Dr. Patrice Harris, chair-elect of the American Medical Association and chair of its Task Force to Reduce Opioid Abuse, said progress is being made: From 2014 to 2015, opioid prescriptions decreased 6.8 percent nationally, following a 2.9 percent decline the year before.
The American Lung Association announced it is partnering with the Anthem Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Anthem, Inc., to help smokers in nine states -- Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Wisconsin, Colorado, and Nevada -- quit smoking.
Two construction workers were performing maintenance on an active line that was not the line on which they were supposed to be working, according to a report.
As of Friday morning, "we are approaching 90 percent functionality of our systems," MedStar Health reported.
The partnership aims to close the consumer education gap, NADA President Peter Welch said.
The partnerships are with the National Electrical Contractors Association of Central Ohio and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
EPA has made checklists available to the regulated community, including the associated guidance regarding abandoned CCPs.
Some injuries you can't forget.
A spokesman for HSE said, "By law, employers must take reasonable steps to protect workers—this is as true on a film set as a factory floor."
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