SILVER SPRING, Md. — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday launched a website for patients and caregivers on the safe disposal of needles and other “sharps” that are used at home, at work and ...

For the first time, researchers have demonstrated a statistically significant association between the use of single-use sharps containers and lower Clostridium difficile infection rates in hospitals.

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: ...

In an April 18, 2008, Letter of Interpretation posted to OSHA's Web site Dec. 4, the agency addresses the placement of sharps containers in facilities and the requirement to ensure they are maintained ...

Ashley Roberts, the program assistant for Keep Liberty Beautiful, received a phone call from a concerned community member ...

The right Sharps Container for Home use & Professional Practice » Safe biohazard containers for disposing of diabetic needles, syringes, razors, glass vials, and other commonly used sharps. Ideal for ...

This story was updated on March 30. Scroll down for the update. In the wake of an incident last month, in which a library custodian was pricked with a hypodermic needle at the Ballard library, the ...

The Dunn County Health Department is providing free sharps containers that can be returned for proper disposal, according to a press release. The project is funded by the Community Foundation of Dunn ...

The rates of C. difficile or C. diff. infections were 15 percent higher in hospitals that use reusable sharps containers than in hospitals that use single-use disposable containers, according to a new ...