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With Memorial Day right around the corner, millions of children will be jumping in their swimming pools to cool off and escape the heat. There's nothing quite as refreshing as taking a dip in the pool on a hot day. However, the U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention has a warning to parents: adding the wrong amount and/or type of chemicals to a swimming pool can result in injury to anyone swims inside it.According to a report published by the CDC, there were approximately 5,000 emergenc …

Several farming groups have joined forced to raise awareness of tractor-related injuries involving children. The Childhood Agricultural Safety Network (CASN) is leading the campaign, distributing posters, setting up billboards, and launching commercials in an attempt to reduce the number youth injuries involving tractors.Allowing your child to ride in your lap while you operate a tractor or some other piece of heavy farm machinery may seem harmless enough, but it can have deadly consequence …

Following the World Health Organization's (WHO) eye-opening report on the effects of climate change report, the White House has released their own report along with a detailed plan on how to combat its effects.According to the U.S. Climate Extremes Index, 2012 was the country's hottest year on record, with 356 record high temps either tied or broken. From the east coast to the west, cities everywhere experienced severely hot and dry summers. And nearly a third of Americans saw temps in the 100+ …

Jason Padgett looks like a normal middle-aged man, but once you get to know him, you'll realize he possesses an extraordinary mathematical ability. Also referred to as savant's syndrome, he sees the world through a geometric kaleidoscope, constantly analyzing his surroundings in numbers. Unlike every other recorded case of savant's syndrome, however, Padgett was not born with this ability but rather developed it as a result of a brain injury.Padgett Emerges From a Brain Injury as a Mathematical …

Did you know that the May is National Electrical Safety month? From powering hundreds of consumer products in our home to laying the framework for city infrastructures, electricity is a staple element in modern-day society. But high voltage flowing through active cables creates a dangerous scenario for anyone around.According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, there are approximately 400 fatal electrocutions in the U.S. each year, about half of which are directly attributed to consu …