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News You Should Know: Distracted Driving, Nurse Strike, And ADHD

December 17th, 2011 by in News, Research
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distracted driving, cell phone, reporting on health, car accident, riskDistracted Driving: Studies of driving while talking on a cell phone may have overestimated the risk of car crashes, new research suggests, Amy Norton reports for Reuters Health.

Nurse Strike: Some 4,000 nurses are expected to strike for one day at eight Sutter Health hospitals in California on December 22, John S. Marshall reports for the Associated Press. We predict a less than peaceful holiday for patients and hospital staff.

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*This blog post was originally published at Reporting on Health - The Reporting on Health Daily Briefing*

The Friday Funny: Double Standards & Sleep Deprivation

June 19th, 2009 by in Friday Funny
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