Worldwide, 60-90 percent of school children and nearly 100 percent of adults have dental cavities.
Twenty-one states had significant decreases in central line-associated bloodstream infections between 2009 and 2010, according to the report.
Researchers found that adding lime juice to water that is treated with a solar disinfection method removed detectable levels of harmful bacteria.
The rule requires health care professionals who perform medical examinations for interstate truck and bus drivers to be trained, tested, and certified on the specific physical qualifications that affect a driver’s ability to safely operate the vehicle.
Early and effective CPR, along with early access to defibrillation to shock the heart to restore a normal rhythm, is essential to patient survival.
"The Advisory Rules Committee carefully considered the public health and safety benefits of 87 different occupations. We found that there were at least 18 occupations that did not require regulation," said Shelly Edgerton, deputy director of the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.
The report reveals key factors that may influence future expenditures, such as chronic pain, product mix, and government activity.
The challenge will launch in October 2012, but the agency holds a workshop on April 16 to outline it for interested parties.
The agency will conduct inspections geared to ensure that employers comply with the heat standard by providing adequate water, shade, rest breaks, worker training, and emergency preparations at outdoor worksites.
The free, CE accredited webinar on April 20 is sponsored by Becton, Dickinson and features experts from Illinois, Washington state, and Texas.
The study found that if your sibling was 55 or younger at the time of the stroke, your risk of having one at 55 or younger is almost doubled, said Erik Ingelsson, M.D., Ph.D., senior author of the study.
By 2050, an estimated 115.4 million people worldwide will be living with it, the agency predicted April 11 as it called dementia a public health priority.
Nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses among private industry employers in Kansas declined in 2010 to a rate of 3.7 cases per 100 equivalent full time workers, down from 4.1 cases in 2009.
The health program emphasized low-pressure, low-intensity interventions—geared not only to employees' individual health risks, but also to their readiness to make lifestyle changes.
The report, published recently in Public Health Reports, said that 88 youths under age 20 died from work-related injuries in 2010, while 20,000 missed work in private industry due to occupational-related illness or injury.
Focused on specific hazards including workplace violence and ergonomics injuries, the three-year emphasis program may allay some of the concerns that OSHA is not sufficiently involved in health care industries.
Heatstroke is the leading cause of non-crash, vehicle-related deaths for children under the age of 14, with at least 33 fatalities reported in 2011.
Research has shown that infection with dengue virus turns on mosquito genes that makes them hungrier and better feeders, and therefore possibly more likely to spread the disease to humans.
National Public Health Week activities are taking place across the country this week. At UAB, teams in a "Wicked Problem" competition are tasked with solving a very real challenge for the local health department.
The highest number of fatalities—52 percent—happened in inland waters such as rivers, canals, lakes, lochs, reservoirs, and ponds.