Responses for the third national study are due by Sept. 30.
According to lead author Dr. Peter Roland, earwax serves a critical protective function and shouldn't be removed unless it's causing symptoms or interfering with assessments of the ear.
Submissions about the draft by Sept. 30 will be considered; the draft will be discussed by WHO's Executive Board in January 2009.
The four Wisconsin OSHA offices are offering a one-day training conference scheduled for September 9 in Wisconsin Dells, Wis., to advise professional caregivers on how to avoid ergonomic injuries, falls, and work-related illnesses.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently announced it has cleared for marketing a non-invasive test that uses molecular expression techniques to assist doctors in managing heart transplant patients post-surgery for potential organ rejection.
In his epic work "The Waste Land" (1922), T.S. Eliot wrote convincingly that “April is the cruellest month,” but a case can be made for September. Throughout American history, all varieties of disasters have transpired in this ninth month of the year—from shipwrecks to plane crashes to terrorist attacks—the aftermath of which have changed the way we live, work, and simply function as a society. Some of these changes have been subtle, others, such as the events of 9/11 seven years ago, drastic.
The state's residents generate an estimated 400 million used sharps each year, many of which are improperly--and as of today illegally--disposed of as household trash.
The experimental study compared the breathing reflexes of premature babies of smokers versus those of nonsmokers and found a number of signs of impaired respiratory function.
The Centers for Disease Control has warned that far too few American adults are being vaccinated against serious, even deadly diseases. A study by CDC found that less than five percent of American adults are up-to-date on all of their immunizations.
The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment in which the Pennsylvania Builders Association (PBA), its wholly-owned subsidiary and its trustees agree to restore $5 million to the fund and pay a civil penalty of $500,000.
During the 2005-2006 flu season, only 42 percent of surveyed health care workers received a flu vaccination despite their increased risk of exposure to the contagious and potentially deadly infection.
The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and Homeland Security have released Guidance on Allocating and Targeting Pandemic Influenza Vaccine. The purpose of the guidance is to provide a planning framework to help state, tribal, local, and community leaders ensure that vaccine allocation and use will reduce the impact of a pandemic on public health.
Event organizers are sounding the call for abstract submissions, due on Aug. 31, for the Public Health Preparedness Summit to be held Feb. 18-20, 2009 in San Diego.
Hand sanitizers would be added to the recommended supplies list, and a new label would indicate each workplace's supplies should answer its particular needs.
It discusses the use of time to resolution of symptoms as a possible approach to assessing the primary endpoint in clinical studies.
Beginning next month, hospitals participating in the HHS-administered Hospital Preparedness Program must provide executive summaries of the results of disaster drills they conduct.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has published a new proposed regulation in the Federal Register on Aug. 21 that the agency says would increase awareness of, and compliance with, three separate laws protecting federally funded health care providers' right of conscience.
The International Labour Organization’s (ILO) SafeWork program today welcomed the acceptance by Dr John Howard, former director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, to serve as chair of the Steering Committee for the 5th edition of the ILO Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety.
The recommendations focus on diagnostic and other testing and treatments for several chronic pain conditions, including complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), neuropathic pain, trigger points/myofascial pain, chronic persistent pain, fibromyalgia, and chronic low back pain.
"Preventing staff injury is good business from the financial
standpoint, but also, it is the right thing to do," said Gary
Brunslik, Manager of Safety for the winning facility.