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"My feeling is this accident rate is epidemic," said Jim Hall, a former chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board.
Investigators have just started looking into Wednesday's crash and have not reached conclusions on what factors played a role. But the accident put a new spotlight on a disturbing trend. Lax government regulation and fierce competition for customers have created a disincentive for helicopter transport companies to invest Read the rest of this entry »

Keeping a fan on while a baby sleeps could dramatically cut the risk of cot death, new research suggests.
Experts found that putting a fan on could cut the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) by 72% compared with not doing so.
When the temperature was over 21 degrees Celsius, placing a baby in a room with a fan led to a 94% drop in the chance he or she would die.
Researchers said it was the first time such evidence had been brought to Read the rest of this entry »