CHICAGO, Aug. 18 /U.S. Newswire/ -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached an agreement with Cosmed Group Inc. on alleged clean-air violations at eight current and former Cosmed plants, including Cosmed's medical equipment sterilization plant, 1160 Northpoint Blvd., Waukegan, Ill. Cosmed agreed to pay $500,000 in penalties and spend an additional $1 million on four clean-air projects, one of them in Lake County, Ill. The settlement resolves EPA claims that Cosmed violated emission standards for ethylene oxide, a probable cancer-causing agent in humans that also contributes to the formation of ground- level ozone, or "smog.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a publication containing modifications the Agency is making to the list of standards FDA recognizes for use in premarket reviews (FDA recognized consensus standards). This publication, entitled ``Modifications to the List of Recognized Standards, Recognition List Number: 028'' (Recognition List Number: 028), will assist manufacturers who elect to declare conformity with consensus standards to meet certain requirements for medical devices.
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Many developing countries have at some point in their quest for health reform considered decentralization as a strategy. A search of Lebanese health policy texts revealed a call for some form of decentralization in the mid eighties through Decree 159. This paper highlights the experience of health centers in Lebanon and discusses the importance of implementing an incremental decentralization of the system by highlighting the importance of ensuring political commitment as well as building the capacity of administrative and clinical staff as prerequisites for the implementation of a fully decentralized system.
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DAYTON, Ohio - Herman Williams came home safely after fighting in the jungles of Vietnam as a Marine. He was shocked to learn four decades later that his military service had again placed him in jeopardy - this time, because he got a tooth pulled. Williams is among 13,000 U.S. veterans who have been warned in the past two years that their blood should be tested for potentially fatal infections after possible exposures by improper hygiene practices at five VA hospitals in Ohio, Florida, Georgia, Missouri and Tennessee. This Memorial Day finds the Department of Veterans Affairs under political fire and numerous veterans upset after enduring fear and uncertainty over their health.
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DAYTON -- Problems at the Dayton VA Medical Center's dental clinic went far beyond Dr. Dwight Pemberton, the dentist whose poor infection control practices may have exposed 535 patients to such diseases as hepatitis and HIV from January 1992 to July 2010. In sworn testimony given during a Veterans Affairs investigation, workers describe a poorly run, understaffed clinic, where supervisors tolerated inappropriate activities and cut corners, and workers were paralyzed by fear.
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