safety
Study : different motorists on the road
Boredom is provoking as many as a third of drivers to take unnecessary risks at the wheel, a new study has found.
Researchers at Newcastle...
Car insurance : 2 in 3 new drivers already touched by road tragedies
Two-thirds of teens already know someone who has been killed or injured in a road crash by the time they reach the driving age,...
Study : texting bans don’t increase road safety
Laws that ban texting while driving are ineffective at best and could even be counter-productive because they lead to surreptitious behavior behind the wheel,...
Costly US health care falls short: report
The US health care system is the costliest in the world, but underperforms relative to many other industrialized nations, according to a study released...
Florida students apply artistic talent to message on safety belts
Thousands of students in Florida believe that safety belts save lives and dozens of them throughout the state captured their artistic vision of how...
Swine flu activity is decreasing across the UK
Most indicators show that flu activity is continuing to decrease across the UK. Some caution must be exercised, however, as the indicators may be...
Public health significance of H1N1 virus mutation detected in Norway
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health has informed World Health Organization of a mutation detected in three H1N1 viruses. The viruses were isolated from...
H1N1 may cost the UK economy £72 billions
A severe H1N1 flu pandemic could cost the UK economy 72 billion pounds, scientists said on Friday, but advised against closing schools even if...
Only 5% of pregnant women had agreed to be vaccinated against swine flu
Several newspapers have reported that pregnant women and other vulnerable people are refusing to have the swine flu vaccine. The Times reported that a...
UK swine flu cases are falling for the first time since August
UK swine flu cases have fallen for the first time since August, down to 64,000 new infections in the past week. It is thought...
Hibernian Aviva Health looking out for your family with safety advice before Halloween
Every year, children end up injured as a direct result of taking part in Halloween activities. Halloween is one of the busiest times of...
Aviva offers new and expanding SMEs a helping hand to simplify health and safety
As part of its Simply Safety campaign 2009, Aviva, the UK’s largest insurer, is helping expanding SMEs and new start-ups de-mystify some of the...
Women drivers want safer cars
Women drivers in the UK place safety as their number one priority when buying a car, but are 30% less likely to know about...
Trendy handbags’ becoming a threat to London women drivers
Supersized handbags are becoming a threat to the safety of women motorists, it was revealed this week.
Female drivers spend an average of 416 hours...
Get prepared for the second wave: lessons from current outbreaks
Monitoring of outbreaks from different parts of the world provides sufficient information to make some tentative conclusions about how the influenza pandemic might evolve...
Pandemic (H1N1) – Recommended use of antivirals
The World Health Organisation is today issuing guidelines for the use of antivirals in the management of patients infected with the H1N1 pandemic virus.
The...
Swine flu – Safety of pandemic vaccines
Some media reports that have expressed concern about the safety of vaccines for pandemic influenza. The public needs to be reassured that regurelatory procedures...
Top tips to keep your children safe during holiday
Holiday hotspots for child claims revealed Spain, the United States and France may well be popular family holiday destinations, but in fact they don’t...
Sir Alex signs up to AA child seat safety campaign
50% more families will drive to UK holiday destinations this summer, but two thirds of car seats won't be securely fitted
Sir Alex Ferguson CBE...
Changing nature of agriculture brings more risks
As the agricultural industry diversifies and the risks multiply, employers must be aware of the dangers to employees and visitors.
As part of its 2009...
