to say that people of all ages look forward to the Fourth of July celebrations… read more
Is Siri Really Going to Help Drivers Be Safer?
Even 25 years ago, it would have seemed the stuff of futuristic science fiction that most people believed they would never see in their lifetime. With the impending and inevitable integration of Apple’s “Siri” into millions of cars, however, the auto makers of today are turning David Hasselhoff’s Knight Rider into an antique. For those… read more
Drivers Can Still be Held Liable in Sun Glare Car Accidents
We’ve all heard of those “act of God” or “emergency doctrine” clauses that can get someone who probably should be held responsible for some disaster or another off the hook. And surely, a sun glare car accident must fall under that category, right? What’s more an act of God than the sun? Well, a Syracuse,… read more
Pool Drownings of Children Still a Serious Problem for Parents
Summer is here at last, and as the temperatures rise, more and more Oregonians take to the great outdoors for fresh air, sunshine (whenever it shows up) and some exercise. Unfortunately, the season that brings longer daylight hours and warmer weather also reminds us all too frequently and in the worst possible way that pool… read more