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From:AORN Journal (Vol. 87, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedQUESTION: We are having a heated debate about counting needles on 5-0 or smatter suture. The surgeons say 5-0 and smatter suture needles cannot be detected on x-ray and become encapsulated by the body, so they pose no...
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From:Biomarkers in Medicine (Vol. 2, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Mario R Ehlers 1 It is widely recognized that the drug-development paradigm is rapidly changing. The one-size-fits-all blockbuster model is moving towards a model of targeted therapeutics, also referred to...
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From:Occupational Health (Issue 62) Peer-ReviewedWhen an SME turned to the NHS to help it overcome the delay in renewing drivers' licences, health promotion was the answer. Sandra Adams explains. Figure 1: Medical requirements for DVLA Group 2 (including PCV)...
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From:Plastics Engineering (Vol. 57, Issue 12) Peer-ReviewedIn comments submitted to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in September, SPI made suggestions for consideration in revising proposed record-keeping requirements for occupational hearing loss...
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From:CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal (Vol. 182, Issue 16) Peer-ReviewedThe United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has unveiled its final revisions to regulations that tighten safety reporting requirements for clinical trials of new drugs and biologics, as well as bioavailability...
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From:Pediatric Drugs (Vol. 11, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedThe majority of drugs used to treat children are not labeled for use in children. The Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act of 2002, re-authorized as the US FDA Amendments Act of 2007, directs the National Institutes of...
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From:Occupational Health (Issue 245) Peer-ReviewedHospitals across Europe could soon be legally required to take action to prevent needlestick injuries to their staff after European Union unions and employers' bodies reached a landmark agreement. The deal between...
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From:Pharmacogenomics (Vol. 11, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Vangelis G Manolopoulos [[dagger]] 1 , Georgia Ragia 2 , Anna Tavridou 3 KEYWORDS : acenocoumarol; CYP2C9 polymorphism; oral anticoagulant; pharmacogenetics; phenprocoumon; VKORC1 polymorphism;...
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From:The Chronicle of Higher Education (Vol. 63, Issue 12)* The department also fined Pennsylvania State University a record $2.4 million for not complying with campus-safety laws in its response to crimes by Jerry Sandusky, the former assistant football coach who is now in...
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From:Trial (Vol. 50, Issue 2)FRANCISCO MARTINEZ, a 27-year-old day laborer, was hired to perform clean-up work on a home renovation project. The foreman directed Martinez to install wiring for a doorbell. Martinez, who had no training in electrical...
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From:Applied Clinical Trials (Vol. 22, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedMonitoring patient safety is an integral and critical part of the clinical trial process. The objective of collecting safety data from clinical trials is early detection of important safety signals, protecting patients...
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From:Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (Vol. 115, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedBetween 1911 and 1984, the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) conducted a large number of corrosion studies that included the measurement of corrosion damage to samples exposed to real-world environments. One of these...
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From:European Social PolicyPeer-ReviewedThe Health Council adopted on 31 May a recommendation on the prevention of accidents and injuries and the promotion of safety in the EU. The rate of accidents and injuries is increasing such that it is becoming a...
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From:Architecture (Vol. 92, Issue 8)Responding to the nightclub fire that killed 100 people last February in West Warwick, Rhode Island, the state has instituted a law requiring clubs that accommodate more than 150 people to install fire sprinklers by...
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From:Occupational Health (Issue 135) Peer-ReviewedEXCLUSIVE by Noel O'Reilly and Nic Paton Speculation is growing that workplace health tsar professor Dame Carol Black (pictured right) will make some radical suggestions when her review of the working health of...
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From:Occupational Health (Issue 201) Peer-ReviewedHSA makes an impact The Health and Safety Executive has had, and will have more of, an impact in raising the level of workplace safety than April's Corporate Manslaughter Act, the hauliers' body Freight Transport...
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From:Power Engineering (Vol. 97, Issue 11) Peer-ReviewedThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has made some changes in the way it grades the safety of nuclear power plants in this country. Known as the Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance (SALP) process, the...
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From:The Science Teacher (Vol. 81, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedEyewash Stations and Showers in the Lab A high school science teacher was concerned about the lack of an eyewash station and shower in her science lab. The Safety Data Sheets provided with the...
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From:Atmospheric Measurement Techniques (Vol. 14, Issue 11) Peer-ReviewedCapturing the vertical profiles and horizontal variations of atmospheric aerosols often requires accurate airborne measurements. With the advantage of avoiding health and safety concerns related to the use of butanol or...