The agency has informed the GWA there are deficiencies in water quality, based on a May 2012 inspection.
"Prevention and Wellness Across the Life Span" was the theme of the 140th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association last month. One keynote speaker, Dr. Reed V. Tuckson, spoke of "a tsunami ... a tidal wave of preventable illness [that is] coming into a delivery system that we cannot afford."
Writing in the Fall 2012 issue of Johns Hopkins Public Health, Dean Michael J. Klag calls for the same kind of collaboration as has been used to reduce annual traffic deaths significantly.
A trio of NIOSH employees discussed the enormous cost of arthritis on the agency's Science Blog. They report its prevalence is expected to rise to 25 percent of the adult population by 2030.
The state agency faces claims that it failed to enforce its own outdoor work regulations.
These cases were in 16 states of the 23 where the New England Compounding Center's preservative-free methylprednisolone acetate solution was distributed.
This encouraging finding is reported in the October issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
A National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases senior investigator and colleagues analyzed data from 11 participants on the reality TV show. They concluded diet matters more for weight loss than intensive exercise, and more moderate lifestyle changes are enough to keep the weight off.
The Environmental Health in Low-Energy Buildings conference will take place in October 2013 in Vancouver, Canada.
CDC, DOL, FDA, and more than a dozen other agencies are participating in the Oct. 31-Nov. 2 event.
Workplace alcohol abuse need not be accepted as an inevitable cost of doing business.
Companies see advantages from linking safety and wellness.
"We now have the opportunity of a lifetime to stem its rise with concerted international action that will help countries tackle the preventable causes of CVD," said Dr. Sidney C. Smith, Jr., president of the World Heart Federation.
The league is the founding donor to a new Sports and Health Research Program that will research concussions, the relationship between traumatic brain injury and late life neurodegenerative disorders, sudden cardiac arrest in young athletes, and additional health topics.
CDC created it with help from pharmacists' associations, the National Association of Drug Store Chains, the American Heart Association, and even pharmacy schools.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg says they contribute to a life expectancy of 80.6 for newborns in the city, higher than the national average of 78.2.
Developed jointly by the European Society of Cardiology, the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the World Heart Federation, the new document will be used worldwide.
A study announced Aug. 24 by the agency proves a new workout machine and a diet offering sufficient calories and vitamin D, among other nutrients, allowed ISS crew members to retain more bone mineral density.
Decided on free speech grounds, the 2-1 decision blocks FDA from requiring tobacco companies to include stark warnings and photos of people fighting diseases caused by smoking.
The director of Cal/OSHA's parent agency said the plan will solve several problems "before projected rate increases push California to a crisis situation."