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- General information Regarding HIV and Travel
Primary-care providers of HIV-infected travelers should advise their patients of the need for advance travel planning. A pre-travel consultation with a travel health practitioner who provides counseling and evaluates the risk-benefit balance of preventive actions such as prophylaxis and vaccinations can minimize the avoidable risks associated with travel. General Concerns for HIV-Infected Travelers Health-care providers should advise HIV-infected travelers about the following issues: Travel,...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- 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
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- Office of Inspector General, HHS - http://oig.hhs.gov/
- General Federation of Women's Clubs - http://www.gfwc.org
News
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- Acting Surgeon General Issues National Call To Action On Underage Drinking
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Study: 7.2 million U.S. teens binge drink
MSNBC - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 02:23 EST
- Scope For NHS To Create Substantial New Value For Patients, Says ABPI Director General, UK
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- 'Trust, Assurance And Safety - The Regulation Of Health Professionals In The 21st Century', General Medical Council, UK
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- U.S. Reviewing Safety of Children’s Cough Drugs
New York Times - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:02 EST
Clinical Trials
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- Neuronal Mechanisms of Sensory Processing During General Anesthesia
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00434382 - Active, not recruiting
General Anesthesia
- Efficacy and Safety Study of Two Propofol Formulations
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00506246 - Recruiting
General Anaesthesia; Induction of Anaesthesia
- Comparison of Three Different Strategies to Prevent Propofol Induced Pain During Infusion
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00146926 - Active, not recruiting
Induction of total Intravenous general anesthesia
- Dietary Soy Isoflavones for the Prevention of Cancer
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00003100 - Active, not recruiting
general prevention of cancer
- A 10 Week Open-Label Pilot Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness and Safety of Memantine(Namenda) as Augmentation Therapy in Patients With Generalized Anxiety Disorder
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00411398 - Recruiting
General Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder

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