Experts advise on road death rise
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An expert panel will advise the Scottish government on safety following a rise in deaths on Scotland's roads.
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Motorcycle fatalities this year are almost double the figure at the same stage in 2006, a minister reveals.
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A commission of experts assembled by the Royal Dutch Medical Association on Thursday have called for a widening of the guidelines for allowing euthanasia in the Netherlands, to include mercy killings for ...
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A 10-ppb (parts per billion) increase in daily ozone levels is associated with an increase in the number of deaths in large US urban communities, according to a new study.
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Fatal attacks in Israel cause a direct increase in the number of deadly traffic accidents -- but not until three days later, researchers said on Monday.
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Ireland&#39;s leading expert on climate change, Dr John Sweeney, has warned that both the Government and the public urgently need to do more to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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The most dangerous roads in Scotland are revealed in a new survey of fatal crashes and accidents.
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If the high death toll in May continues beyond the summer, it could raise questions about US strategy.
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High winds have brought travel problems to parts of Britain and led to the death of at least one motorist.
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Fatal traffic accidents increase sharply in Israel on the third day after a terrorist attack, and researchers are searching for an explanation why.
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In a study that gives new meaning to the  concept of a "killer commute," researchers have concluded that  people caught in traffic are three times more likely to suffer  a heart attack within the hour than those who aren't tied up on  the road.
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About 120 people are killed and more than 6,000 injured each year by vehicles that back over them, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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Government statisticians reported a sharp rise in death rates for adults of virtually all ages and both sexes from 1997 to 2004.
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An Armagh community is trying to come to terms with the deaths of three teenagers in a road crash.
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Three people are believed to have been killed in a serious accident in Aberdeenshire.
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The number of people in the UK dying from alcohol-related problems is continuing to rise, latest figures show.
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Rail industry experts research ways of preventing trains derailing in the event of a crash.