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Shell Relaunches Houston Tech Center

The largest of three operated by the energy company, it has more than 1 million square feet of laboratory and office space.

U.S. Cancer Death Rates Falling

The American Cancer Society recently announced from 2000 to 2009, overall death rates fell by 24 percent in men and 16 percent in women -- saving about 1.2 million people.

Scientists, FDA Maintain Gulf Seafood Safe after 2010 Oil Spill

At a conference this week, scientists agreed the seafood coming out of the Gulf Coast is "as safe to consume now as it was before the spill."



ACOEM Wants Workers' Health Info Included in EHRs

Electronic health records for general group health typically don't include data fields for a patient's occupational risks or work capacity, notes the college's president, Dr. Karl Auerbach.

NHTSA Readies for New Era of Highway Safety Grants

An interim final rule explains how separate grant programs, and some new ones Congress specified, will be awarded through a consolidated application process.

WHO Board Chooses New Americas Region Director

Dr. Carissa Etienne will start a five-year term on Feb. 1. She has served as the Commonwealth of Dominica's chief medical officer and assistant director of the Pan American Health Organization.

Secretary Solis Says Farewell

In a Jan. 22 departing post on the Labor Department's Work in Progress blog, the department secretary writes that she is proud of having saved workers' lives during her tenure and ready for the next chapter in her life.

AIHA Webinar to Address Fungal Meningitis Control

The Jan. 28, 90-minute presentation will cover ways for compounding pharmacies to prevent employee illnesses and product contamination.

Unclaimed Pensions Top $300 Million

It’s easy to find out whether you’re one of the 38,000 people who haven’t claimed pension benefits owed to them: The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation offers an online search directory.

Air Force Space Command to Add 1,000 Cyber Pros

The agency already has 6,000 cyber professionals involved in operating, defending, exploiting, and attacking, according to the unit's chief.

Vehicle Recalls Neared 600 in 2012, NHTSA Reports

During the past three years, NHTSA's defect and compliance investigations and compliance testing have resulted in more than 430 recalls involving 22 million vehicles and products.

KFF, Harvard School to Outline Health Policy Priorities for 113th Congress

The Jan. 24 briefing in Washington, D.C., is sponsored by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

At Least 37 Hostages at Algerian Complex Confirmed Dead

The Algerian prime minister said several workers who died have yet to be identified, and British Prime Minister David Cameron said six Britons and another resident of Britain did not survive the incident.

One World Trade Center Nearing Final Height

Crews installed the first piece of the new building's 408-foot spire on Jan. 15. When the spire is completed in two to three months, the building will be 1,776 feet tall.

Boeing News Isn't All Bad

Boeing Defense, Space & Security announced it has won $13.6 million in contracts to upgrade USAF Combat Survivor Evader Locator handheld radios.

OSHA Updates Guidance on Hazardous Chemical Exposures in Labs

A non-mandatory technical amendment taking effect Jan. 22 explains the basics of ensuring safe operations and discusses the roles of the chemical hygiene officer and others.

NTSB Chair Reports Slight Drop in 2011 Transportation Deaths

Overall transportation fatalities fell from 35,043 in 2010 to 34,434 in 2011, Deborah A.P. Hersman reported. There were no airline fatalities in 2011.

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