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Respiratory Protection News

New threshold values for fine particulates at the workplaceTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:46AM( Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft ) The 2011 MAK and BAT Values List compiled by the Commission for the Investigation of Health Hazards of Chemical Compounds in the Work Area, a Senate Commission of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, recommends reducing the general threshold limit value for dust for the alveolar fraction in light of recent studies and classifies such dusts as carcinogenic when ...

2011-2012 Influenza Season Vaccines ApprovedTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:11AMCDC’s ACIP recommends that everyone 6 months of age and older receive an annual influenza vaccination.

UPDATE: No ill effects reported after Haverhill gas cloud dramaTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:10AMFIRE crews scrambled to chemical spill.

Forest Laboratories, Inc. Reports Fiscal Year First Quarter 2012 Earnings Per Share of $0.90 Including a $0.14 Charge ...Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:12AMNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: FRX), an international pharmaceutical manufacturer and marketer, today announced that reported earnings per share equaled $0.90 in the first quarter of fiscal 2012. Excluding a charge of $40.0 million, or $0.14 per share net of tax for a new product licensing fee, non-GAAP earnings per share for the first fiscal quarter were $1.04 per ...

EPA is sued over smog in Los Angeles BasinTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:19AMEnvironmental and public health groups say the EPA missed a deadline to, in effect, determine whether the ozone level is hazardous — thereby failing to force officials to crack down on pollution. Environmental and public health groups filed suit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday, saying the agency has failed to force officials to crack down on smog in the Los Angeles ...

Bay Area Research Finds Lack Of Fresh Air Makes Workers SickTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:49AMIt's a stunning statistic: Americans spend 70 to 90 percent of their life indoors. For millions of workers, most of that time is spent at the office. So what does that mean for your health?

U.S. FDA approves 2011-2012 influenza vaccine formulationTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:09AMThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it has approved the influenza vaccine formulation for the 2011-2012 vaccine that will be used by the six manufacturers licensed to produce and distribute influenza vaccine for the United States.

Novartis delivers strong financial results and four major approvals in second quarter of 2011Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:23AMNovartis International AG / Novartis delivers strong financial results and four major approvals in second quarter of 2011 . Processed and transmitted by Thomson Reuters ONE. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. * …

Fires prompt more evacuationsMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:07PMThe forest fire situation in Northwestern Ontario continues to spiral out of control. Heavy smoke prompted the evacuation of another 950 elderly, children and those with respiratory problems from two remote First Nation communities on Monday.