Prevent Blindness America is pleased to announce the availability of its Diabetic Eye Disease Educator Program online.

The term "blindness" can have many connotations and is difficult to define precisely. To many people, blindness refers to the complete loss of vision with no remaining perception of light.

Every year, more women than men are diagnosed with eye diseases and conditions such as cataracts, dry eye, Fuchs’ dystrophy, glaucoma, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and Sjögren’s syndrome.

Taking large doses of vitamin C may moderately reduce blood pressure, according to an analysis of years of research by Johns Hopkins scientists.

Unintentional poisonings from medicines cause more emergency room visits for young children each year than do car accidents.

The name of a Senate committee hearing going on right now says it all, say safety advocates: “Time Takes Its Toll: Delays in OSHA Standard Setting and Its Impact on Worker Safety.”

Researchers say a newly developed technology will help scientists better understand the relationship between environmental contaminants in the air and potential adverse health effects.

In an argument that sounds familiar on this side of the Atlantic, a group of European employers say that a proposed work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) directive would impose an unbearable administrative and financial burden upon companies – especially small businesses.

The number of U.S. children dying from accidental injuries has dropped nearly 30 percent over the last decade, according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a proposed rule to require electronic reporting for certain information submitted to the agency under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).