Chernobyl: The true scale of the accident
20 years later a UN report provides definitive answers and ways to repair lives As of mid-2005, however, fewer than 50 deaths had been directly attributed to radi...HIV-1's high virulence might be an accident of evolution
The virulence characteristic of HIV-1--the virus predominantly responsible for human AIDS--might amount to an accident of evolution, new evidence reveals. A gene function lost during the course of viral evolution predisposed HIV-1 to spur the fatal immune system failures that are the hallmarks of AIDS, researchers report in the June 16, 2006 Cell. AIDS has killed more than 25 million peopl...Sleep Disorder,The Likely Cause Of Most Road Accidents
Sleepiness accounts for 31 percent to 41 percent of the major crashes of commercial vehicles. According to recent research, the latest two step test // could make roads safer .The test is 91-percent accurate at predicting who has sleep apnea. The study was done to help predict which commercial drivers are at risk of sleep apnea and could fall asleep at the wheel. Sleep apnea is a serious...A man who lost both of his arms in an accident
A man who lost both of his arms in an accident is getting some high-tech help with an innovative artificial limb that controls movements by thought. Two years ago, a healthy Jesse Sullivan, 56, was at his job repairing utility lines when he accidentally touched a live wire,// costing him both his arms up to his shoulders. Like most amputees, Sullivan was fitted with a traditi...Diabetics increases likelihood of falling and associated accidental injury in elders
Falling is the leading cause of accidental death for elderly people. A new study conducted on the aging population has revealed that diabetics are four times more likely to fall than those who are not diabetic. // currently 150 million people are estimated to have type 2 diabetes, and the number is expected to reach 300 million people by 2025. Previous investigations have defined risk...Alcohol And Drug Abuse (Cannabis) Leading Causes For Road Traffic Accidents
A new study reveals that the risk for a road traffic accident is significantly greater following consumption of even very small amounts of cannabis. Evidence of cannabis use were found in 7% of drivers // involved in fatal crashes by the French National Institute for Transport and Safety Research. These figures are comparatively lesser compared to drivers who consumed alcohol (21.4%). T...Snowmobile accidents, on the rise in Canada
A study conducted by Margaret Keresteci said that young men who are under the influence of alcohol are at a very high risk of snowmobiling. Canadian Institute for Health Information said that the statistics reveal the truth that// most of the accidents happen in the month of February. The accidents due to snowmobiling are twice as those of snowboarding or skiing. In 2003-04 there were...