Archive for August 07, 2008

Study Shows Popular Infertility Treatments To Have Little or No Effect

A study in the British Medical Journal shows that women trying to become pregnant who were given either of two popular fertility treatments demonstrated no higher conception rate than patients given no treatment at all.

Truck Accident Dumps Thousands of Chickens onto Buffalo Thruway

A truck carrying nearly 10,000 chickens tipped over on the offramp from the Mainline Thruway today, spilling thousands of chickens and eggs onto the roadway.

New Study Shows Correlation Between Higher Gas Prices and Fewer Roadway Deaths

According to a new study by professors Michael Morrisey and David Grabowski, the rate of traffic fatalities in the U.S. falls as gas prices rise.

Maryland Labor Board Proposes Strict New Crane Safety Regulations

Three months after the death of a worker in an Annapolis crane accident, an advisory board of Maryland's Occupational Safety and Health program has recommended sweeping changes be made to state rules for crane operations.