Tag: Centers for Disease Control
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NSU to pay $5.5 million to settle class-action suit over unsterile dental tools used on hundreds of patients, mostly children
By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org Nova Southeastern University will pay $5.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that arose after NSU disclosed that student dentists training in orthodontics failed to properly sterilize equipment used on patients, according to a Broward judge’s final order.
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Children “pay with their lives” for lead exposure in older homes; Toxic metal’s toll still plagues U.S.
By Lilly Fowler FairWarning.org Lead poisoning has been recognized as a major health problem in this country since at least the 1930s, but it continues to threaten many Americans, particularly children. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidelines last week estimating that roughly 535,000 youngsters may have unsafe levels of the toxic…
