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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says there is no evidence that antibacterial chemicals used in liquid soaps and washes help prevent the spread of germs, and there is some evidence they may pose health risks.
The agency said it is revisiting the safety of chemicals such as triclosan in light of recent studies suggesting they can interfere with hormone levels and spur the growth of drug-resistant bacteria.
The government’s preliminary ruling lends new credence to longstanding warnings from researchers who say the chemicals are, at best, ineffective and at worst, a threat to public health.
Under its proposed rule released today, the agency will require manufacturers to prove their antibacterial soaps and body washes are safe and more effective than plain soap and water. If companies cannot demonstrate the safety The Polish paradox and effectiveness of their products, they would have to be reformulated, relabeled or possibly removed from the market. The agency will take comments on its proposal before finalizing it in coming months.
“Due to consumers’ extensive exposure to the ingredients in antibacterial soaps, we believe there should be a clearly demonstrated benefit from using antibacterial soap to balance any potential risk,” said Dr. Janet Woodcock, director of the FDA’s drug center.
The agency’s proposal comes more than 40 years after the agency was first tasked with evaluating triclosan and similar ingredients. Ultimately, the government agreed to publish its findings only after a three-year legal battle with the environmental group, Natural Resources Defense Council, which accused the FDA of delaying action on triclosan. The chemical is found in an estimated 75 percent of antibacterial liquid soaps and body washes sold in the U.S.
The FDA’s preliminary rule only applies to personal hygiene products, but it has implications for a $1 billion industry that includes thousands of antibacterial products, including kitchen knives, toys, pacifiers and toothpaste.
Most of the research surrounding triclosan’s safety involves animal studies, which cannot always be applied to humans. But some scientists worry the chemical can disrupt hormones in humans too, raising the risk of infertility, early puberty and other developmental problems. Other experts are concerned that routine use of antibacterial chemicals such as triclosan is contributing to a surge in drug-resistant germs, or superbugs, that render antibiotics ineffective.
In March 2010, the European Union banned the chemical from all products that come into contact with food, such as containers and silverware.
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Poles, who have been able to live and work in Britain since their country joined the European Union in 2004, have already become the second largest foreign-born group, after Indians. The 2011 census counted 579,000, a tenfold increase from a decade earlier. Many more have come and gone: since 2002 almost 1.2m Poles have been issued with National Insurance numbers. But that still leaves a lot of settlers. In 2012 Polish women gave birth to 21,156 children, more than any other group apart from native Britons. They have ventured to rural market towns and small cities that rarely see foreigners.
Poles and other east Europeans have also become political footballs—with almost all national politicians playing in the same, hostile, team. Jack Straw, Sizing up gifts for the cooks on your list once Labour’s home secretary, calls the decision by his party to grant them free access to Britain a “spectacular mistake”. Priti Patel, a Conservative MP, says (with many others) that they are straining public services to breaking point.
Politicians are now applying the conclusions they have drawn from the Polish surge to a new group of migrants. Fearing an influx of feckless Bulgarians and Romanians, who will be allowed free access to Britain and other EU countries from January 1st, the coalition government is tightening access to welfare. David Cameron, the prime minister, insists that Britain will not see a repeat of “the Polish situation”.
tuation? It is much more encouraging than politicians imply. Poles and migrants from other new EU member states have been readily absorbed into Britain’s labour market. They are tolerated, even welcomed, locally. The huge imbalance between local experience and national conviction has implications for next year’s migrants.
Poles have mostly ended up in fast-growing bits of the country. Many live in London. Corby is one of the few places in NIMBYish Britain that welcomes house-building. Tom Beattie, the council leader, wants its population to double by 2030. Southampton, another city with lots of immigrants from eastern Europe, has gone from being an ageing city with declining skills to a young one with great aspirations, says John Denham, one of the city’s MPs.
Marco Cereste, the Tory leader of the council in Peterborough, another popular destination for migrants, says his magazine-distribution company was turning away business ten years ago for a lack of workers. Not any more. And Poles are moving beyond menial, letterbox-stuffing work. Britain got younger and better-educated Poles than Germany or America. Many are overqualified for their jobs, and ought to move into more appropriate ones as their English and social networks become stronger.
Some are already doing so. In the West Midlands, Polish entrepreneurs at first set up restaurants and construction firms. But later migrants, many of them women, built design firms and marketing agencies. A couple run bakeries big enough to supply leading supermarkets. Websites that once simply provided information for new arrivals have become commercial ventures that charge for access and advertising. Ilona Korzeniowska, editor of the Polish Express, a London-based newspaper, suggests Bulgarians and Romanians may fill jobs no longer of interest to Poles.
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Deputies are trying to track down a woman who robbed two Statesville businesses with a large knife.The crimes happened on Monday, just hours apart.Investigators are concerned she could be dangerous.Eyewitness News talked to customers worried where she could hit next.Sheriff's deputies said the woman was in and out of the businesses in just a couple of minutes.Both times she caught the cashiers off guard, going to the counter to buy something but then pulling out an eight-inch knife.The robbery unfolded inside the Dollar General east of Statesville.The woman pulled a large knife from her sweatshirt, jabbed at the cashier and stole money out of the cash register.Those shopping at the business Tuesday were not surprised to learn a woman was responsible or her choice of weapon."Today nothing surprises me. I'm not surprised by anything today. People are going crazy. They don't have enough money and they are doing anything they can," said customer Amy McCoy.In surveillance video it was difficult to see the woman's face, but the sweatshirt had the letters TMS on it.
Investigators believe it may stand for Troutman Middle School and told Eyewitness News the color of the sweatshirt is the same as the school colors.Channel 9 has learned they went to the school on Tuesday after a Food Lion and Dollar General were hit just a few hours apart Monday in hopes of identifying the woman responsible.On Tuesday afternoon, they released two pictures of the woman inside the Food Lion.Kay Stevens works at a restaurant nearby and isn't taking any chances on Tuesday night."I know we have been very cautious keeping the doors locked and watching our surroundings. It is getting close to the holidays and you got to be careful," she said.Investigators told Eyewitness News that they are working with other law enforcement agencies to find out if they've had similar cases or can identify the woman.One of the great things about a Swiss Army knife is that it is packed full of helpful tools, yet it still remains easy to use. This combination of simplicity and utility is one of the reasons why I like the Survival GPS app.The Survival GPS app gives you a bunch of tidbits of data that'll help you get your bearing whether you are in the woods or on a city street.
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Waite Park police have arrested a man they say robbed two women at knife-point Tuesday night.Seth Crawford, 21, has been booked into the Stearns County Jail and he could be charged with robbery and second-degree assault.Police say the incident occurred in the 100 block of Second Street South in Waite Park.Victim fights off knife-yielding suspect They responded at 7:20 p.m. Tuesday to calls of a robbery in progress there, according to a news release from Waite Park police.Police say their investigation determined a man had approached two women as they were getting into their vehicle in a parking lot, threatened them with a knife, removed items from their vehicle and fled on foot.A Waite Park officer was near the scene and found Crawford based on a description given by the victims, according to the release. Crawford was later identified by the victims and a K-9 track also led to the location where he was detained, police say. Cloud police and the Stearns County Sheriff's Office assisted with the investigation.
The cab was hailed by a man at Morphett Vale about 4.30am and asked to drive to Pearson St at Thebarton.There the passenger threatened the driver with a knife and then fled with cash.Police hope to indentify the thief from the taxis security video.Some cabbies have said they refuse to drive at night because it is too dangerous."We are always getting threatened by the behaviour of these youngsters these days, getting drunk, getting drugged," one driver told 7News.In April, a cab driver's throat was slit during a carjacking.Cabbies have the option to buy security shields, but they come at a cost $900.Jim Triantafyllou from the Taxi Council said there was indecision over who should install the shields."The drivers are saying maybe the owner should pay for it, the owners say the driver should pay for it, somebody else saying someone else should be paying for it," he said.Some drivers said the latest victim made a simple mistake, and should have asked for the money for the fare upfront."We got cameras, we got security, we got safety, it's up to the individual to care for themselves, a bit more careful," one driver said.
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Sentencing Judge Richard Griffith-Jones told him: "When she was not receptive to eating your mother's cooking with the appreciation you had hoped you completely lost your temper."You used weapons which were at hand; and in a bad-tempered and persistent attack you caused more than one wound and injured her in a distressing way because one of the blows caused her lung to collapse."At the same time I have to deal with you for a serious case of doing acts intended to pervert the course of justice.
"The court heard the vicious attack happened on the same day Auwkit was released from prison.He was previously jailed for 16 weeks at Coventry Magistrates Court in April this year for breaching a sexual offences prevention order and for riding a motorbike while disqualified.But because of the time he had spent in custody, he was freed on May 9 when he was met by his girlfriend.His defence barrister said he had expressed remorse and told the court there was no lasting consequences from her injuries.
A man armed with four knives went on the rampage yesterday chanting that he wanted to kill non-Muslims and threatening passers by.He smashed a window with an iron bar, threw bottles and also threatened firemen and police officers, witnesses said.The Muslim-convert was allegedly heard making threats to kill kuffars a highly insulting word for non-believers before being arrested on suspicion of attempted murder of a police officer.The officer escaped with minor injuries after helping to overpower the man.Firefighters at a nearby station heard shouting in the street yesterday morning and a couple went out to investigate when they were threatened.
They dialled 999 but when the first patrol car pulled up the man broke a window and, armed with at least four knives, chased an officer in Battersea, South London.Colleagues arriving on the scene also gave chase and he was finally arrested after officers Tasered him.The man is believed to have been released from a nearby psychiatric hospital two years ago.
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Family practitioner Lee Leer, president of Eureka Family Practice, says that since the hospital developed its own physician group (which he has not joined), it has diverted recruitment funds toward recruiting into that group. "Birmingham stabbing victim's friend They made it clear to us" they weren't going to help recruit again, Leer says.Grotke says St. Joseph Hospital quit helping him with recruitment when his last recruit left Humboldt after less than a year - "His husband didn't like the area," says Grotke. "They moved to Las Vegas." The hospital had paid for the recruit's move, given him money for a downpayment on his house; Grotke says his clinic guaranteed the new physician's income. The deal was, if he stayed four years, the loans would be forgiven. The doctor hasn't paid back the money - an amount Grotke can't disclose because he signed a confidentiality agreement - and now Grotke is on the hook for it.
Asked about these claims, David O'Brien, president of St.
Joseph and Redwood Memorial hospitals, said in an e-mailed statement, "Our hospitals continue to recruit for our medical foundation, Humboldt Medical Specialists, as well as local private physician practices."Leer says he can't afford to recruit new doctors. And he doesn't have the pile of doctors' resumes St. Joseph's recruiter used to send over. Two of Leer's doctors work part time, one of whom is close to retiring. Leer isn't sure what his practice will do when it's time to hire another doctor. "We're just burying our heads in the sand," he says.Even if a practice or group can afford the recruitment, getting doctors to come remains a challenge - sometimes for reasons beyond Humboldt's control.There is a nationwide shortage, for instance, of primary care doctors - those internists, family practitioners, pediatricians and general practitioners on the front lines of keeping us all healthy. While demand is rising, the number of medical students going into primary care is dropping.
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Gyare Patrick, 66, who lives near the suspect, claimed: "He has always ranted and raved, swearing and shouting, ever since he got here. But in the last three months he has started chanting in Arabic."The suspect was allegedly heard shouting "kill kuffars" and "I'm going to Medina", which means kill non-believers and I'm going to heaven."Mr Patrick heard a "piercing scream" from upstairs and went outside to see the man, described as mixed-race, smashing a neighbour's window with an iron bar.He said: "The cops turned up and he just went at them, smashing the windows of their cars.
They got out of the cars and just ran, he was carrying a knife, they did not want to engage him."He ran after them and chased this one cop down the road. A couple of the rest of them chased after him."A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "Police were called to Battersea at 12.21pm after reports of a man carrying a knife and threatening passers-by."The suspect was taken to a south London hospital with minor injuries. A man was arrested for attempted murder of a police officer, though whether or not he will be charged with that is another question."The spokesman added: "There appears to be a mental health issue.
There is no suggestion this was a terrorist related."A friend of a man stabbed to death outside a Midland shopping parade is launching a new campaign to tackle knife crime.Carlton Pollock killed Lance Gregory with a blade he "habitually" carried "for his own protection" on Remembrance Day last year.The 25-year-old was convicted of manslaughter and jailed for ten years at Birmingham Crown Court.Now Lance's pal Natacha McArdle is planning to mark the first anniversary of the 24 year-old's death with a Unity in the Community workshop.
The campaign will be held from 1.30pm to 2.30pm next Saturday, November 16 at Chelmsley Wood Baptist Church next to the scene where Lance was killed.And Lance's mum Crystal and his cousin will attend to give talk about the devastating affect knife crime has.Police officers, the youth offending team and self-defence instructors will also be there to educate people about knives and "break the mentality of carrying a weapon as a form of self-defence".
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The questionable distinction for glass fibers was based primarily on some limited analytical studies that were being conducted at the time. The use of "apparent" in the title was to acknowledge that the shear stresses in the short beam are not only not uniform, but also are accompanied by tensile and compressive axial stresses as well as through-the-thickness tensile and compressive stresses. Simply put, it was well known that the SBS method was not a "pure shear" test, as would have been desirable. Nevertheless,Wedel will not pursue these initiatives alone it was considered a shear test.In the 2000 revision of ASTM D 2344, however, the title was altered to "Short-Beam Strength of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials and Their Laminates." The word "shear" was deleted from the title and from the definition of the strength quantity it measures. In spite of these negative implications, the SBS test continues to be used extensively for the same reason as always - it is easy to perform and can provide a good comparative assessment of material performance, even if it does not necessarily provide accurate quantitative data.Notably, the revised method eliminated the separate s/t ratio for glass fiber composites.
customary units to SI units, the SI "equivalent" diameters became 6 mm and 3 mm rather than the previous 6.35 mm and 3.2 mm.The soft conversions raise an obvious question: Is it necessary to use different cylinders if a test is being conducted per the SI version of the standard? The strict answer, of course, is yes. But it has been clearly demonstrated during the past decade (see Adams and Busse,1 which references a number of other studies) that small changes in cylinder diameter make little difference in the test results.Further, these studies have demonstrated experimentally and numerically that larger cylinder diameters are beneficial because they induce more uniform stresses within the beam specimen. Using small-diameter cylinders introduces high local stress concentrations. Larger cylinders spread the applied load over a wider specimen surface area, resulting in more uniform internal stress states in the specimen. In fact, it would be logical to size the cylinders in proportion to the specimen thickness and, thus, the anticipated failure load. However, this has not yet been proposed and, perhaps, is not practical.
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A West Midlands Ambulance spokesman said: "We can confirm we went to an incident in a park in Stechford this afternoon.Citing his oath to uphold the Constitution, Councilman Justin Wedel says Walnut Creek voters, not elected leaders, should decide where people can smoke and whether shoppers can choose paper or plastic.Wedel aims to get two initiatives on the June ballot one that would repeal a portion of the city's recently adopted secondhand-smoke ordinance and another to prevent a ban on plastic shopping bags in Walnut Creek."This is not a smoking or plastic bag issue; this is a government-intrusion-into-our-daily-lives issue," said Wedel, elected to his first term in 2012. "I swore an oath to protect the Constitution of the U.S. and the constitution of this state. I would not be upholding my oath if I didn't take every action necessary to make sure people's private property rights are protected."This move is a clear rebuke of his council colleagues over a secondhand-smoke ordinance that passed 4-1 in October. It also is an attempt to pre-empt any ordinance banning plastic grocery bags; work on such an ordinance is already underway and supported by a council majority.
Wedel will not pursue these initiatives alone, having formed a group called Speak Up for Walnut Creek, and says he has supporters who will gather signatures. So far, he has financed this effort completely on his own; a lawyer working pro bono is helping draft the initiatives, he said.The secondhand-smoke ordinance bans smoking downtown, in parks and open space and in or around multifamily residential units. Wedel's initiative would basically overturn the multifamily portion of the law but still prohibit smoking in the other public places.As for the many apartment and condo residents who asked for a smoking ban, Wedel's advice is they should work with their complexes to implement a smoke-free community.He claims there was not enough outreach before the ordinance was passed.Mayor Cindy Silva disagrees, saying there was nine months of outreach, citing the several public hearings, meetings and announcements in newspapers and in the city newsletter. Many people, especially those in multifamily housing, asked for such an ordinance because of secondhand smoke's health effects, she said.
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It was unobtrusive, and I felt very calm throughout the procedure."Pittsburgh school officials said a child brought a knife on a school bus and threatened another student.A letter was sent home to parents saying, "A student from the bus reported the incident to school staff upon arrival and the weapon was secured. School police were contacted and the incident is being handled according to School District procedures."Yanchak said the resident punched the man in the face The student reportedly threatened and the student who reportedly had the knife are in third grade at Spring Hill Elementary School.The mother of the girl threatened told Channel 11 she is incredibly upset."The child that had the knife was sitting next to my daughter on the school bus and was bragging to another student that he had a knife. My daughter, noticing that it was a bad situation, got up and went to move out of her seat and that's when the knife was turned on her. She was told to sit down or he was going to cut her up," the mother said. The letter from the school went on to say:"Please take some time to talk with your children about the need to inform an adult anytime they witness a questionable situation, whether they are at home or in school.
Let them know that they play a vital role in keeping our school safe."The mother of the girl said the school told her there will be a hearing for the boy, where her daughter will likely have to testify. Det Supt Dai Malyn confirmed he was known to at least one of the victims.He said: "Officers are working to establish the sequence of events which led up to the suspected murder. We need to establish the time it occurred and movements of the suspect afterwards."Last night Hunters director Kevin Hollinrake said: "Everyone is just devastated. Everyone's thoughts are with the families of those concerned."Paramedics were called to the upmarket block of flats in York on Sunday.Residents spoke of their horror to find their quiet community had become a murder scene.Ian Clancy, 52, who lives in a flat opposite, said: "I have never seen so many police."A good half hour later, I saw a girl coming out on a stretcher. She didn't look good. It's devastating."Police are looking for a man who wielded a knife and robbed a Vons supermarket in Tarzana Wednesday night.According to police, the man entered the store at 18439 Ventura Blvd. just before 11 p.m., with a bandanna over his face.
