How Many Global Deaths from Arms? Reasons to Question the 740,000 Factoid Being Used to Promote the Arms Trade TreatyDavid B. KopelPaul GallantJoanne D. Eisen
each year and about 80,000 in Canada. The rest happens in countries all around the world. About 7 out of every 10 deaths from the disease happen in low- or middle-income countries. How Are Cancer Deaths Measured? Experts sometimes measure cancer deaths as a simple count. But if you ...
In 2023, about 40,999 people died in traffic crashes in the US, raising the question of how many automobile deaths in the US occur each year. This article explores the latest statistics, leading causes, and preventive measures to understand and tackle this critical issue. If you or someone ...
Health Canada has estimated that 15,300 premature deaths in Canada each year are attributable to air pollution [6]. Complex relationships between climatic variables (i.e., temperature, precipitation, humidity and wind) and air pollution can also impact human health. For example, the adverse ...
TheCivil Warwas the deadliest of all American wars. No one disagrees with that. But how many died has long been a matter of debate. For more than a century, the most-accepted estimate was about 620,000 dead. A specific figure of 618,222 is often cited, with 360,222 Union deaths and...
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For many years, the legal standard for drunkenness across the United States was 0.10, but many states have now adopted the 0.08 standard. The federal government has pushed states to lower the legal limit. The American Medical Association says that a person can become impaired when the blood alc...
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“I was really struck by how many people had really intense dream lives, including nightmares that really affected them,” she says. “I mean, you can say something is ‘just a dream,’ but it’s still happening. It’s still affecting you. You’re experiencing that fear in the moment,...
Children are generally stronger than many adults assume, Dr. Eric Fleegler, a pediatric emergency physician and researcher with Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, said. Their short limbs also play a role in how dangerous guns can be if they access them. ...