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- Lessons in Shooter Safety
The loudness of a sound is measured in units called decibels (dB). An ordinary conversation is approximately 60 dB; city traffic noise can reach 80 dB; and firearms can reach an ear-piercing 140 to 170 dB. Loud noises above 80 dB can damage the inner ear for good. Not only can sudden loud noises, like gunshots or firecrackers at close range, result in hearing loss, but prolonged exposure to machine noise in a workshop can be damaging too. Fact: Noise-induced hearing loss is one of America's...
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
- Study Confirms Safety of Placing Infants to Sleep on their Backs
Infants Who Sleep on Back Have Fewer Fevers and Ear Infections
A team of researchers reports that infants who are placed to sleep on their backs are not at increased risk for health problems, and they are less likely to develop fevers, get stuffy noses, or develop otitis media (ear infection). Placing infants to sleep on their backs has been found to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). The current study goes beyond earlier studies from other countries, showing not only that there do not appear to be adverse health effects from placing...
National Institutes of Health
- FDA Issues Final Two Proposed Food Safety Regulations
FDA today announced publication of the final two food safety proposed regulations required by the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 ("The Act"), which gave FDA new authority to protect the nation's food supply. The proposals are two of four proposed regulations that the Act calls upon FDA to develop regarding food safety. These two proposals deal with establishing and maintaining records among food firms, and the administrative detention of...
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Workplace Fire Safety
U.S. Department of Labor Fire safety is important business. According to National Safety Council figures, losses due to workplace fires in 1991 totaled $2.1 billion. Of the 4,200 persons who lost their lives due to fires in 1991, the National Safety Council estimates 327 were workplace deaths. Fires and burns accounted for 3.3 percent of all occupational fatalities. There is a long and tragic history of workplace fires in this country. One of the most notable was the fire at the Triangle...
National Ag Safety Database
- Farm Safety & Health: Farm Electrical Safety
Chip Petrea University of Illinois Many hazards that farmers deal with are routine, everyday exposures. As a result of this routine, the farmer could perceive the risk as less than it really is. Few things are more standard today than electricity. Depended upon to make our lives easier and more comfortable, electricity may only become a consideration when it is NOT where we need or want it. This situation can and does cause death, injury, and property damage every year. While most of us keep...
National Ag Safety Database
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- National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care -
- National Safety Council - http://www.nsc.org/
- Farm Safety Just 4 Kids - http://www.fs4jk.org/
- National Water Safety Congress - http://www.watersafetycongress.org/
- National Safety Management Society - http://www.safetyhealthmanager.org/
News
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- Many Teen Jobs Violate Safety Rules
WebMD - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- FDA probing safety of child cold medicines
MSNBC - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 01:13 EST
- Child Asthma: The Culprit May Be Inside The Home
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- King's College London Launches The First Global Initiative To Improve Child Oral Health
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- China To Punish Couples Who Violate One-Child Policy
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 05:00 EST
Clinical Trials
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- Preventing Child Abuse in Infants
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00000382 - Active, not recruiting
Child Abuse
- Safety and Efficacy Study in the Treatment of Intestinal Problems Associated with Autism
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00110708 - Active, not recruiting
Autism; Autistic Disorder; Child Development Disorders, Pervasive; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Signs and Symptoms, Digestive
- Legacy for Children, an Early Intervention Study to Promote Optimal Child Development in Low-Income Families
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00164697 - Active, not recruiting
Child Development
- Vitamins, Breastmilk HIV Shedding, and Child Health
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00197756 - Active, not recruiting
Maternal and Child Health Outcomes
- Can Parental Activation Over the Internet Improve Pediatric Preventive Care?
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00101855 - Active, not recruiting
well child preventive care

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