Charles B. Hall, Ph.D.., a professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, discussed the findings in a 9/11/14 post on the NIOSH blog.
The one-hour challenge will take place at its booth 1339 in the expo, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sept. 15.
Nominees will be selected based on expertise in the field occupational safety and health, such as occupational medicine, occupational health nursing, industrial hygiene, toxicology, chemistry, safety and health education, ergonomics, epidemiology, biostatistics, and psychology.
The grants will go to nonprofit organizations.
The agency estimates 8 million U.S. health care workers are potentially exposed to such drugs in their workplaces.
The NephroCheck test can determine whether certain critically ill, hospitalized patients are at risk of developing moderate to severe acute kidney injury in the 12 hours following the administration of the test.
OSHA cited the company with 38 violations, adding up to $341,550 in fines.
CDC ultimately concluded 751 patients were diagnosed with a fungal infection related to their injections and that 64 of them died, according to DOJ, which said there is an active ongoing criminal investigation of the New England Compounding Center.
BARDA will provide funding and access to subject-matter expertise and technical support toward the goal of FDA approval for ZMapp, an experimental medication.
Project HOPE, MAP International, and Direct Relief International will distribute almost a million donated respirators in West African countries.
Every wellness program should be designed and measured to produce a return on investment.
Health care-associated infections still plague hospitals across the country. Properly protecting against and preventing them is the key to lowering the annual number of illnesses and deaths.
Among the ACA's many changes, new career opportunities in occupational health are emerging.
The Commercial roofer faces $81,000 in fines.
NYCOSH is hosting a news conference Sept. 5 to explain how to file and who qualifies.
The initial testing will be conducted by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of NIH.
NIOSH Director Dr. John Howard said, "This draft document is aimed not just at preventing occupational injury and illness related to tobacco use, but also improving the general health and well-being of workers."
The risk of transmitting the disease during air travel remains low, the World Health Organization reiterated Aug. 14.
The health science center at Houston plans to use the FEMA Fire Prevention and Safety Grant to assess the effectiveness of an Internet-based firefighter health and wellness program.
The notice comes after workers there were exposed to bloodborne pathogens, according to the agency.