There’s been a lot of press attention lately on the dangers of distracted driving. I and many of my Injury Board colleagues have also posted articles on the topic. Yesterday, the NTSB released…
By now you probably have heard about Jackass star, Ryan Dunn’s tragic death at the wheel of his Porsche 911 in the early hours of Monday morning. My friend Mike Bryant posted an article this morning…
Ryan Dunn on far left / Image from Ryan Dunn Twitter Ryan Dunn, 34, star of MTV’s Jackass television and film productions was killed in a single car collision near Philadelphia in West Goshen,…
Say it ain’t so! The Gaga is bald? Probably just a skin cap. But just in case its not, here’s what she — and the rest of us — need to know about the new sunscreen labels. New label rules are…
As we head into the last day of Promote Safe Teen Driving Week, Disney/Pixar teams up with the U.S. Department of Transportation to give us this entertaining public service announcement about…
A few days ago, I posted an article about teen driving, the leading cause of death among Americans between the ages of 15 and 20. In that article, I pointed out that 2 out of 3 fatalities in crashes…
Okay, this is going to be hard news for my little Bichon. Bravo!, LLC is voluntarily recalling select boxes of Bravo! Pig Ears Chews because of potential Salmonella contamination. Products affected…
Author’s note: I wrote this blog last night and scheduled it for posting this afternoon. Since then the issue gained poignancy as reports came in that pregnant actress Tori Spelling was involved in…
National Safety Council As a parent of teenagers, I am particularly grateful to the National Safety Council for developing a great internet resource for safer teen driving. The website was…
In North Carolina and throughout much of the country we’ve already experienced devastating storms this season. With tornado and hurricane seasons still in early days, the following advice from the…
Hurricane Hugo graphic / NOAA North Carolina is among the four states with the highest number of billion-dollar weather disasters since 1980. Most of these events are associated with hurricanes…
I was doing some research on texting while driving the other day and came upon a letter written by OSHA Assistant Secretary David Michaels to employers. The letter was published as part of…