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Health News 2007
JANUARY | 2007
- FTC Settles with Weight–loss Product Makers for Deceptive Marketing
- FDA Approves Refrigerated FluMist®; Supply to be Ready for Next Flu Season
- Federally Mandated Drug and Alcohol Testing Rates for 2007
- American Heart Association Launches Start!
- CDC: New Guidelines for Use of Tdap
- ALA: More Workplaces are Smoke Free
- FMCSA Proposes EOBRs for Hours–of–Service Compliance
- BP to Implement Baker Panel Recommendations
- President Bush’s 2007 Health Care Proposal
- New DOT Manual on Communicable Diseases
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FEBRUARY | 2007
- FAA Proposes Raising Pilot Retirement Age
- Study: US Workplace Policies Not As Family–Friendly As Others
- Women v. Wal–Mart: Class Action Suit Allowed to Proceed
- OSHA Releases New Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for Influenza Pandemic
- New OSHA Poster Available
- DATIA to Offer DOT Specimen Collector Refresher Course
- GAO Recommends Better Protection of Electronic Health Information
- New Prescription Drug Disposal Guidelines
- New Program Allows US Trucks into Mexico, Changes How Some Mexican Trucks Operate in US
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MARCH | 2007
- OSHA Seeks Public Input on Ionizing Radiation
- USPSTF: Aspirin and NSAIDs Not Shown to Prevent Colorectal Cancer
- Systematic Review on Antiretroviral PEP for HCWs
- HRSA Survey Reveals More but Older RNs
- Los Angeles to Look into Requiring Hepatitis A Vaccinations for Food Service Workers
- Quest Diagnostics: US Workers’ Drug Use Lowest Since 1988
- OSHA Identifies Workplaces with High Injury/Illness Rates
- Schneider National Cleared of Discrimination Against Fainting Trucker
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APRIL | 2007
- Wellpoint to Tie Improving Members’ Health to Employee Incentives
- US Fatal Occupational Injuries Continue to Decline
- OSHA Schedules Final Public Meetings on Ionizing Radiation
- FDA Approves First Human Bird Flu Vaccine
- FDA Turns Down ARCOXIA
- OSHA Announces National Emphasis Program on Health Hazards of Diacetyl
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MAY | 2007
- Obesity Associated with Increased Workers’ Compensation Claims and Lost Work Days
- US, Mexican Trucks Will Begin Cross–Border Demo Program Simultaneously
- New CDC Guidance for Public Facemask and Respirator Use
- Appeals Court Upholds OSHA Hazard Communication Standard
- Cerberus Buys Chrysler
- FDA Approves First Respirators for Use in Public Health Medical Emergencies
- OSHA Site–Specific Targeted Inspection Plan for 2007
- OSHA’s New Pandemic Flu Guidance for Healthcare Workers
- FDA Issues Avandia Safety Alert
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JUNE | 2007
- DATIA Extends Certification Deadline
- DOT Interactive Website: Are You Covered?
- NIOSH: Medical Surveillance for Healthcare Workers Exposed to Hazardous Drugs
- OSHA Forms Directorate of Training and Education
- OSHA Directive to Eliminate Highly Hazardous Chemicals in the Oil Industry
- WHO Guidelines on TB and Air Travel
- ACIP Updates Varicella Recommendations
- CDC Reports Lyme Disease Has Doubled in 15 Years
- FDA Approves Malaria Quick Test
- CDC Report on the Uninsured
- CDC’s NHSN Now Available to All US Hospitals
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JULY | 2007
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AUGUST | 2007
- Fewer US Workers Using Cocaine
- 2007 SHPS Health Practices Study
- OSHA Releases New Quick Start Module
- 2006 National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
- The Impact of Abbreviations on Patient Safety
- International Coalition Calls for Strong Nanotechnology Oversight
- OSHA/EPA Occupational Chemical Database Available Online
- Co–workers May Be Sued for Injuries from Horseplay
- Hepatitis A Health Advisory
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SEPTEMBER | 2007
- Some Instances of "Refusal to Test" Drug Test Results to be Reconsidered
- New Federal Court Filing Says Cross Border Trucking Stay Request Lacks Merit
- Diacetyl Likely Cause of Popcorn Lung Disease
- New E. coli Worry Prompts Dole Recall
- Oil Spill Aftermath: Prolonged Respiratory Problems
- Be Prepared for the 2007–2008 Flu Season
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OCTOBER | 2007
- Diacetyl Legislation
- Workplace Treatment of Depressed Workers Benefits Employers
- E. coli in Frozen Ground Beef Prompts Recall
- Ohio Supreme Court Reinstates Benefits
- Report Reveals Increase in US Lab Accidents Involving Deadly Substances
- Arthritis Causes Disability, Workplace Limitations
- Infections from Drug–resistant "Superbug" on the Rise
- DATIA Members’ Input on Drug Testing Issues Accepted through November 14, 2007
- State Supreme Court Upholds Finding of Liability for HIV Disclosure
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NOVEMBER | 2007
- GAO Investigation Finds Numerous Problems with DOT Drug Screening
- Incentives Encourage Workers to Improve Health
- OSHA Issues Final Rule on Personal Protective Equipment
- Nonfatal Workplace Injuries and Illnesses Continue to Decline
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DECEMBER | 2007
- Random Drug and Alcohol Testing Rates Set by FAA
- FMCSA Retains Truck Driver Hours–of–Service Limits
- New EBT Devices Added to CPL
- New Drug and Alcohol Random Testing Rates for 2008
- Shift Workers, Painters, and Firefighters Face Higher Risk for Cancer
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