(Family Features) Going back to school means new classes, new supplies, new friends and sometimes even new schools — all of which can be overwhelming. The annual back-to-school routine takes on an ...

A medical term for devices with sharp points or edges that can puncture or cut skin, sharps may be used at home, at work and while traveling to manage medical conditions. Examples of sharps include: ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Each year, about 8 million people in the United States use more than 3 billion needles, syringes and lancets to ...

Strategies for sharps disposal to safeguard the health of workers and the wider environment are important considerations for any organisation. Anne Harriss and Angela West examine one NHS trust’s ...

SPARTA, Wis. (MONROE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE) - Sharps disposal is now available at the Monroe County Health Department at 315 West Oak Street in Sparta. Monroe County residents can ...

Alison Sherman, Torrance’s waste management coordinator, said in a previous Ask Us column that syringes are considered sharps waste and should be disposed of like needle sharps waste. You can dispose ...

Medicating your diabetes can require the use of materials such as needles, when injecting, and lancets when pricking your finger to test blood glucose levels. Upon using and disposing of these ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among the burdens of managing diabetes is responsibly discarding all the packaging, test strips, plastic and ...

Starbucks' efforts to address opioid use and improperly disposed needles in its bathrooms are expanding. Starbucks stores in at least 25 US markets have installed needle-disposal boxes in bathrooms in ...