A quarter of Americans feel embarrassed, anxious to administer insulin in public; one in four are concerned about how to properly dispose of their needles/lancets BANNOCKBURN, IL, Sept. 30, 2019 /CNW/ ...

In the minutes before her social psychology exam last semester, Shrayder Fischer, an IU junior studying clinical psychology, reached into her backpack for a pencil and accidentally pricked herself on ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers estimated the average person with diabetes disposes 2.7 lb to 3.3 lb of diabetes-related waste per ...

Inhalers, EpiPens, home tests for flu or Covid, mouth guards. They accumulate in our homes, and recycling methods and advice can be tricky to pin down. By Ted Alcorn Most of the plastic in your ...

HOUSTON — Walgreens and Novo Nordisk are working with Sharps Compliance to offer Sharps' Complete Needle Collection & Disposal System for customers who use injectable drugs. Sharps said Monday that ...

Here's a story with a sharp lead: Quit putting needles in recycling bins. One area waste and recycling company, Penn Waste, has seen an unprecedented uptick in hypodermic needles, lancets and other ...

Fort Huachuca, AZ. - Raymond W. Bliss Army Health Center will no longer accept used syringes, needles or lancets, also known as household sharps, from patients after Nov. 30. Household sharps are ...

Your garbage can could be a danger to the public. Does it contain syringes with attached needles or disposable lancets you used to administer insulin or other medication? What about painkillers you ...