Article: FED: CheckUp column for Friday, April 4


AAP General News (Australia)
04-04-2008
FED: CheckUp column for Friday, April 4

A ROUNDUP OF ISSUES AFFECTING YOUR HEALTH



BIKE HELMETS DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD

Campaigns promoting bike helmets are detrimental to public health because they can
increase the risk of some brain injuries, new research has shown.

The study was conducted after official campaigns to increase helmet use in Victoria
found teenagers believed they would save them in a serious accident with a bus or truck.

The study, in this month's issue of the Health Promotion Journal of Australia, found
that unlike hard motorcycle helmets, soft bicycle helmets tend to disintegrate on impact
and fail to prevent damage to the ...

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