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...most children at risk. When an air bag deploys, its force is directed into what would be a grown man's chest. Women and children, on the other hand, end up taking the brunt of the energy in the head and neck - a design flaw that's been fatal in 158 cases since 1990. (Air bags have, however, also saved an estimated 5,500 lives.) Friday's announcement follows considerable criticism of the government's mandated crash test procedure in the past decade. This clamor is unlikely to die down any time in the near future; transportation officials have also...
...wife evidently felt otherwise, strongly enough to pile her son into a makeshift boat piloted by her hustler boyfriend and set out to sea--a fatal choice, as it turned out. The last decision she made was perhaps the one that saved her son's life, when she dressed him for the journey in the bright orange jeans and sweat shirt that fishermen say they found him in, colors that often keep sharks away...
...right medical care, lives can be saved. But in Rwanda, where the causes of infection run the gamut from dirty swaddling cloth to unclean razors used to cut umbilical cords, lack of even the most rudimentary measures means that such commonplace complications as pre-eclampsia or sepsis can turn fatal. "Our resources are so limited, we can't put in an IV just in case there is hemorrhaging," says Silas Ruberandinda, director of the Mutenderi Health Center. "We can't even spare the catheters...
...ROAD Researchers have found that for teen drivers, the risk of fatal injuries in a car crash increases with the number of passengers. Sixteen-year-old drivers carrying one passenger are 39% more likely to get killed than those driving alone, and 182% more likely with three or more passengers. Researchers link the increase to distraction rather than alcohol or drugs. Some states place limits on passengers for young drivers, but parents should consider making their own rules about who can ride with whom...
...were good to both No Doubt and Korn. The glorification of alternative rock assisted by a fatal self-inflicted bullet wound to Kurt Cobain sent record companies, radio stations, and teenagers into an alterna-frenzy. Perfect timing landed both bands with a series of chart-topping singles. No Doubt titillated the lighter souls with "Just a Girl," "Spider Web" and "Don't Speak," while Korn captured the darker souls with "Blind," "Shoots and Ladders," and "Clown." Gwen Stefani excited, Jonathan Davis incited and new modern rock heroes were born...