Dr. Matthew Edlund, MD, MOH
The National Safety Council estimates that 28% of car crashes, about 1.6 million a year, are due to drivers using cell phones to talk or text. That means 10,000 deaths each year. How do you prevent this carnage? Ban cell phone use. Then enforce the laws.
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Dr. Matthew Edlund, MD, MOH
Found in: Exercise & Fitness, Diet & Nutrition
Cyclists in Britain are using inexpensive cameras to document ill-mannered driving by car and truck drivers. And there are a lot more uses for portable cameras—to improve health, diet, and public health, among many others. Let’s get the lowdown on a few.
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Editorial Staff
From lower air temperatures and falling snow to icy roads and even reduced visibility due to fewer daylight hours, winter driving poses a number of challenges. While you can’t change the driving conditions, you can help ensure your vehicle is prepared.
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Nancy Muir
Found in: Computers & Technology
The Internet can be a wonderful source of medical information...but also offers con artists a chance to sell you phony cures that may have no effect, or worse, may harm you. Learn to spot signs of online medical fraud.
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Neal O'Farrell
ID theft by burglary is a much easier crime to conceal than normal burglary... because who's going to notice that the person walking down your street has a copy of your tax return in his coat pocket?
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Editorial Staff
Many of today's seniors enjoyed an era where they weren't overly concerned about locking their doors and windows. They were even farther away from a time where they had to exercise genuine caution when talking on the phone or reading their email. Even the
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