The proposed levy rate of 33.5 cents per $1,000 assessed valuation means the average homeowner will pay approximately $107 a year in 2014 to fund its services.
His announcement said 19,128 cases of influenza have been reported in New York this season, more than quadrupling the total of 4,404 positive laboratory tests that were reported all of last season.
With 18 deaths so far in Massachusetts, the city of Boston declared a health emergency.
The authors combined data from two major studies to estimate savings from reductions in seven risk factors or medical conditions typically addressed by workplace wellness programs.
The department announced it has mailed a new set to employers in the state because injured workers now must see a network medical provider for ongoing care.
The March 2012 shooting at a Pittsburgh psychiatric clinic killed two, including the shooter. A consultant hired by OSHA concluded patient safety was more a focus at the clinic than employee safety.
The hospital announced Dec. 31 that it will begin decontaminating isolation rooms with these devices, which disperse the bleaching agent into the air and, after all surfaces have been covered, break it down into its water and oxygen components.
The GHS format is no panacea for comprehensive hazard communication, and several significant problems remain to be solved.
Workplace AED response is quicker and more effective than waiting for EMS. Speed is the most important factor in saving the life of a sudden cardiac arrest victim.
As the calendar turns to 2013, the outlook for wellness and safety incentives is bright, says Melissa Van Dyke, president of the Incentive Research Foundation.
A lack of hand hygiene compliance is a major contributor to the high rates of health care-acquired infections in hospitals.
Sirturo is the first drug approved to treat multi-drug resistant TB. It works by inhibiting an enzyme needed by M. tuberculosis to replicate and spread throughout the body.
More Americans abuse prescription drugs than use cocaine, hallucinogens, and heroin combined, according to the agency.
The goal of the plan is to encourage the use of health information technology to eliminate medical errors, improve the quality of care, protect patients, and increase efficiency in the U.S. health care system.
The 73-year-old company's president, JB Brown, said the facility "allows access to free care and free medication for our employees throughout the week."
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine patient safety researchers studied national malpractice claims to form their estimate, which is reported online in the journal Surgery.
The Dec. 20 Health Alert Network notice re-emphasized guidance from a month earlier recommending “assertive clinical evaluation” of patients.
The agency's request for information cites recently reported animal studies where lung, kidney, and liver function were affected by exposure to AgNPs.
According to The Lancet, the results reveal substantial shifts in the burden of disease from children to younger adults, and also from communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional conditions to noncommunicable diseases.
The free AMA event on Dec. 12 will feature two CDC presenters.