Calif urged to form panel on toxic chemical hazards
UC officials urged California to create a state commission to protect workers and consumers from toxic chemicals. At hearings on DBCP, researchers warned hundreds of chemicals are unregulated, with thousands of workers exposed. experts urgedleadership from Gov Brown to match federal efforts and curb health risks.
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Detroit era work safety notes on DBCP exposure
The piece reports that regulators erred by under researching DBCP before setting exposure limits adopted as federal standards lasting until August. Tests later showed many workers had zero or low sperm, leading to halted production and tightened federal rules. Manufacturers say workers were not tested for sterility, focusing instead on kidney and liver effects.
Youngest pacemaker recipient survives first week
In St. Petersburg Florida a newborn girl Lesley Nelson became the youngest pacemaker recipient. Surgeons at All Children's Hospital implanted the device just hours after birth and doctors, including Dr George Daicoff, say the infant has a 9 percent and improving long term survival outlook. The operation used an experimental permanent pacemaker designed for long term use and controllable by external computer.
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Shaving patients before surgery shown to raise infection risk
Canadian study at Foothills Hospital Calgary finds shaving surgical sites increases infection rates. Hair clipping or no hair yields lower infections. antibac showering also reduces risk. Hospital stay costs rise, with Canada spending about 318 million and the US about 3.18 billion annually.
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