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Firecracker and other New Year-related injuries fell to their lowest level in 8 years after a government scare campaign advertised the long surgical saw and pliers used in amputations on victims, the Philippine health secretary said in January. The number of Filipinos injured by firecrackers and celebratory gunfire in end-of-year celebrations fell by nearly half to 446 compared with 2006, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said. One man died after ingesting a firecracker, officials said. Many Filipinos believe that noisy New Year celebrations drive away evil.

Contributed by Anara Guard. From Associated Press.