Never assume that every pain in the knee is runner's knee. Because the knee is a very complex joint, it is always best to have any prolonged pain checked by your doctor to rule out a more serious medical condition that can be aggravated by running or with exercise.
Drivers who sneeze behind the wheel cause 2,500 accidents a WEEK - now experts say they should stay off the roads. 1  Motorists can travel 50ft blind when sneezing. 2  Drivers with severe colds 'should stay off the roads'.  Study suggests those with the sniffles should leave four extra car lengths for slower reaction times.
65,000 to 200,000 The minimum annual number of deaths due to medical accidents, according to hospital records. For comparison: The annual total of all other causes of accidental death is 98,000, of which 46,000 are from auto crashes and 11,000 are from workplace accidents. 25,000 to 120,000 The minimum number of the above deaths due to negligence. by medical malpractice each year. 0.8% to 1% The percentage of hospital patients who become victims of malpractice. 2.9% The percentage of victims of malpractice, as reflected in medical records, who file claims. 4:1 The ratio of injuries and deaths caused by malpractice in hospitals to that reflected in medical records. (In other words, many errors go unrecorded.) This means that the number of malpractice deaths and injuries is probably about four times that reflected in the numbers above. 4.8% The percentage of physicians responsible for half of the malpractice claims filed in the U.S. Just 1.7% of physicians were responsible for 27.5% of all malpractice awards.