http://www.gotsafety.org Your Safety Is Our Life's Work Sun, 18 May 2008 15:41:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has information for preventing diseases that are the top killers in the US: Heart Disease, Cancer and Stroke.  Not smoking, healthy diet, and regualr visits to your doctor of course top the list.  Click below for more info Men click here   Women click here http://www.gotsafety.org/2008/05/june-safety-screening-tests/ According to some experts, medication errors cause more deaths per year than car crashes, breast cancer or AIDS. The medical, nursing and pharmacy professions as well as your local hospital are all working very hard to minimize medication errors, but you need to do your part as well. A recent ... http://www.gotsafety.org/2008/05/medication-safety/ GotSafety.ORG is devoted to keeping people safe and out of the Emergency Department (ED). The tips contained in the Monthly Newsletters and Safety Books have been collected from the medical literature, from general health literature and from the stories of thousands of patients I have cared for in the ... http://www.gotsafety.org/2008/04/welcome-to-gotsafetyorg/ The World Cancer Research Fund and the American Institute for Cancer Research have published a 500-page report highlighting ways to prevent cancer through diet and exercise. Recommendations include the following: Maintain a healthy body weight. Being overweight is linked to at least six types of cancer. Exercise 30 to 60 minutes a ... http://www.gotsafety.org/2008/03/april-safety-preventing-cancer/ Falls are a major cause of injury and even death, especially in older adults. (Kurt Vonnegut and George Burns both died from head injuries after a fall.) Injuries can range from simple sprains and lacerations to wrist and shoulder fractures to severe injuries such as hip fractures, neck fractures and ... http://www.gotsafety.org/2008/01/march-safety-preventing-falls/ Some gym machines and excercises may not be as safe as others! For gym excercises to avoid, click here. http://www.gotsafety.org/2008/01/february-safety-excercises-to-avoid/ Drug companies are in the business of selling their products. Don't trust everything in their ads or their claims that "Four out of five doctors recommend..." Non-prescription cough medicines have questionable efficacy and are unproven in children, where their side effects can be more severe and risk of inadvertent overdose ... http://www.gotsafety.org/2008/01/february-safety-cough-medicine/ Burnt foods, especially meats, may cause an increased risk of cancer. Higher peak temperatures may even increase risks in foods that don't burn. To minimize risk avoid burning or charring foods, cook for longer times at lower heat and cut foods into smaller pieces prior to cooking. ... http://www.gotsafety.org/2007/12/january-safety-dont-burn-it/ Think Twice before insisting on that CAT-scan or MRI. Medical tests such as CT-scans, X-rays and MRI's are important tools used by physicians to diagnose a variety of medical conditions. However, like everything, they do have risks. Sometimes things are discovered on these tests that "might" be ... http://www.gotsafety.org/2007/11/december-safety-radiation/ The holidays are coming sooner than you think. If your business gives gifts to customers or if you just need to stock up on some stocking stuffers, please consider THINK TWICE: MORE LESSONS FROM THE ER. It's the perfect gift and it helps keep your customers ... http://www.gotsafety.org/2007/11/christmas-hannukah-gifts-from-your-business/