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Consumer products play a role in more than 4 out of 10 nonfatal injuries that require emergency department visits, according to a recent study.

One number – 32,719 – earned many mentions during a recent press conference hosted by Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety.

It can be easy to operate in the mindset that “bad things won’t happen to me on the job.” But when it comes to protecting your eyesight, stop for a moment and consider: Every day, 2,000 workplace eye injuries requiring medical attention occur, according to NIOSH.

Nearly 12 percent of U.S. adults are prescribed aspirin unnecessarily as part of an effort to prevent heart problems and stroke, according to a recent study from Baylor College of Medicine.

A vehicle that drives itself might not guarantee a safer ride, according to a report from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.

More than 40 percent of adults could be risking their health by mixing alcohol and prescription medications, according to a study from the National Institutes of Health.

The National Safety Council and the Traffic Injury Research Foundation have released a new report on Graduated Driver Licensing.

The National Safety Council has issued a call for presentations for the 2015 NSC Congress & Expo, scheduled to take place Sept. 26 – Oct. 2 in Atlanta.

Most U.S. commercial airlines will be required to have safety management systems in place by 2018 as part of a final rule issued Jan. 7 by the Federal Aviation Administration.

Fewer people are contacting poison control centers for information, and a group that represents the centers is concerned that the decline could lead to poisonings with more severe outcomes.