Drugs that we take are not entirely absorbed by our bodies, and are excreted and passed into wastewater and surface water, studies show.
This year's National Poison Prevention Week will be observed March 16-22. The annual observance is organized by the National Poison Prevention Week Council, a coalition working to highlight the dangers of poisoning and its prevention.
The five-year agreement is for cooperation in technical areas that include operating reactors, new reactors, nuclear waste management, radioactive material safety and safeguards, physical security, nuclear safety research, and emergency preparedness and response.
An awareness campaign and a series of workshops follow three fatal falls in the state this year.
The CSB is an independent federal agency established in 1998 with the mission to protect workers, the public, and the environment by investigating and preventing chemical accidents.
Contrary to conventional wisdom, Americans average as much sleep as they did 40 years ago, and possibly more, according analysis by University of Maryland sociologists.
Rep. John Barrow, whose district includes the Imperial Sugar plant, is a sponsor of H.R. 5522, which would require interim and final dust standards and revision of the HazCom standard.
Keeping pace with rapid advances in the field is necessary; the top goal is quantifying risks to workers.
Average annual carbon emissions in the United States measure 19.6 tons per person. Earth Hour is designed to show that, together, each small action taken collectively can make a difference in reducing those emissions.
CDC will host an open meeting of the Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention on March 18-19 in Atlanta.
Manufactured in China, the connectors were sold at hardware stores in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Florida from August 2007 through September 2007 for between $7 and $20.
Nancy Nord, acting chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, yesterday announced the hiring of Cheryl Falvey as the agency's new career General Counsel effective immediately.
Keeping with the mission of National Sleep Awareness Week®, happening from today through March 9, a new four-state study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report reports that about 10 percent of adults report not getting enough rest or sleep every day in the past month.
Industry and stakeholders have until June 17 to report how they are managing chemicals in the fifth batch identified by the government.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reminding the public that National Sleep Awareness Week begins tomorrow and runs through March 9, 2008.
The agency's recent testing showed 29 mines had at least one miner exposed above the new, lower limit, which matches OSHA's PEL and will take effect April 29.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is urging parents and caregivers to add a safe sleep environment to the daily routine of placing baby to sleep as its staff has become aware of 97 crib related deaths from 2002 through 2004.
A Canadian safety center is exploring similar issues in a national survey.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Polaris Industries Inc., of Medina, Minn., yesterday expanded a voluntary recall of the Polaris All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs). Consumers are advised to stop using recalled products immediately.
At least 82 youth have died as a result of playing what has been called "the choking game," according to a study released by CDC yesterday's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The choking game involves intentionally trying to choke oneself or another in an effort to obtain a brief euphoric state or "high." Death or serious injury can result if strangulation is prolonged.