Yesterday I wrote about the “brain-eating amoeba,” Naegleria fowleri that killed three young people this summer. The amoeba causes the disease primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM)….
It sounds like the plot of a summer horror movie. The creature that crawls in swimmers’ noses and eats their brains. But it’s not fiction. So far three people have died this summer…
The Work Zone Safety Program, first created in 1989, aims to increase work zone safety awareness and education in the state of North Carolina in hopes of reducing work…
Parents know how important it is to stay up to date on recalls. This is particularly true in the case of infant and toddler chairs. Little arms, legs, fingers and toes can and do find any…
Photo: flickr/mrjasonweaver The BBC is reporting a stunning case of distracted driving. A British court banned a 34-year-old driver from driving for one year after he was stopped by police for…
In recent years, cell phones and their users have taken some serious blame for making our roads more dangerous. Texting while driving or even talking while driving—both forms of distracted…
Photo: flickr/tomoneki A proposed law banning the persistent tethering of dogs in Forsyth County, North Carolina, appears to have the support of the commissioners following a large outpouring of…
The following news item from the American Academy of Pediatrics definitely falls into the not exactly a revelation category. But as a parent, it serves as an important reminder Children…
Exercise equipment manufacturer, Perfect Fitness, agreed to pay a $425,000 penalty to settle claims brought by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The penalty agreement stems from…
Smoke from the Great Dismal Swamp fire should shift toward the south and southwest on Friday, degrading air quality across the northern Coastal Plain and northeastern Piedmont of North Carolina, air…
Holding alcohol retailers liable for injuries or damage done by their intoxicated customers can reduce motor vehicle deaths, homicides, injuries, and other alcohol-related problems, according to the…
The newest entry in the seemingly never-ending litany of social media horror: prison inmates stalking their victims and organizing criminal activity through Facebook. The Federal Bureau of…