The World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned that in order to conduct certain kinds of research into the H5N1 influenza virus, scientists could be creating newer and more dangerous forms of the virus that could ultimately pose a risk to public health.
Cutbacks threaten ability to respond to bioterror attacks, natural disasters
December 28, 2011
Federal and state budget cuts are endangering key programs that detect and respond to bioterrorism, new disease outbreaks and natural or accidental disasters, a new report finds.
Health experts writing on the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Science Blog strengthened the case for combining both work and personal factors when designing programs to maintain a well-functioning workforce -- an approach NIOSH recommends in its total Worker Health program.
The Executive Committee of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) recently adopted a resolution on the future European health and safety strategy.
An international team of researchers has found a 25% mortality rate among children in Nigerian villages where their parents process gold ore in the family home.
One by one they disappeared into the dark house. All curtains and blinds were drawn. The house looked like a bulky shadow in the night. They were careful to time their arrivals.
Despite predictions that lawmakers would cut OSHA funding back to 2006 levels, the agency will receive more money during the remainder of the 2012 fiscal year, under the federal budget that has apparently been finalized by Congress.
U.S. registered nurses have a safer work environment than they did a decade ago, but more can be done to reduce hazards, according to a new American Nurses Association (ANA) survey.
