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Top 10 recommended facilities for an AED program

February 2, 2012

1. Educational institutions: Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) claims more than 250,000 lives per year, regardless of age. With incidents increasingly happening on school properties, including athletic fields and courts, the need for AEDs in educational institutions is on the rise.

IGA Helping Hand

Avian flu impact on the price of disposable gloves

Rob Brown

February 2, 2012

Between January 1, 2011 and March 2, 2011 there were 679 cases of Influenza A (H1N1) recorded in Malaysia.

Open your eyes

Six steps to emergency eyewash compliance

Kelly A. Piotti

February 2, 2012

The start of a new year is the perfect time for safety managers to review workplace eyewash implementation and the standards for its use.

Ready for use

AEDs require championing, device tracking, training & drills

Bill Clendenen

February 2, 2012

According to the American Heart Association, over 300,000 sudden cardiac arrests (SCA) occur annually in the U.S., and according to OSHA, about 10,000 occur at work.

Coping with a child's obesity is a family affair

February 2, 2012

Are you struggling to find ways to manage the weight of an obese child? You have have to change your own behavior in order to do so, according to a new scientific statement published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

The NIH urges women to protect their heart health

February 1, 2012

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is using a fashion show to highlight the need for women to be proactive about reducing the risk of heart disease -- the leading cause of death for women.

New health info campaign tries to head off kidney disease

Diabetes, high blood pressure put people at risk

January 29, 2012

It has no symptoms and it will not just go away, but it can be treated.

Higher lung cancer rates found among asbestos-exposed textile workers

January 27, 2012

A study published online in Occupational & Environmental Medicine has confirmed "strong associations" between exposure to chrysotile asbestos and lung cancer and asbestiosis.

Despite industry claims, asbestos imports way up

January 27, 2012

Although increasingly under fire for its health risks, asbestos consumption in the U.S. has increased dramatically.

New NIH fact sheet explains diabetes testing

Experts hope info will prompt more to get tested

January 27, 2012

A new fact sheet from the National Institutes of Health explains the A1C test, a widely used and important test to diagnose type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, and to monitor blood glucose levels of people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.