1.   And ECRI, a health care research institute, submitted a report on safety needles it completed last year that recommended a number of the devices after thorough testing.

2.   But asfor mandating the use of safety needles and banning most standard needles, he said the agency is not even considering that step.

3.   In both cases, the injuries would have been prevented by safety needles, she said.

4.   Last month, California became the first state in the nation to require the use of safety needles as protection against needle sticks.

5.   The act signed Monday requires that workers who care for patients be directly involved in selecting the safety needles used in the workplace.

6.   When is the FDA going to mandate the use of safety needles, a doctor asked.