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In Puerto Rico, there were 23 fatal injuries, up from 18 in 2022 and 19 in 2021. “BLS also recently published its latest account of employer-reported workplace injuries and illnesses for 2023,” said Harry Pena, President of Zimmetry Environmental. “Fortunately, there has been a decrease in injuries and ...
Broomfield Colorado 6/25/2022. Aktiv Pharma Group (Aktiv) announced today a grant award from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Defense Health Agency (DHA) Joint Program Committee 6/Combat Casualty Care Research Program (JPC-6/CCCRP) [1] for the continued development of a tranexamic acid (TXA) autoinjector, targeting proposed indications related to prehospital treatment of severe bleeding. ...
Every year in the U.S., falls among older adults cost up to $67.7 billion. That CDC projection refers to the total cost of hospitalizations, surgery, doctor visits, long-term management of lingering injury (either in rehabilitation or in skilled nursing), prescriptions, insurance processing and medical equipment necessitated by reduced mobility and impaired daily functioning. With baby boomers ...
Nymbl Science has partnered with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC) to help improve the lives of Blue KC’s older adult population with Nymbl’s evidence-based and scientifically proven fall prevention program. In this partnership, Nymbl is offering Blue KC’s older adult members fun and effective balance training that teaches the brain and body to work together ...
At worst, these fraudulent products result in otherwise avoidable injuries, illnesses or deaths.” What can people do to protect themselves from fraud? ...
ENvizion Medical announced that the ENvue™ Electromagnetic Feeding Tube Placement System and ENvizion Feeding Tubes received FDA 510(k) clearance. This new generation of electromagnetic placement technology addresses current technological limitations and meets the growing clinical need for accurate feeding tube placement at bedside. Globally, over 22 million nasal feeding tubes are placed ...
Nationwide ads urge parents, caregivers to think “Where’s baby? Look before you lock” WASHINGTON – With unseasonably warm temperatures already striking many areas around the country, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced its first-ever national campaign to prevent child heatstroke deaths in ...
Pesticide use, household and outdoor air pollution, mining hazards and other occupational and environmental risk factors cause almost one quarter of the world’s deaths, according to the World Health Organization. The greatest burden of disease caused by these exposures occurs in LMICs, where there is limited capacity to study the links between these risk factors and ...
Is fatigue management part of your business strategy? More and more companies are shifting their focus to look at the business implications of employee fatigue and the need for company policies that promote getting a healthy dose of rest. In this week's issue of MacLean's magazine the cover story, The Secrets of Sleep, takes a closer look at the effects of fatigue on our daily lives. In the ...
The Environmental Protection Agency is joining forces with its federal partners to raise awareness of the dangers of poisoning, especially to children, during National Poison Prevention Week, March 18-24. In just the past year, America’s 57 poison control centers fielded 4 million calls, treating 2.4 million human poison exposures and handling 1.6 million information calls. EPA, the ...
It is my hope that our collective criminal and civil law enforcement actions will prevent future injury or death.” “The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has zero tolerance for the sale of illegal pesticides and we will continue law enforcement efforts such as these to ensure that the health of our communities is ...