Eye injuries in the elderly from consumer products in the United States: 2001–2007

2012 ◽  
Vol 251 (3) ◽  
pp. 645-651 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allison J. Chen ◽  
Julia G. Kim ◽  
James G. Linakis ◽  
Michael J. Mello ◽  
Paul B. Greenberg
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The United States ◽  
Consumer Products ◽  
Eye Injuries

scholarly journals Pediatric eye injuries related to consumer products in the United States, 1997-2006

2008 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 626-628 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Moren Cross ◽  
Russell Griffin ◽  
Cynthia Owsley ◽  
Gerald McGwin
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Consumer Products ◽  
Eye Injuries

Catheter Ablation in the Elderly in the United States: Use in the Medicare Population from 1991 to 1998

2001 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
PETER N. SMITH ◽  
HUMBERTO VIDAILLET ◽  
PARAM P. SHARMA ◽  
JOHN J. HAYES ◽  
JOHN R. SCHMELZER
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Catheter Ablation ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The United States ◽  
Medicare Population

scholarly journals PCN7: FAMILY CAREGIVING COSTS FOR THE ELDERLY WITH CANCER: ESTIMATES FROM A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF THE UNITED STATES

2000 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 352-353
Author(s):  
K Langa ◽  
J Hayman ◽  
M Kabeto ◽  
M Chernew ◽  
S Katz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Family Caregiving ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The United States

Trends in Federally Mandated Warning Labels for Consumer Products

2001 ◽  
Vol 45 (11) ◽  
pp. 838-842 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick J. Diedrich ◽  
Christine T. Wood ◽  
Thomas J. Ayres
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Safety Information ◽  
The United States ◽  
Consumer Products ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Warning Labels ◽  
Labeling Requirements ◽  
Hazard Warning

Consumer products currently sold in the United States often come with extensive safety information, but the presentation of large amounts of such material was not always the case. We reviewed federally mandated hazard labeling as it evolved during the 20th century by documenting changes in labeling requirements for home-use products prescribed by federal statutes. Our review indicated that during the course of the 20th century, there was a dramatic change in the presence, prevalence and specificity of hazard warning requirements. In the early years, Congress concentrated on truth in labeling of contents and quality. This labeling identified hazardous agents in some products. However, as the century progressed, Congress gradually added requirements that could include descriptions of the mechanisms, consequences, and means for avoidance of such hazards. Moreover, the 1960's and especially the 1970's brought a dramatic expansion in the number and types of products required to bear hazard labels.

When to use the new pneumococcal vaccine

1990 ◽  
Vol 28 (8) ◽  
pp. 31-32
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Pneumococcal Vaccine ◽  
Pneumococcal Disease ◽  
Pneumococcal Pneumonia ◽  
Pneumococcal Infection ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cell Disease ◽  
Large Groups ◽  
Special Risk

Pneumococcal pneumonia probably affects about one in every thousand adults each year. Like other serious pneumococcal infection, it is more common and severe in the elderly, in those without a functional spleen (including patients with sickle-cell disease,1) and in patients with a variety of chronic diseases. In the United States a 23-valent pneumococcal vaccine was introduced in 1983, replacing a 14-valent vaccine; it is now recommended there for large groups of people.2 This newer 23-valent vaccine (Pneumovax-II - MSD) was licensed in Britain last May. Its use should be considered for those at special risk of pneumococcal disease.3–5

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