Two-week notices: People are still concerned
Some don't even know who the...Manufacturers concerned with rising material costs
The , a nonprofit consulting organization for small and mid-sized manufacturers, conducted the survey of 173 Wisco...Scientists Concerned Over Increasing Malfunction Of Heart Devices
Scientists in the US are worried over the increasing malfunction of heart devices, which they say were directly responsible for 61 deaths between 1990 and 2002. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released // a study at a meeting with physicians and heart-device manufacturers recently, which found that 4,225 defibrillators had failed between 2000 and 2003. Same number of defibrillator...Cancer-causing Property Of Teflon Leaves US Regulators Concerned
Regulators in the United States are worried about the cancer causing potential of perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA, which is widely used in making Teflon or non-stick cookware. // The concern was triggered off after an independent review by a committee for the Environmental Protection Agency said that Teflon had likely cancer causing potential. "The predominant panel view was that the de...Parents Concerned About Pesticide And Cancer Risk To Babies
A review of several studies conducted on cancer-causing chemicals has highlighted the possibility of an increased cancer risk in babies as a consequence of exposure to organochlorines//. Pesticides and certain types of plastic contain high concentrations of such chemicals and may be passed on to humans through the food, water, air. In addition, it can be indirectly passed on to human...Executed Prisoner Organs For Sale In China: BTS Concerned
Transplant experts in Britain have accused China of removing organs from executed prisoners and selling them without prior consent of the prisoners and their families//. There is increasing evidence, which highlights that organs from executed prisoners are being removed for human transplantation purposes in an illegal way, according to reports of the British Transplantation Society (B...Meth Addiction On The Rise, US Health Authorities Concerned
Methamphetamine addiction has reached alarming proportions, with the number of global users outnumbering other users of other stimulant drugs such as heroin or cocaine//. Health authorities from the U.S have warned that if appropriate steps are not taken to change the trend, it could lead to a global threat. Methamphetamine or crystal meth, as it is commonly known, is a stimulant that i...