According to statistics from the National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA), there has been a sharp increase in the number of pedestrian accidents over the past two years. In particular, the spike in the number of pedestrians who have been killed has been very alarming, with almost 5,000 pedestrians killed every year. How Can Pedestrians Stay…
The captain who was in charge of the Jamestown-Scotland ferry that pulled away from a pier as a car was boarding has been terminated from his position with the Virginia Department of Transportation. He had been on suspension since the incident occurred last week when a 19-year-old Courtland woman had to swim to safety after…
When you consider all the sophisticated and technological medical equipment available for treatment today, receiving a blood transfusion seems pretty routine. In fact, more than 4.5 million people receive blood transfusions in the U.S. every year. However, many of those patients would likely be alarmed to learn of the number of blood transfusion errors that…
The author of a book titled “Africa’s Quiet Revolution Observed from Nigeria” was struck and killed by a tractor trailer in Martinsburg, West Virginia (WV). The 64 year-old man was walking on the side of I-81 near a food market when he was killed. The truck driver has been charged with failure to render aid…
One of the most popular over-the-counter weight loss drugs, Alli, causes irreversible kidney, liver and other organ damage according to a recent study by researchers at the University of Rhode Island. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that it “is reviewing adverse event reports of liver injury in patients taking the weight loss drug…