Firefighter heart risk higher during active duty than expected
A large U S study finds firefighters face up to 100 times higher risk of heart related death while actively fighting blazes than during downtime. About 40 percent of on duty deaths from 1994 to 2004 were heart related with 32 percent during firefighting and 5 percent of time spent on active duty. Experts urge better physicals wellness programs and fitness testing at firehouses.
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Harvard
Linda Rosenstock
Ucla School of Public Health
New England Journal of Medicine
Rosenstock
States push sanctions on employers hiring illegal immigrants
Legislatures in at least nine states including Arizona Missouri Montana Virginia South Carolina West Virginia Kansas Mississippi and Oklahoma propose penalties to deter illegal hiring. Measures include license suspensions fines on repeat violators and state contract disqualification while some seek mandatory electronic verification of workers. Federal enforcement has stepped up with civil and criminal penalties for illegal hires.
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Pat Reilly
Ohio
Indiana
Nanny laws spread as states seek to curb risky behavior
Lawmakers nationwide push bans and warnings on texting while driving, trans fats, and other everyday actions. Critics decry nanny state overreach while citing safety gains and personal choice. The debate features cities like New York and Philadelphia and a wave of proposed distracted driver bills across 35 states.
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New Jersey
Washington, D.C
Matt Sundeen
National Conference of State Legislatures
David Boaz
Libertarian Cato Institute
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