News tagged with protective equipment

Sports concussion management recommendations updated

(HealthDay)—Recommendations for sports concussion and its management have been updated, according to a consensus statement published in the April issue of the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

Health Mar 25, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Plumber and spray painter high-risk occupations for asthma

Despite known risks and recommendations for protective equipment, many people are still affected with asthma after exposure to chemicals at work. This is the finding of an international study of 13,000 people carried out ...

Health Jan 15, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Ebola claims up to 33 lives in DR Congo: health ministry

An outbreak of Ebola fever in the Democratic Republic of Congo may have killed up to 33 people, while the number of suspected cases has risen, the health ministry said on Thursday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sep 27, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Indoor marijuana grow operations pose healthy threat

(Medical Xpress)—Houses and other buildings used to grow marijuana indoors contain high levels of mold, which could pose a health threat to residents living there and law enforcement agents investigating them, according ...

Health Sep 17, 2012 | 1 / 5 (1) | 3

Mobile phones and wireless networks: No evidence of health risk found in EU study

There is no scientific evidence that low-level electromagnetic field exposure from mobile phones and other transmitting devices causes adverse health effects, according to a report presented by a Norwegian /Swedish Expert ...

Health Sep 13, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Most U.S. schools unprepared for pandemics: study

(HealthDay)—Many U.S. schools are not prepared for another pandemic, according to a new study.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Aug 30, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Study finds inadequate mask use among health care workers early in 2009 H1N1 outbreak

Inadequate use of masks or respirators put health care workers at risk of 2009 H1N1 infection during the earliest stages of the 2009 pandemic in the U.S., according to a study published in the December issue of Infection Co ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Nov 30, 2011 | not rated yet | 0

Innovative duct tape strategy saves hospitals time, money; improves infection prevention

A simple roll of duct tape has proven to be an inexpensive solution to the costly and time-consuming problem of communicating with hospital patients who are isolated with dangerous infections.

Other Jun 27, 2011 | not rated yet | 1