Injury Prevention

Each spring, millions of graduating high school and college students pass one of life's milestones and begin another. Those high school graduates who plan to attend college must now face the challenge of deciding what they will study to prepare them...

Sport medicine physicians, athletic trainers and parents have gotten the message about sports concussions. A new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that emergency room visits by children and adolescents with sports-...

It turns out that the caffeine and sugar in sodas don't just make for hyper kids with high dental bills. Carbonated soft drinks may also be linked to violent behavior in teens. A study published Monday in the journal Injury Prevention noted that the...

Whether heading to a nearby pool, visiting a friend or going to school, children use their bicycles as a convenient way to get around. But …...

At the Glenside Fire Protection District, firefighters know that being in shape will help them deal with emergencies of all kind. But not only is fitness emphasized in the workout room, proper nutrition now is continually stressed in the firehouse...

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is helping hospitals and pediatric practices statewide to ensure children with limited mobility and other special health-care needs can travel safely, acting Secretary Barry J. Schoch, P.E., said....

Football can be a fascinating yet dangerous game. A metro company wants to make sure young football players are safe on the field. Even though helmets offer protection, they can't keep players safe from everything. "Helmets do a really good job of...

The Jessamine County Health Department is operating under new leadership as Jennifer Wyatt took the helm Jan. 10. She took over for Nancy Crewe, who went to work for the Madison County Health Department. Wyatt, a Versailles native, brings 17 years of...

DETROIT - Nine-year-old Bailey Knight wasn't wearing a helmet as she zoomed down a snow hill on a plastic sled. Bailey was at a church camp north of Delton in west Michigan, sledding a hill that has been popular for wintertime fun for about 25 years. On...

If you do not live in a household with school-age children, or are otherwise involved with the Clark County School System, you may be unaware that the long-anticipated last day of school (for students) arrives Friday with the graduation ceremony at the...

Now that the youth hockey season is in high gear in the Chicago area, Dr. Dean Karahalios, neurosurgeon with NorthShore Neurological Institute at NorthShore University …...

Somewhere between the Lakers' 90-87 victory Sunday over the Oklahoma City Thunder and what could've passed for an NBA All-Star game in the Knicks-Heats match-up, basketball fans may have clicked the remote control a few times to sneak in a few minutes...