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NIOSH Emphasizing Hazards of Oncology Drugs
Despite longstanding guidelines on the hazards of antineoplastic drugs used primarily in chemotherapy, public health officials are concerned that healthcare workers are still inadequately protected from these known or suspected carcinogens.
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OSHA: Surgical Smoke ‘Hazardous,’ but HCWs Must Report to Stir Action
A common theme in the call to protect healthcare workers from surgical smoke is the lack of enforcement by OSHA.
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NIOSH: Healthcare Workers Still Face Surgical Smoke Hazards
A study in press for publication by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health reports that, despite longstanding hazard warnings, healthcare workers are still frequently exposed to toxic smoke and plumes created by burning tissue during laser surgery and electrosurgery.
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New CDC Guidance Includes EH Program Elements, Pathogens
New infection control guidelines to protect healthcare workers will include the following overall program elements and specifically address the list of pathogens, according to the CDC.
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CDC Issuing New Infection Control Guidelines for Healthcare Workers
The CDC is updating its Guideline for Infection Control in Healthcare Personnel, which was originally published in 1998 before a series of emerging pathogens posed occupational threats via SARS, H1N1 pandemic flu, MERS, Ebola, and Zika.
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Fatal Attraction: Why are Mosquitoes Drawn to Some People Over Others?
Those with type O blood, beer consumption, foot odor, and heavy breathing may be seen by a female mosquito as a dream date, according to the American Mosquito Control Association.
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NASA Forecasts Zika Mosquitoes in 50 Cities by Mid-July
NASA recently issued a modeling study that projects that prevalence of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes for 50 selected U.S. cities in 21 states for the upcoming summer months.
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Zika: New Test, but No Vaccine and Limited Treatment
More widespread testing for Zika virus is now available, as the FDA recently issued an Emergency Use Authorization for a Qualitative Real-Time RT-PCR test.
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Outdoor Health Workers at Risk for Zika
For employee health professionals who have outdoor workers at their facilities, these are the basic Zika protection measures recommended by OSHA and NIOSH.
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Zika and Employee Health: Err on Side of Caution
Increased transmission of Zika virus is expected in the U.S. as Aedes mosquitoes emerge in a broad swath across roughly two-thirds of the country, raising a critical question for healthcare workers: Can Zika virus be transmitted from an infected patient by a needlestick?