Marie Claire News (Free subscription) | 25/09/2009
... used around the eyes, where levels are limited to 65 parts per million (ppm). In EWG's complex hazard rating system, you can score your beauty products for their hazardous potential.One reason products may rate a high hazard score in the EWG database is that they contain a chemical that is thought to be cancer-causing or endocrine-disrupting. Sean Gray, EWG senior analyst...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
... found that people who had a relapse within five years of disease onset were at a 48 percent higher hazard (a measure of relative risk) of needing a cane to walk within five years of disease onset than those who did not have an early relapse. Importantly, the impact of the early relapse lessened over time. Those with early relapse who did not need a cane after five years were at only...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
DERIDDER, La., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AMERISAFE, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMSF), a specialty provider of high hazard workers' compensation insurance, today announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
... found that people who had a relapse within five years of disease onset were at a 48 percent higher hazard (a measure of relative risk) of needing a cane to walk within five years of disease onset than those who did not have an early relapse. Importantly, the impact of the early relapse lessened over time. Those with early relapse who did not need a cane after five years were at only...
Climate Progress (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
Southeast U.S. exposed to climate change impact: Oxfam Poverty and climate hazards make the southeast United States the country’s most vulnerable area to climate change impact, Oxfam America said on Wednesday. A report released by the relief organization identified high-risk “hotspots” across 13 southeast states from Arkansas to Virginia where poverty factors...
Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
... food preparation, brushing teeth, making ice and bathing infants. 5 years ago today: The "high hazard" dam that holds back Slack Reservoir in Johnston and Smithfield gets the focused attention of the Smithfield Town Council when the panel approves a request by the Slack Reservoir Association to contribute $70,000 toward a new dam. The association estimated the cost of repairs...
Charlotte Observer: Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
An Environmental Protection Agency fact sheet released in June listed four coal-ash ponds along the Catawba, including one at Marshall Steam Station in Terrell, on the nationwide "List of 44 High Hazard Potential Units." Merryman said a coal ash spill from any one of Duke Energy's plants along the Catawba "could compromise the river for months, if not years."
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
DERIDDER, La., Oct. 7 -- AMERISAFE, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMSF), a specialty provider of high hazard workers' compensation insurance, announced today that it will release its 2009 third quarter financial results on Thursday, November 5, 2009 after the market close...
Paul Flynn - Read My Day (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
... warned that the risks of something serious happening in Sellafield’s old plants are far too high. The NII and the Environment Agency are worried about the potential for a “major event” arising from part of Sellafield’s “high hazard, high risk” area. One of the high-risk plants is B30, the original fuel storage pond that is open and known among workers as “Dirty...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
DERIDDER, La., Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AMERISAFE, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMSF), a specialty provider of high hazard workers' compensation insurance, announced today that it will release its 2009 third quarter financial results on Thursday, November 5, 2009 after the market closes. In conjunction with the release, the Company has scheduled a conference call, which will be broadcast live...
Main Feed - Environmental Defense (Free subscription) | 01/10/2009
... . To review: We noted that, about 18 months ago, EPA had made an abrupt shift from developing hazard characterizations based on the hazard data sets submitted under the HPV Challenge, to cranking out “risk-based prioritizations” that were frequently designating high-hazard chemicals as being low-risk, based on poor and incomplete use and exposure information. We also...
Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | 25/09/2009
A safety initiative designed to identify "high hazard" areas along Utah's more than 6,000 miles of canals was unveiled Thursday.
