2008 news releases on risk topics

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Clears New CDC Test to Detect Human Influenza (9/30/08, HHS)

International Cooperation Needed to Prevent Spread of Uranium Enrichment Technology as Global Interest in Nuclear Energy Grows (9/30/08, National Academies); read the full report Internationalization of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Goals, Strategies, and Challenges

U.S. EPA Issues Final Yucca Mountain Radiation Standards (9/30/08, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

FDA Analysis Shows Cholesterol Lowering Medications Do Not Increase the Risk of "Lou Gehrig's Disease" - Agency Recommends No Change in Prescribing and Use of Statins (9/29/08, U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

Cleanup of Historic Uravan Uranium Mill Completed - U.S. EPA Closes 20-Year, $120-Million Effort to Remove and Contain Radioactive Waste Along San Miguel River (9/29/08, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

State Medicaid Programs To Spend $1.6 Trillion on Long-Term Care Over the Next Twenty Years - With Federal Matching Funds Included, Long-term Care Costs to Exceed $3.7 Trillion (9/29/08, America's Health Insurance Plans)

Nearly 20 Additional Labor Finders Offices Gain Workers' Compensation and Risk Certification (9/29/08, Labor Finders International)

Melamine Milk Crisis - Countries To Ensure Safe Feeding for Infants and To Increase Vigilance (9/26/08, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization)

Nuclear Monitoring Extends Reach Through the Skies - Pilot Project of Remote Monitoring via Satellite Communications Under Way (9/25/08, International Atomic Energy Agency)

Honeywell Develops Safer Ammonium Nitrate-Based Fertilizer; Receives Safety Act Designation from U.S. Department of Homeland Security (9/23/08, Honeywell International)

Dovex Fruit Company, Inc., Agrees to Pay U.S. EPA $98,241 for Risk Management Program Violations and Washington Beef Agrees to Spend at Least $115,942 to Settle U.S. EPA Risk Management Program Violations (9/22/08, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

FDIC Rolls Out Deposit Insurance Awareness Campaign - Personal Finance Expert Suze Orman Featured in PSAs (9/22/08, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)

Public Meeting To Address Agenda Items at the Second Session of the Codex Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance (9/19/08, Food Safety and Inspection Service)

CDC Urges Caution When Cleaning Up Mold (9/19/08, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Researchers Raise Uncomfortable Questions by Showing How GPS Navigation Devices Can Be Duped (9/19/08, Cornell University)

Marine Debris Will Likely Worsen in the 21st Century; Goal of Zero Waste Discharge Should Be Adopted (9/19/08, National Academies); see links to full report and report brief

GlobalOptions Fraud and SIU Unit Reaches Milestone - Company Achieves One Million Dollars in Restitution for Insurance Clients Combating Fraud (9/18/08, GlobalOptions Group, Inc.)

Nanotechnology: A Brave New World Requires Bold New Research Approaches (9/18/08, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

U.S. EPA Provides Water Well Precautions and Actions (9/18/08, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency); also see U.S. EPA Provides Septic System Information

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Expand Testing Recommendations for Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection - New Guidance Also Issued on Patient Management for Those Infected (9/18/08, CDC)