However, oxidative stress is actually useful. in some instances. For example, oxidative stress. induces apoptosis to prepare the birth canal for. delivery. Also, biological defense mechanisms. are strengthened by oxidative stress during. appropriate physical exercise and ischemia.
The 100th anniversary of the Triangle shirtwaist factory fire, which killed 146 workers in a New York City garment factory, marks a century of reforms that make up the core of OSHA's mission.
Four more victims died at the burn center in the weeks that followed; the most recent death was Feb. 26. According to the American Burn Association, the U.S. mortality rate is 57 percent or higher among patients who suffered severe burns over 70 percent of the body or more. Still, the deaths of the refinery workers at the Augusta burn center have hit its nursing staff hard.