Despite warnings from the World Health Organization that cell phone use could be associated with some risk for brain cancer, 73% of U.S. voters say they will not alter their cell phone usage.
Although environmental responsibility and occupational safety have a lot in common -- such as the fact that both are both related to behavior changes – “green” has “bolted into the limelight” while occupational safety has remained a niche topic of interest mainly to industrial hygienists, regulators and technical experts.
A report released yesterday by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) shows that on-duty firefighter fatalities are at their lowest level since 1977 – the year the NFPA began conducting its annual study.
Two Wisconsin companies failed to adequately brace formwork while pouring walls, leading to the collapse of a wet concrete wall that killed a worker at a building site in 2010, according to an OSHA investigation.
Vaccines, infectious disease prevention and anti-tobacco efforts hold the top three slots in the list of top ten public health achievements released recently by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Rescuers will brave a mine fire and a collapsed roof to locate and rescue missing miners Wednesday and Thursday in Maysville, Kentucky. Fortunately, it’ll be a drill, not an emergency.
While more people than ever are accessing HIV treatment – including an estimated 420,000-460,000 children – millions who need care are not receiving it, according to a new report released by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
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