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Trouble in Toyland

N.C. Public Interest Research Group recently released its annual 25th annual Trouble in Toyland  survey of unsafe toys. Before heading out for holiday shopping, please take time to review the report and the group’s tips for toy safety. PIRG also has a new app for smart phones so you can have access to recalled toys […]

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Hot Temps Take Toll On Health

Chantal Howard, RN, nurse manager in the Raleigh Campus Adult Emergency Department, and Dr. Edwardo Piqueras, emergency physician with Wake Emergency Physicians, spent some time yesterday educating NBC 17 reporter Josh Green about the dangers of over exersion in extreme heat. Watch the resulting story here. And, WakeMed Diabetes Management Program Educator Rosie O’Hara talked with […]

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Snakebites in North Carolina

There are about 45,000 snakebites (venomous & non-venomous) in the United States each year. But did you know that North Carolina leads the U.S. in the incidence of snakebites (or bites per capita)? Every year there are 19 snakebites per 100,000 people in North Carolina. This is compared to a national average of 4 to […]

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Kids and Hot Cars

Sylvia Scholl is the director of WakeMed’s trauma program. As Spring approaches, bringing with it warmer temperatures, Safe Kids Wake County, led by WakeMed,  is working to increase awareness and urge caregivers to never leave children alone in a vehicle.   With the goal of having no more children die from heat stroke when they are […]

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