S. 1855, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011, a reauthorization to build on the 2006 law that strengthened public health preparedness for a pandemic, is included in the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee's Dec. 14 executive session.
A variety of occupations such as agricultural workers, groundskeepers, pet groomers, and fumigators are at risk for exposure to pesticides including fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, rodenticides, fumigants, and sanitizers.
At least three hospital staffers are among the victims of a Dec. 9 fire that spread from the basement of the AMRI Dhakuria Hospital in Kolkata, India.
According to new research, becoming less fit was linked to higher death risk, regardless of BMI changes.
This is the second year that HHS has partnered with the Critical Care Societies Collaborative to recognize critical care teams and health care institutions for outstanding leadership to reduce or eliminate these infections.
Dr. Anna F. Dominiczak, Regius Professor of Medicine at the University of Glasgow, will begin with the January 2012 issue of the AHA journal.
Navy Vice Adm. Matthew Nathan became the top uniformed medical professional for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps on Nov. 18. He heads a global health care network of 63,000 Navy medical personnel.
Antioxidants, especially flavonoids, found in fruits and vegetables may help improve endothelial function and reduce blood clotting, blood pressure, and inflammation.
Injuries sustained while exercising accounted for a third of total injuries, despite the fact that exercising is designed to keep employees in good physical condition and decrease the risk of injury while on the job.
Examples of best practices include promptly filing the worker’s compensation claim, phoning the employer to talk about the worker’s ability to return to work or a light-duty job, and regularly assessing a worker’s ability to do work activities.
Researchers from Mount Sinai have found that responders who experienced high levels of exposure to the initial dust cloud on Sept. 11, 2001, have a greater risk of developing arterial plaque.
OSHA initiated an inspection of the fabrication plant after receiving a complaint alleging that injured workers, who were unable to perform their normal jobs, were moved to other jobs to avoid recordable injuries on the OSHA 300 logs.
Rechristened Mayo Clinic Healthy Living, the space that opened on Aug. 11, 2011, now offers a free wellness assessment and gaming kiosks to visitors.
The participatory approach helped all parties increase their safe work practices in homes and better understand the relationships among the patient, environment, and task.
Soot is generated by coal-fired power plants, diesel and other vehicles, agricultural burning, wood stoves, and industrial combustion.
The $5.25 billion project "will change the face of shipping as we know it and will bring positive benefits for all," Panama Canal Authority CEO Alberto Aleman Zubieta said Nov. 15 at the TOC Americas conference.
Type 2 diabetes comprises 90 percent of people with diabetes around the world, and is largely the result of excess body weight and physical inactivity.
It offers free access to news about standards activity in 10 specific sectors.
This is the first time three health care recipients were winners in the same year. The fourth 2011 winner, in the nonprofit category, is Concordia Publishing House, the St. Louis-based publishing arm of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.
Workers without paid sick days are 40 percent more likely than workers with paid sick days to delay medical care for themselves or a family member, according to the report.