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Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator generator replacement associated with complications
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) generator replacement in Canadian patients with devices that were recalled was associated with an 8 percent rate of complications, according to a study in the April 26 issue of JAMA. view more (2006-04-26)
Legal loophole exposes Canadians to drug advertising banned in US: UBC research
A legal loophole is counteracting Canada's ban on direct-to-consumer drug advertising and has exposed Canadians to more than $90 million worth of ads, including those for drugs with life-threatening risks, according to a study by UBC researchers. view more (2009-05-27)
New data finds recalls of automated external defibrillators to be common
Data presented today at the Heart Rhythm Society's 27th Annual Scientific Sessions finds that during a 10-year study period more than one in five automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) were recalled due to potential malfunction. view more (2006-05-19)
Drugs used for cancer-associated anemia linked with increased risk of blood clots, death
Treating anemia with a class of drugs known as erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) is associated with an increased risk of venous thromboembolism (blood clots in the deep veins of the legs or in the lungs) and death among patients with cancer. view more (2008-02-27)
An Overview Of Food Safety
Cases involving food safety and specific dangers associated with food production sectors have caused worry amongst businesses and a change in their attitudes regarding Food Hygiene. This has pushed them to search for new tools for food guarantees with the aim of integrating Food Hygiene into company Management and current methodologies (ISO 9000,... view more... (2004-06-15)
Study finds government advisories on fish consumption & mercury may do more harm than good
A comparison of the risks and benefits of fish consumption suggests that government advisories warning women of childbearing age about mercury exposure should be issued with caution. view more (2005-10-19)
Study: Sticking to the sand might not be such good, clean fun for beachgoers
Microbes that result in beach closures and health advisories when detected at unsafe levels in the ocean also have been detected in the sand, according to a recent study by a team of Stanford scientists. view more (2007-08-08)
Chemical Companies Recognised as Champions of Leadership in Occupational Health and Safety
The Chemical Industries Association (CIA) welcomed a new campaign launched yesterday by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to persuade companies that sensible health and safety management is beneficial for both staff and business. view more (2005-02-22)
TU Delft and TNO combine knowledge of explosive reactions
The explosions group of TU Delft and TNO-PML are starting an intensive co-operative research programme in the field of explosion safety. Their knowledge will be combined in the 'Knowledge Centre for Reactive Gas-dynamics and Explosion Safety,' which opens on 18 July 2001. The knowledge and experience of both research groups is especially... view more... (2001-07-17)
Derrida`s deconstruction to help safety industry
A technique used by academics to analyse poetry may soon help industry to find out whether computer safety systems really ARE safe. In a novel example of interdisciplinary academic work, English literature meets computing science in an project to design a decision-making framework for the safety industry. Newcastle University researcher Jim... view more... (2002-01-28)
Car safety seats expose children to worse vibration than adult passengers
Scientists at the University of Sheffield have discovered that children in child car safety seats are exposed to more vibration than adults in the same vehicle. The study, which will soon be published in The Journal of Ergonomics tested eight combinations of vehicle, child seat, child and adult on a specifically chosen road surface and concluded... view more... (2003-07-18)
Consortium In Place To Advance Coach Safety
The Cranfield Impact Centre has become part of a European consortium set up to research and develop new legislation as part of a project to Enhance Coach and Bus Occupant Safety (ECBOS). In the EC approximately 20,000 coaches above 5,000 kg are involved in accidents with personal injuries. Every year more than 35,000 people are hurt as a result of... view more... (2000-03-29)
The risk of waiting for coronary artery bypass surgery
The relative urgency of coronary artery bypass grafting is still under debate, and in this issue of CMAJ, Légaré and colleagues evaluated safety among patients with stenosis of the left main coronary artery. view more (2005-08-16)
New Expert is Flying High at Cranfield
The Safety and Accident Investigation Centre at Cranfield University is now fully operational thanks to the appointment of Dr Graham Braithwaite as Senior Lecturer and Director. Graham has joined Cranfield following a six-year period working down under in the Department of Aviation at the University of New South Wales, Sydney. Graham's new role... view more... (2003-06-03)
Chalmers education strengthens the competence of General Motors engineers worldwide
Thanks to Chalmers' great competence in Automotive safety, the Swedish university has been given the assignment to develop and deliver the course Global Automotive Safety Engineering to GM engineers. The first course will commence at the end of January with 20 participants representing six nations and four continents. Robert C. Lange, GM Executive... view more... (2003-02-03)
Geographers aim to make Notting Hill Carnival safer
Crowd safety levels at Notting Hill Carnival could be improved this year following research from geographers at University College London, working with traffic planners from the Intelligent Space Partnership. The team have developed a new method of modelling and predicting crowd behaviour. New technology has been used to predict problem areas and... view more... (2002-08-16)
Who Will Take Responsibility For Corporate Killing? (p 1921)
This week's editorial discusses the accountability-or rather the lack of it-of UK company directors for the health and safety of their employees and customers. It comments: 'The issue of how far companies are responsible for the health and safety of their employees and the public was raised again last week with the independent investigators'... view more... (2003-06-04)
Child safety seats reduce risk of death in crashes more than seat belts alone
Young children involved in car crashes may have a greater chance of survival if secured in a child restraint system, such as a safety seat than if buckled only in a seat belt. view more (2006-06-06)
FISA-99 Symposium EU Research in Reactor SAfety 29 November - 1 December 1999, Luxembourg
Nowadays in the European Union, the ultimate goal of nuclear reactor safety is to render extensive evacuation precautions for populations in the vicinity of the site "practically" unnecessary. This essentially means developing safety systems and operational procedures to respond to the challenge of hypothetical severe accidents, which are... view more... (1999-11-16)
You can run, but you can't hide from risks
Brinded is concerned about the impact of our increasingly litigious society and challenges the assumption that companies are ignoring the safety management agenda. "This impression contrasts markedly with my personal experience of the oil and gas industry where I see widespread commitment and ownership of safety at top levels," he says.... view more... (2000-03-08)
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