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Bicycle accidents caused by a broken sterrer tube led Procycle Group, Inc., the parent company of Rocky Mountain Bicycles, to recall about 325 cyclocross bikes. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the company has received four reports of injuries, including three reports of cuts and scrapes and one report of a broken wrist. The following bike models are…
The U.S. Department of Transportation and Consumer Reports today announced a new partnership to educate parents, teachers, and teens about the dangers of distracted driving. Consumer Reports released the results of a new poll that shows younger drivers are more likely to use handheld devices while driving — and less likely to view them as a danger. Starting today, a…
Four people got out of their cars following a car accident on Interstate 95 near 103rd Street, only to be fatally run over by another vehicle moments later. A fifth pedestrian, who had been in one of the cars, was sent to Jackson Memorial Ryder Trauma Center in an “incapacitated” state according to the Florida Highway Patrol. As reported by…
A Pulmonary Embolism hospitalized Serena Williams’s last month. Serena Williams was hospitalized in Los Angeles and she required emergency treatment Monday for a hematoma, a pocket of blood that swells under the skin. A pulmonary embolism — a clot that blocks blood flow to the lungs — can be life threatening in severe cases, but Williams’s spokeswoman, Nicole Chabat, said…
The U.S. Department of Transportation Released a New “Faces of Distracted Driving” Video in which the friends and family of Pennsylvania 21-year-old Casey Feldman Speaks of Their Loss Casey Feldman, a 21 year old was struck and killed by a distracted driver as she crossed a street in Ocean City, New Jersey in 2009. “I’m honored that the Feldman family…
Surgical error halted kidney transplants last month at University of Southern California’s University Hospital after a kidney was accidentally transplanted into the wrong patient. The patient who received the wrong kidney escaped harm, apparently because the kidney happened to be an acceptable match, said Bryan Stewart, spokesman for the program, OneLegacy, which was notified of the error by the hospital.…
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today made the following statement regarding Florida Governor Rick Scott’s decision to decline high-speed rail dollars. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood: “We are extremely disappointed by Governor Rick Scott’s decision to walk away from the job creating and economic development benefits of high speed rail in Florida. We worked with the governor to…
Edgardo Toucet Echevarria, 44, was injured Jan. 13, 2010, when a “peeler machine” cut off his penis in an industrial accident. Per the lawsuit that was filed, “The surgically sharp steel blade sliced through Toucet’s pelvis cutting off his penis and testicles while virtually cutting his body in half.” Mr. Echeverarria was working at Future Foam Carpet Cushion, and was…
Artificial Retina is a step in the right direction. As reported by the Associated Press Eric Selby, a 68-year-old had an artificial implant called the Argus II, made by U.S.-based company Second Sight, surgically inserted into his right eye. Dutch regulators are expected to decide within months on the company’s request to market the device in the EU. If greenlighted,…
Boca Raton Cyclist John Wilson died after being struck by an SUV, while riding his bicycle. Mr Wilson, a firefighter, was struck by an SUV eight days after his 50th birthday. Wilson, who lived in Jupiter, was off duty and riding his bicycle on Monday when he was hit by a Chevy Trailblazer, police said. He was riding east on…