Warnings and alerts for earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, and natural disaster advisories and information to assist seniors and people with disabilityhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/en-usThu, 30 Apr 2026 10:49:20 EDTWarnings - AdvisoriesU.S. Department Of Justice warns of inaccurate flyers and postings regarding the use of face masks and The Americans With Disabilities Acthttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/facemasks.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/facemasks.phpWed, 01 Jul 2020 16:27:00 EDTDisabled WorldWarnings - AdvisoriesRegular updates, statistics, warnings, and current information resources from the U.S. CDC regarding the new novel coronavirus, referred to as 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/wuhan-updates.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/wuhan-updates.phpFri, 31 Jan 2020 16:48:00 EDTDisabled WorldWarnings - AdvisoriesHints and tips provided by authoritative sources including U.S. FDA, Consumer Product Safety Commission, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to enjoy a safe Halloweenhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/halloween-safety.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/halloween-safety.phpWed, 23 Oct 2019 09:27:00 EDTDisabled WorldWarnings - AdvisoriesU.S. FDA warns consumers about criminals forging FDA warning letters to target people who tried to purchase medicines online or over the phonehttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/fda-scam.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/fda-scam.phpFri, 13 Jul 2018 15:17:00 EDTDisabled WorldWarnings - AdvisoriesAn average of 37 children in the US die each year due to complications of hyperthermia after being trapped in overheated, parked carshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/car-temp.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/car-temp.phpThu, 24 May 2018 14:45:00 EDTDisabled WorldWarnings - AdvisoriesFDA and FTC take action against companies illegally marketing unapproved products with claims to help with opioid addiction and withdrawalhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/deceptive.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/deceptive.phpThu, 25 Jan 2018 16:47:59 EDTDisabled WorldWarnings - AdvisoriesStatement from UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake and WHO Director-General Margaret Chan on the cholera outbreak in Yemen as suspected cases exceed 200,000https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/yemen.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/yemen.phpSat, 24 Jun 2017 16:25:36 EDTDisabled WorldWarnings - AdvisoriesRecent research reveals brain injury from highly toxic metal cobalt alloy leeched from failing artificial joints causing brain toxicity can be detected and measuredhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/cobalt.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/cobalt.phpTue, 06 Jun 2017 09:34:58 EDTDisabled WorldWarnings - AdvisoriesUniversity of Missouri research reveals BPA from thermal paper used in cash register receipts accounts for high levels of BPA in humanshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/bpa.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/bpa.phpWed, 10 May 2017 18:32:00 EDTDisabled WorldWarnings - AdvisoriesU.S. CDC reports cases of Candida auris (C. auris), a serious and sometimes fatal fungal infection that is emerging globally, have been identified in the United Stateshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/candida-auris.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/candida-auris.phpSat, 05 Nov 2016 11:12:00 EDTDisabled WorldWarnings - AdvisoriesFDA warns homeopathic teething tablets and gels may pose risk to infants and children and recommends consumers stop using these productshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/teething.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/teething.phpThu, 06 Oct 2016 09:02:06 EDTDisabled WorldWarnings - AdvisoriesStudy finds some foods labelled gluten-free do not comply with Australian standard that requires GF-labelled foods to contain no detectable glutenhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/gluten-food.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/gluten-food.phpMon, 03 Oct 2016 09:19:00 EDTDisabled WorldWarnings - AdvisoriesFDA warning to avoid skin creams, beauty and antiseptic soaps, and lotion products that contain mercuryhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/skin-mercury.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/skin-mercury.phpTue, 20 Sep 2016 11:33:03 EDTDisabled WorldWarnings - AdvisoriesSave the Children warns Yellow Fever epidemic in Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola could spread to the Americas, Asia and Europehttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/yellowfever.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/yellowfever.phpWed, 17 Aug 2016 09:58:00 EDTDisabled WorldWarnings - AdvisoriesU.S. CDC issues new travel guidance related to Miami neighborhood with active Zika spreadhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/zika-miami.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/zika-miami.phpMon, 01 Aug 2016 17:47:39 EDTDisabled WorldWarnings - AdvisoriesTo help prevent firework injuries PAO, PACEP, PAMED and the Academy debunk myths about consumer fireworks riskshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/fireworks.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/fireworks.phpFri, 01 Jul 2016 07:36:12 EDTDisabled WorldWarnings - AdvisoriesStudy details severe oral burns, tooth loss, and facial injuries from e-cigarette battery explosion in user's mouth requiring reconstructionhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/explosions.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/explosions.phpThu, 02 Jun 2016 10:21:00 EDTDisabled WorldWarnings - AdvisoriesPublic health advice from WHO regarding the RIO 2016 Paralympic Games, Olympics and Zika virus threathttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/paralympics-zika.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/paralympics-zika.phpSat, 28 May 2016 09:54:00 EDTDisabled WorldPharmaceuticalsIsotretinoin (Accutane), used to treat severe acne, can severely harm a fetus, causing craniofacial, cardiac and central nervous system defects, and high likelihood of miscarriage or medical terminationhttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/accutane.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/accutane.phpThu, 28 Apr 2016 08:21:56 EDTDisabled WorldWarnings - AdvisoriesCommonly prescribed AMD vitamin supplement containing zinc ingredient might actually be harmful in some caseshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/areds.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/areds.phpMon, 07 Mar 2016 11:08:40 EDTDisabled WorldWarnings - AdvisoriesFraudulent robocallers impersonate Health Insurance Marketplace officials, threatening fines to steal Social Security numbers and financial informationhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/hia-fraud.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/hia-fraud.phpSun, 06 Mar 2016 10:50:00 EDTDisabled WorldWarnings - AdvisoriesPoisonings from bath salts, synthetic marijuana, rx drugs and laundry detergent pods are emerging threats to public health in the U.S.https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/common-poisons.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/common-poisons.phpWed, 17 Dec 2014 14:44:00 EDTDisabled WorldWarnings - AdvisoriesExposure to cadmium accelerates cellular aging by shortening telomeres, raising risks for chronic diseases like diabetes and heart conditionshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/telomeres.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/telomeres.phpFri, 12 Dec 2014 10:47:00 EDTDisabled WorldWarnings - AdvisoriesRecent tests confirmed polio in children in Deir al-Zour Province Syria and officials are concerned the outbreak may spread in Europehttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/polio-syria.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/polio-syria.phpMon, 18 Nov 2013 08:04:00 EDTDisabled WorldWarnings - AdvisoriesThe Black Forest area of Colorado is located north of Colorado Springs and currently enduring a dangerous wildfirehttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/783378.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/783378.phpSun, 16 Jun 2013 12:12:36 EDTDisabled WorldWarnings - AdvisoriesActionable guidance for disabled individuals and seniors to mitigate heat-related health risks, emphasizing accessibility and inclusive emergency planninghttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/heat-waves.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/heat-waves.phpWed, 12 Jun 2013 14:20:00 EDTDisabled WorldWarnings - AdvisoriesBGI and collaborators announce new clues found in tracing the origin of the deadly E. coli strain and appeal for the sharing of additional datahttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/e-coli.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/e-coli.phpSun, 05 Jun 2011 11:42:00 EDTDisabled WorldWarnings - AdvisoriesFDA is warning not to feed SimplyThick a thickening agent for management of swallowing disorders to infants born before 37 weekshttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/simplythick.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/simplythick.phpSun, 22 May 2011 12:12:00 EDTDisabled WorldWarnings - AdvisoriesSuspected cases of measles in Bucks County with a possible link to Lancaster County Pennsylvaniahttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/measles-outbreak.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/measles-outbreak.phpThu, 05 May 2011 17:30:24 EDTDisabled WorldWarnings - AdvisoriesMuch of the country has been or runs the risk of being severely impacted by weather this yearhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/weather.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/weather.phpThu, 28 Apr 2011 16:56:14 EDTDisabled WorldWarnings - AdvisoriesThe presence of cesium isotopes in ratios that indicate the radioactivity was a result of fission in a nuclear reactorhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/seattle-japan.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/seattle-japan.phpWed, 30 Mar 2011 14:43:25 EDTDisabled WorldWarnings - AdvisoriesFears of radiation exposure to the population in North America from the potential plume of radioactivity crossing the Pacific Oceanhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/exposure.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/exposure.phpFri, 18 Mar 2011 18:00:19 EDTDisabled WorldWarnings - AdvisoriesNew York Blood Center calls upon the community to donate blood and platelets as the tri-state area braces for a huge predicted winter snowstormhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/blood-donors.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/blood-donors.phpSun, 26 Dec 2010 11:24:46 EDTDisabled WorldWarnings - AdvisoriesBelize Tourism Board Announces Relocation and Evacuation Plans for Tropical Storm Richardhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/belize-richard.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/belize-richard.phpSun, 24 Oct 2010 17:26:23 EDTDisabled WorldWarnings - AdvisoriesConfirmed outbreak of cholera in Artibonite region of Haiti with 142 deaths reported and an estimated 1,000 people infectedhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/haiti-cholera.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/haiti-cholera.phpSat, 23 Oct 2010 11:35:00 EDTDisabled WorldWarnings - AdvisoriesInformation on the Christchurch earthquake and aftershocks disaster in New Zealandhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/christchurch-earthquake.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/christchurch-earthquake.phpSun, 05 Sep 2010 17:24:21 EDTDisabled WorldWarnings - AdvisoriesInformation on where Hurricane Earl will track next after making landfall at Nova Scotia, Canadahttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/hurricane-earl-ns.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/hurricane-earl-ns.phpSun, 05 Sep 2010 12:18:07 EDTDisabled WorldWarnings - AdvisoriesRed Cross Provides Comfort and Shelter from the Storm as Hurricane Earl Moves Up the Atlantic Coasthttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/hurricane-earl.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/hurricane-earl.phpSun, 05 Sep 2010 11:53:33 EDTDisabled World