Kids fall down a lot, and they hurt themselves a lot. It's a feature, not a bug. You gotta crawl before you can walk, you gotta walk before you can run, and you gotta trip over your clumsy feet 5000 times before your brain can figure out how to operate your limbs.

Front-seat car passengers often enjoy resting their feet on the dashboard. It's the ultimate pose for grooving to music in and just seems like a fun, chilled-out thing to do. Unfortunately, in the event of accident it can also result in serious injury - and airbags just make things worse.

It happens with parents all the time. They sign little Everett up for kids' soccer and he's good. Really good. So they put him in soccer camps, goalkeeper clinics and spend every weekend lugging coolers and lawn chairs to his soccer games all over the state. They start daydreaming about professional contracts and how he might even become the next Mark Schwarzer. Good thing they discovered his perfect sport so young, right?

The ACCC is taking Thermomix to the Federal Court with accusations the company behind our favourite hot wet rice has been a more than a bit dodgy when it comes to Australian Consumer Law. Allegedly, Thermomix made customers sign non-disclosure agreements - stopping them saying anything bad about Thermomix - before they could get a refund on recalled products that were causing serious injuries.

I used to be all for buying teenagers total crap-heaps as their first cars. It builds character, after all. But then I watched this video of a 1998 Toyota Corolla crashing into a 2015 model, and now I think I've changed my mind.

For some of us, the modern workplace is like a second home, where most of our waking hours are spent. Whether you have a cushy office job or a physically demanding one, the more time you spend at work, the more likely it becomes that you may succumb to an unexpected workplace accident or medical emergency. Worse still, you could even lose your life. We look at the ten most common types of workplace injuries -- and how to avoid them.

Around 432,700 Australians -- or 1 in 45 -- have suffered an acquired traumatic brain injury in their lives. Some eventually die as a result, and those who do recover often exhibit lingering effects. It's a serious public health issue that's only getting worse. Here's what you need to know about protecting your head.

Dear Lifehacker, I need advice about a friend who likes to do dangerous DIY work around his house. He recently did major plumbing work without having a licence (the main water line from the street to his house). He's now installing an electric stove in his kitchen also without a licence. Should I dob him in? I'm afraid that something terrible may happen in the future from a botched job.

Nobody likes to think about workshop injuries, but it's good to know how to handle them when they come about. Make Magazine put together a list of how to handle four of the most common injuries you'll likely to see.

Pulling a muscle sucks, and figuring out if it's an actual strain that needs attention sucks even more. We've all experienced strains, cramps, soreness and general tightness, but it doesn't help that these all seem to cause varying degrees of similar pain. Here's how to tell if it's really a pulled muscle and what you can do about it.

When you've got a headache, a sprained ankle, or some other pain, should you ice it or apply heat? Consult this handy reference chart for the solution.

Practising a healthy mindset doesn't just strengthen your brain -- it may protect your body from injury, too. Runners in a recent study were more likely to develop overuse injuries like tendinitis if they were hard on themselves after bad performances.

Your choice of running shoe can definitely increase the likelihood of sustaining an injury. However, going for the most expensive pair on the shoe rack isn't necessarily the answer. Instead of splurging out on fancy, feature-packed footwear, base your selection on how they physically feel.

Trying to get back into exercise after an injury is tough. Your brain is telling you to go all in while your body tells you to hold off. To counter this, The Wall Street Journal suggests using the 10% rule.

If you're in the market for a new car, you may have seen the term "ANCAP safety rating" floating around. This is a regulatory system that rates the likelihood of a serious injury occurring in the event of an accident. The following guide explains how ANCAP ratings are determined and why you shouldn't solely rely on them when comparing different car models. We've also thrown in some general road safety tips that every motorist should follow.

The Crashed Car Showroom is a temporary storefront in Sydney conceived by the NRMA Insurance Research Centre. As its name implies, it's dedicated to road safety and the dangers of driving via an assortment of technological displays -- including a crash test dummy simulator that straps you into a hydraulic car while wearing an Oculus Rift VR headset. Read on for a tour of the showroom floor.

In the ultra-macho action flick Rambo III, there's a famous scene where the titular hero seals a gaping shrapnel wound by cauterising it with fire and gun powder. Awesome, eh? But how feasible is this DIY surgery in reality? This video from The Medicine Journal explains the circumstances where it might not be such a bad idea.

When most people think of extreme binge-drinkers, they tend to imagine blue-collar booze hounds and unemployed teenage hoons. However, new research into Australian drinking habits has found that higher income earners are actually more likely to indulge in risky alcohol consumption.

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