Monthly Archives: September 2016
Win Steelers Tickets for Steelers vs Chiefs on Sunday Night and Help Bollinger Park
Want to win 2 tickets to the Steelers vs. Chiefs game this Sunday night at Heinz Field? For every dollar you donate to the Bollinger Park Revitalization project, you will get a chance to win (minimum donation $5). For example,...
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Can self-driving cars ever truly be safe?
This week the Obama administration issued guidelines for automakers that are wading into the world of self-driving cars. While not prescribing technological limitations, the guidelines emphasize the essential importance of safety. In the still-early stages of the technology, however, there are...
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Diabetes can complicate a workers’ compensation claim
Recovery from a work injury is rarely simple. But for those workers who also have diabetes, it can prove particularly complicated. For injured workers with diabetes struggling to recover, effectively managing diabetes may be a key component of a successful...
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Dallas Helps Revitalize Bollinger Park in New Castle
PLEASE CLICK HERE for the Gofundme account to make a donation that will be matched up to $5000. In conjunction with the New Castle Branch of the NAACP, we are excited to help raise funds for the revitalization of Bollinger...
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Amputation leads to fines at chicken processing plant
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) isn't playing chicken with fines for willful safety violations on the job. When a worker at Birdsboro Kosher Farms Corp. in Birdsboro, Pennsylvania, lost a thumb while operating a mixer, OSHA decided to...
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Skull surgery can save lives, but at what cost?
After a traumatic brain injury, the brain often swells within the skull, which can cause further damage if the swelling is not reduced. There are two ways that physicians can reduce the swelling in such a patient: with drugs, or...
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Trucks may be required to slow down in the name of safety
The U.S. Department of Transportation has proposed that trucks weighing more than 26,000 pounds be limited to a certain speed on the highway-- likely somewhere between 60 and 68 miles per hour. The proposal is intended to save lives and...
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