The Food and Drug Administration recently completed a "proof-of-concept" study of a test that quickly and accurately detects the presence of even the smallest amount of the deadly anthrax toxin.
The latest developments in nanotechnology and its potential for use in the food industry is the subject of a seminar on April 30 in London.
On March 13, the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration announced the proposed suspension for nine months of a final rule implementing changes to the H-2A program, which allows U.S. agricultural businesses to employ foreign workers in temporary or seasonal agricultural jobs.
The Food and Drug Administration recently approved the first DNA test that identifies the two types of human papillomavirus (HPV) that cause the majority of cervical cancers among women in the United States.
A new analysis by researchers at the National Business Group on Health suggests that investing in employer-sponsored health programs could improve companies' bottom lines by reducing medical claim costs.
The Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH) will hold a meeting March 24, 2009, to discuss its goals for the next two years and to review accomplishments achieved during the last two years. These accomplishments include developing shipyard and longshoring industry guidance documents and digests, expanding the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) shipyard eTool module, and publishing a Safety and Health Prevention Sheet.
Through the partnership, APCa has developed 10 fact sheets so far, all describing best safety practices when working with equipment such as backhoes, sidebooms, and trenching machines.
Swedish researchers evaluated 1,690 female human service workers and found high psychological load, low decision latitude, and low social support increased their risks for neck, shoulder, and low back symptoms. Another new study looked at the influence of perceived work/life attributes. And there's still time to apply for this year's $10,000 IEA/Liberty Mutual Award in Occupational Safety and Ergonomics.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released two new tools designed to protect and care for children who are in a hospital or a school during a public health emergency.
The fact sheets, which provide practical tips on how to choose, handle and store fruits and vegetables, focus on those types of fresh produce that are most often associated with foodborne illnesses in Canada.
The Food and Drug Administration recently unveiled a new collaboration initiative with the Houston-based Alliance for NanoHealth (ANH) and its eight member institutions to help speed development of safe and effective medical products in the emerging field of nanotechnology.
Certain adhesive patches that deliver medication through the skin have been found to be a risk to patient safety, said the Food and Drug Administration. The patches, if worn while undergoing magnetic resonance imaging scans or MRIs, can cause skin burns.
The goal is to have every U.S. hospital test the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist at least once with one operating room team by April 1.
The first of two Workplace Electrical Safety Workshops from the Canadian Standards Association and Schneider Canada Services & Projects will take place Friday in Halifax. CSA announced the new Z462 standard on Feb. 13.
To commemorated Patient Safety Awareness Week (March 8-14), the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) has offered some simple tips for visitors to health care facilities to do their part in ensuring patient safety.
The United States Fire Administration (USFA) recently announced the availability of wildland fire skills Gap courses for structural firefighters.
The board of directors agreed March 3 that Brice de La Morandiere will be CEO as of April 14. This action splits Sperian's board chairman and CEO duties and completes a succession plan for Henri-Dominique Petit, who now holds both titles. He will continue as chairman.
One in 17 British carpenters born in the 1940s will die of the cancer of the lining of the lungs caused by asbestos, according to new research published in the British Journal of Cancer.
The Food and Drug Administration announced a Consent Decree of permanent injunction filed March 2, 2009, enjoining KV Pharmaceutical Company, its subsidiaries ETHEX Corporation and Ther-Rx Corporation, and its principal officers from making and distributing adulterated and unapproved drugs.
The Food and Drug Administration recently announced that manufacturers of metoclopramide, a drug used to treat gastrointestinal disorders, must add a boxed warning to their drug labels about the risk of its long-term or high-dose use. Chronic use of metoclopramide has been linked to tardive dyskinesia, which may include involuntary and repetitive movements of the body, even after the drugs are no longer taken.