Are Trampolines Bad News?

Who would have ever thought trampolines can be dangerous? Although trampoline related in injuries are decreasing, over 98,000 injuries, related to trampolines,were reported in 2009, causing 3,100 hospitalizations. What is causing such injuries? Researchers have found that many of these injuries are due to large groups jumping at the same time on one trampoline. Parents think that due to the soft surface of the trampolines, the kids are safe and feel no impact. Almost all injuries are affect the head and spine, resulting in severe bruising, spraining, and  straining.  A doctor states, "It's all about physics." The younger the child the softer the bones are which can cause an easy injury, and they shouldn't be on a trampoline with others that weigh more than them. Doctors are encouraging parents to make sure that their insurance covers trampoline related injuries and keep a close watch on their children. 

http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/09/21/doctors-warn-trampolines-are-not-toys/?iref=allsearch 

LSU Bomb Threat

On Monday the 17th, the East Baton Rouge 911 Center received a call at ten thirty in the morning reporting a bomb somewhere on the grounds of Louisiana State University.  Following, was a campus-wide evacuation including separate building searches that was a lengthy process.  On the campus, was a state SWAT team along with bomb sniffing dogs. At about five o'clock the LSU police captain stated the school buildings would reopen individually once the status was clear and safe to enter. By the evening, the whole campus was clear and students were back to their dorms. No evidence of a bomb was found.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/17/justice/louisiana-bomb-threat/index.html?hpt=us_c2

Maggots with Medical Benefits

In the 1920s scientific studies began on medical maggot use, in the 1930s medicinal maggots were used throughout many surgeons to treat bone infections and burns. During the 1940s Penicillin, a simple medical drug, stopped the use of medical maggots. Then, in 1989, the Food and  Drug Administration allowed medical firms to use and produce maggots as a medical treatment.
Today, Dr. Anthony Youn, a plastic surgeon, recently had a patient that came to him with an open flesh wound, believing his wound was "alive." Dr. Youn then placed his foot, with the wound, in a medical whirlpool that would cleanse the wound properly. Sure enough, maggots were floating to the surface of the water one by one. Dr. Youn told his patient that he came to the hospital just in time to avoid a fatal injury.
Although, Dr. Youn's patient had maggots in wound without knowing, it is very dangerous for anyone to go through this therapy at home and should contact a doctor if they think this treatment is right for them.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/12/health/youn-maggot-therapy/index.html?hpt=he_c1

Playing to Lose

During the summer Olympics of 2012, a total of four teams were disqualified in the badminton portion of the games for violating the rule of "fair play" . It was said that two South Korean pairs, one Indonesian pair, and one Chinese pair were purposely losing the matches to manipulate the knockout draw in the round-robin format, in order to earn a easier match up. It all started with the Chinese losing to Denmark in the preliminary round automatically leading them to the knockout round rather than the gold-medal round. Eventually both the Korean and Indonesian teams caught on and thought they too should purposely lose the game. The audience was not pleased to see such an awful game and to see the players effortlessly serving the birdie into the nets while laughing. Eventually, due to the booing from the audience, the referee stepped in and gave the players a warning of disqualification if the continued to play unfairly. Not long after, the four teams were disqualified.

 http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/london/story/2012-07-31/Badminton-players-charged-with-throwing-matches/56630488/1