National Protect Your Hearing Month is observed in October each year. Find out how to protect yourself and those around you from noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) thanks to Noisy Planet, an organization dedicated to helping prevent NIHL. What is NIHL? … Continue reading
What You Need to Know About Vaping Lung Injury
It’s hard to miss the news about vaping related fatalities. Hundreds of illnesses and at least twelve fatalities have been reported around the US. In many cases, the individuals who died were in their 20s or 30s, like this case … Continue reading
What’s Your Fire Escape Plan?
Fire Prevention Week is observed during the week of October 9th in remembrance of the Great Chicago Fire in 1871. The event killed more than 250 individuals, destroyed homes and structures, and burned over 2,000 acres of land. The Great … Continue reading
What You Need to Know About Pesticides Like Roundup
Last month, a jury in San Francisco, CA ordered Monsanto to pay $289 million in damages to a man who developed cancer after years of using Roundup (a popular weed killer) in his role as a school groundskeeper. You’ve likely … Continue reading
Child Passenger Safety Week
Did you know that nearly half of all car seats are installed incorrectly? Car seats and booster seats help keep children safe in automobiles. When properly installed, car seats can reduce the risk of injury in a car accident by … Continue reading