Category: Health and Safety

While steps have been taken to reduce workplace injuries over the past few decades, there are still thousands of employees dying on the job every year, and a ton more who sustain injuries. These can range from relatively minor injuries to one that can affect people for the rest of their lives. While it isn’t […]

Summer is the perfect time for a long road trip, but it’s important to prepare accordingly before setting out on the road. This is especially true for individuals who suffer from chronic back pain or who are susceptible to back pain from driving or after sitting in the car for an extended time.  Both drivers […]

In an ideal world, operations would always be successful, the best movie would always win Oscar, and medications would never have side effects. Unfortunately, we are living in a real world. Sports injuries do occur but can be prevented. Most of these injuries are mild and respond nicely to treatments. This article focuses on tips […]

Motor vehicle accidents often result in devastating physical injuries. Most people fail to realize that victims of high-speed motor vehicle collisions can suffer much more than physical injury. Car accidents can be psychologically traumatizing experiences with long-lasting and sometimes permanent effects on the psyche. The debilitating pain coupled with the financial stress caused by the […]

Life abroad will yield a multitude of events that you and your family members are probably looking forward to. This big step forward means that you will see each other through different milestones: obtaining a new job, building a new home, adjusting to a new transport system, going to a new school, and traveling together […]

Driving can be dangerous – you need to do everything in your power to make it less so. Here are a few tips to help you along. If you think about it, driving’s actually a little terrifying. You’re behind the wheel of what’s essentially a giant metal bullet, hurtling down the road at ridiculously high […]

Any kind of harm inflicted by another individual that causes the harmed person to suffer from physical, emotional, or psychological damage is considered a personal injury. It has an adverse effect on the wellbeing of the victim and may cause long-term consequences. Thousands of personal injuries are filed around the world every day. Because of […]

Over the years, road trips have become a favorite pastime for families, who often spent myriad hours in cars traveling the country on holidays and vacations. Even now, we bet you are on this page because you are planning a fun road trip with your family. When planning a long car trip with your family, […]

Water fountains are pretty to look at, and they’ll definitely impress anyone who sees them. However, they can also upset some people, especially those who think that water fountains are just an extravagant and irresponsible waste of water. The question is, though: are they right in thinking so? Is owning a water fountain akin to […]

How do you know what your life would be after a spinal cord injury? The answer is you don’t. Even the most skilled doctors can’t answer this question because life after a spinal cord injury is unpredictable and difficult. Not only will you suffer physically because of your injury, but you’re going to face a […]

Image Credit: Pexels Riding a bike, and especially when taken up as a serious fitness exercise, can be quite an excellent way to keep active despite having an everyday schedule. When you become invested in biking, you tend to take good care of your bike, and you may have invested quite a lot of time […]

Image Credit: Pexels In late 2017, disaster struck when a stretch of the Keystone Pipeline spilled an estimated 210,000 gallons of oil near Amherst, a small town north of Sioux Falls in South Dakota. This recent oil spill incident once again highlights the need for remediation techniques to clean up contaminants found in the surrounding […]