The New England Journal of Medicine recently published a study in an article about trends in hospital volume and operative mortality for high-risk surgery. In the study, data from Medicare claims made nation-wide were used to assess patterns in high-volume hospitals which surgically treat cancer and cardiovascular disease. The study also evaluated concurrent trends in operative mortality
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OSHA Summit in Bridgeton Focuses on Latino and Immigrant Safety
According to federal labor officials, Latino workers suffer more workplace injuries and fatalities than all other workers. In fact, over 800 Latino workers die each year, mostly in preventable accidents. This is especially prevalent in New Jersey, where 24 percent of total worker fatalities in 2009 involved Latinos, according to NJ.com. Almost 50 percent of those
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CDC Reports Findings of Study Regarding Grounds Maintenance Workers’ Fatal Injuries
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducted a data study concerning incidents of fatal injury to United States grounds maintenance workers (GMWs) from 2003 through 2008. The results of this study were recently released in the CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). Some of the notable conclusions found in this report include the following:
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Study Finds Short Course of Hormone Therapy, Radiation Significantly Increases Prostate Cancer Survival
Everyday Health reports on a study that discovered after six months of hormone therapy, in addition to radiation therapy, the mortality rate associated with locally advanced prostate cancer was reduced by half when compared with the rate for patients who underwent radiation treatment only. The study also found that a short course of hormone therapy has
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General Motors Passenger Car Recall Issued for a Failure to Comply with Side Window Air Bag Safety Standards
General Motors announced the recall of 47,401 vehicles because of the company’s failure to adhere to requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, “Occupant Crash Protection.” A safercar.gov alert states that certain model year 2011 Cadillac SRX passenger vehicles are involved in the recall. The potential problem with the vehicles is that the passenger side
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