On September 22, 2009, CDC advised healthcare professionals that the oral dosing dispenser provided with Tamiflu® Oral Suspension is marked with 30 mg, 45 mg, and 60 mg graduations, rather than graduations in milliliters (mL) or teaspoons (tsp). There have been cases where the units of measure on the prescription dosing instructions (mL, tsp) do not match the units on the dosing device (mg), which can lead to patient or caregiver confusion and dosing errors.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved use of the seasonal influenza vaccine Fluarix for children ages 3 years to 17 years. Previously, this vaccine, which contains inactivated (killed) influenza A and B viruses, had been approved for use in adults, ages 18 years and older.
As of October 11, 2009, worldwide there have been more than 399,232 laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009 and more than 4,735 deaths reported to the World Health Organization.
The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) recently released an updated statement regarding ergonomics. In the document, AIHA states “ergonomics is a multidisciplinary science whose primary focus is the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) and their risk factors in the workplace. This is accomplished through the application of principles based on the physical and psychological capabilities of people to the design or modification of jobs, equipment, products, and workplaces.”
In light of a new government report highlighting what he called “dangerous gaps in health and safety protections for workers in Nevada,” U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, announced the committee will hold a hearing on Thursday, October 29 to examine federal OSHA’s critical review of Nevada’s workplace health and safety program.
The Senate Committee on Health, Labor, Education and Pensions’ (HELP) scheduled vote yesterday on the nomination of Dr. David Michaels to head up OSHA was postponed on Tuesday night.
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