Health News 2004

JANUARY | 2004

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FEBRUARY | 2004

• ACOEM Recommends Longitudinal Monitoring of Pulmonary Function

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MARCH | 2004

• AAOHN, Losing Money, Announces Plans for an Independent National Conference, Leaving the American Occupational Health Conference

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APRIL | 2004

• Pfizer Suspends Sales of Bextra in US and EU
• BLS: 2003 Lost–Worktime Injuries and Illnesses

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MAY | 2004

• Sheakley Unicomp Employs Controversial "Sympathy Card" Marketing Technique in Ohio Workers Compensation Open Enrollment
• Pfizer Pleads Guilty to Criminal Wrongdoing in the Marketing of Neurontin

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JUNE | 2004

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JULY | 2004

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AUGUST | 2004

• CDC Report on Exposure to Environmental Chemicals
• OSHA Deadline for Radiation RFI Extended
• Occupational Healthcare Merger Announced

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SEPTEMBER | 2004

• NASI Report: 2002 WC Payments Increased More Than Wages
• AAOHN Survey: Difficulties in Complying with Respiratory Fit Test Requirements
• Sale of Horizon Approved; Coal Miners Face Loss of Health Benefits
• NASI Report: 2002 WC Payments Increased More Than Wages
• Synthetic Urine Available for Research and Drug Testing
• Merck Withdraws VIOXX

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OCTOBER | 2004

• Proposed Rules on Exposure to Hexavalent Chromium Published; Comments Accepted through January 3, 2005
• Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries for 2003 Shows Little Change
• Flu Vaccine Supply Cut by Half
• Raytheon v. Hernandez: Testing the Limits of ADA
• Flu Vaccine Supply Cut by Half; CDC Issues Interim Recommendations for the 2004–2005 Flu Season

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NOVEMBER | 2004

• DOT Interim Final Rule Amends Provisions in Drug and Alcohol Testing Procedures
• Flu Vaccine Update: Increasing and Stretching Supplies
• Mine and Safety Health Administration (MSHA) Withdraws Proposed Rule
• Vioxx Update: Should It Have Been Pulled Out Earlier?

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DECEMBER | 2004

• OSHA National Consensus Standards Update Project
• Concerns about Bextra and Celebrex
• Safety Concerns Lead to Suspension of NIH Study Using Naproxen
• Changes in OSHA Leadership
• OSHA Issues Final Rule on Federal Agency Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements
• Labor Department Publishes Amendments to Child Labor Regulations

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