Contact with an electrical current can cause electrocution, burns, fires, fall accidents, and other traumas can be deadly. A Jersey City, New Jersey trucking company was recently fined a total of $63,000 by the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) after an investigation revealed 14 serious violations relative to electrocution hazards. Investigators stated
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DNA Rings May Hold the Key to Early Cancer Detection
Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have stated that in the future cancer cells in their infancy or earliest stages may be detected with a simple blood test. The research at Stanford focused on using customized DNA and forcing cancer cells in mice to produce a substance that marks the cell, making it
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Common Misdiagnosis Among Women: Heart Disease
February is “American Heart Month”, and, as such, it is the perfect time for Americans of all ages to learn more about how to take care of their hearts year-round. According to Million Hearts, a national initiative launched by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, heart disease is the leading cause of death
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NJ Anheuser-Busch Distributor Fined $162,500 for OSHA Violations
Representatives from Anheuser-Busch in Jersey City, New Jersey stated the company will fight the $162,500 safety violation citations it received from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in December of 2014 surrounding hazards at their Jersey City distribution warehouse. The distributor claims that OSHA’s alleged findings are unsubstantiated and has filed a Notice of
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Women Warned About Risks of Birth Defects from Opioid Painkillers
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), opioid painkillers double the risk of birth defects in pregnant women – an alarming fact considering that more and more women, ages 15 to 44, are being prescribed narcotic painkillers in the United States. In a recent study, the CDC found that roughly 39
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