Human Health And Environmental Protection Articles & Analysis
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Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized marketing of a new device indicated for use in patients 18 and older undergoing stroke rehabilitation to facilitate muscle re-education and for maintaining or increasing range of motion. The Neurolutions IpsiHand Upper Extremity Rehabilitation System (IpsiHand System) is a Brain-Computer-Interface (BCI) device that assists in rehabilitation ...
On April 23, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it is continuing efforts to provide critical information on surface disinfectant products that can be used against SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19. ...
Founding Water Council member, Zurn Industries, a Rexnord Company, has pledged one million dollars in hygienic product donations to qualifying healthcare facilities currently addressing COVID-19. Products, including sensor faucets, soap dispensers, flush valves, sinks and hand dryers, will help improve hygiene by reducing the transfer of pathogens from surfaces or objects. “Zurn’s ...
Founding Water Council member, Zurn Industries, a Rexnord Company, has pledged one million dollars in hygienic product donations to qualifying healthcare facilities currently addressing COVID-19. Products, including sensor faucets, soap dispensers, flush valves, sinks and hand dryers, will help improve hygiene by reducing the transfer of pathogens from surfaces or objects. “Zurn’s ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the Gastric Emptying Breath Test (GEBT), a new non-invasive test to aid in the diagnosis of delayed gastric emptying, known as gastroparesis. Current tests used to diagnose gastroparesis typically involve the use of a small amount of radioactive material or imaging equipment, so testing must be conducted in specialized outpatient centers. ...
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Marissa Taylor, at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, N.C., received one of 34 fellowships awarded to undergraduate students studying environmental science and related fields of study at universities and colleges across the nation. ...
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Sederra Ross, at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Ga. received one of 34 fellowships awarded to undergraduate students studying environmental science and related fields of study at universities and colleges across the nation. ...
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Montana Etten-Bohm, at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, Ala. received one of 34 fellowships awarded to undergraduate students studying environmental science and related fields of study at universities and colleges across the nation. ...
A national strategy to reduce the emergence and incidence of antibiotic resistance must therefore include substantial changes in the use of antibiotics in agricultural settings, in order to preserve antibiotic utility in human medicine.” (p. 52) These findings echo alarms raised by a wide array of public health organizations and associations. ...
When antibiotics are used day after day at low doses to speed up animal growth or compensate for crowded, stressful, unsanitary conditions, some bacteria become resistant, multiply, and escape to threaten human health. Antibiotic resistance in humans is a public health crisis, threatening the efficacy of many life-saving drugs. ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will conduct ten, five-year reviews to ensure that cleanup of each site is working as intended and continues to protect public health and the environment. The reviews also identify any deficiencies and presents recommendations to address them. In conducting the five-year review, EPA will interview local citizens, review site operations, maintenance ...
Overuse of antibiotics on farms is widely recognized by scientists to breed antibiotic resistant bacteria that threaten human health. Natural Resources Defense Council health attorney Avinash Kar made the following statement: “There is still no evidence that the FDA’s voluntary plan will do anything to limit the increase in the ...
A paint manufacturer in Chicopee, Mass. has agreed to pay a penalty of $153,917 to resolve claims by the US Environmental Protection Agency that it violated federal hazardous waste laws. ...
That practice has been widely recognized by scientists to breed antibiotic resistant bacteria and threaten human health. Natural Resources Defense Council health attorney Avinash Kar made the following statement: “FDA’s policy is an early holiday gift to industry. ...
A new Regulation on biocidal products applying from 1st September will significantly increase the safety and simplify the authorisation procedure of biocides used and placed on the market in the EU. Biocides are chemicals used to suppress harmful organisms such as pests and germs (i.e. moulds and bacteria), including insect repellents, disinfectants and industrial chemicals like anti-fouling ...
Today the Obama Administration proposed a Fiscal Year 2014 (FY 2014) budget of $8.153 billion for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This request is $296 million below the EPA’s budget for Fiscal Year 2012. ...
With this funding, ALA SW will provide indoor environmental asthma trigger training to children and their caregivers, as well as health care professionals. ...
In January, the UN launched the International Year of Sustainable Energy for All, and last November, the UN Development Programme published a report outlining why environmental degradation is threatening human development. [1] The health of the environment is unarguably linked to the health of people, and ...
The FY 2013 budget is the result of EPA’s ongoing efforts to carefully consider potential cost savings and reductions while continuing its commitment to core environmental and health protections -- safeguarding Americans from pollution in the air they breathe, the water they drink and the land where they build their communities. ...
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) posted the final health assessment for tetrachloroethylene – also known as perchloroethylene, or perc – to EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database. ...