Rear-End Collisions: What You Need to Know
29% of all car accidents are rear-end collisions, so if you’re a driver of any vehicle, it’s safe to say you should know what to do in the event you are rear-ended or if you rear-end another driver. To clarify, rear-end collisions are the most common type of accident on the road. In today’s world,…
Drunk Driving Statistics In Virginia
The number of drunk driving deaths in Virginia in one decade would have wiped out a small town. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that from 2003 to 2012, 2,613 people in Virginia lost their lives in crashes that involved drunk drivers. The CDC put together a fact sheet to highlight the magnitude of…
Virginia Car Accident Statistics From The CDC
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) compiles a multitude of statistics about injuries and illnesses, including statistics about car accidents. Virginia Statistics About Motor Vehicle Occupant Fatalities According to Virginia car accident statistics from the CDC, the motor vehicle occupant death rate (OMV) in Virginia is 6.8 per 100,000 population. To put this…
Volkswagen Has Issued A Recall on Cars & SUVs Over Faulty Airbags
If you’re a Volkswagen owner, you should know that the car manufacturer has recalled almost 28,000 of it’s 2015-2016 vehicles due to a defective digital component that prevented the deployment of it’s vehicles’ airbags when involved in a car accident. According to the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) this faulty digital component can also…
Juuling is Ruining Your Kid’s Lives — & You Still Don’t Know What It Is
Back in November 2018 we dove head first into the epidemic that’s sweeping the nation, especially with our teens — juuling. Now, 7 months later, we’re here to investigate where we are as a nation when it comes to juuling. Back in 2018, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb took a powerful stance against the e-cigarette and…
Toxin Report: If You Wear Perfume or Cologne, You Should Be Concerned
As a part of our community health and awareness campaign, we want to dive into something all of us own: fragrance. Take a look at your perfume, cologne, scented lotion or scented body wash in your bathroom or on your vanity. One of the ingredients listed on the ingredients list is likely “fragrance”. The reality…
You’re Exposed! Chemicals That Will Harm You Long-Term
In the first part of this series, we discussed what ways chemicals can be absorbed into your skin and which daily-use products to swap out first for safer alternatives. This time we’re back to dive deeper into the ingredients you need to avoid in order to live a healthy, uncomplicated life — Let’s dive in….
Your Skin Absorbs Hundreds of Cancer-Causing Chemicals Everyday: Here’s How
We need to have a talk, and you’re not going to like it. Do you ever stop and think about how many moisturizers, lip balms, creams and layers of makeup you’re putting on your skin every single day? The average American uses at least 9 products on their bodies daily — that adds up to…
What Do I Do After a Slip and Fall Accident?
Everyone clumsily falls at some point or another, but sometimes those falls are not our fault. It doesn’t really matter if you’re a pro-athlete in your 20s or a 70 year-old retiree, slip and fall accidents can happen to any of us at any time, and what you need to do can be confusing if…
Injured at Work: Common Uber & Lyft Injuries
Our Injured at Work series highlights the fields with the highest risk of injuries in the workplace. Do you have an industry in mind that you would like us to cover? If so, message us on Facebook here. Uber and Lyft drivers work dangerous jobs. In fact, according to Technology Review, Uber and Lyft drivers…
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