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Job strain associated with stroke in Japanese men
Jan 12, 2009 |
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Japanese men in high-stress jobs appear to have an increased risk of stroke compared with those in less demanding positions, according to a report in the January 12 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
Can psychosocial stress at work put at risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis?
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 01, 2009 |
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A Swedish study published in one of the latest issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics discloses new relationships between stress at work and development of rheumatoid arthritis.
Researchers find promotion is bad for mental health and stops your visiting the doctor
Apr 09, 2009 |
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New research by economics and psychology researchers at the University of Warwick has found that promotion on average produces 10% more mental strain and gives up to 20% less time to visit the Doctors.
Burning out? Try logging off
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 26, 2007 |
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You might think that a long vacation is the way to beat job burnout. But the kind of vacation you have is just as important – if not more important – than its length, concludes Prof. Dov Eden, an organizational psychologist ...
Sociologist Says This Month's Family Murder-Suicides Only 'the Tip of the Iceberg'
Jan 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A family sociologist at the University at Buffalo says this month's murder-suicides involving a family of four in Ohio and a family of five in California may be "just the tip of the iceberg."
21,000 Victorians suffer from work-related depression
Jun 01, 2008 |
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Almost one in six cases of depression among working Victorians are caused by job stress. This means more than 21,000 cases of preventable depression are caused by job stress each year, a new University of Melbourne study ...
Source: Stephanopoulos offered 'GMA' job
Dec 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- An executive with knowledge of the negotiations says ABC News has offered George Stephanopoulos (STEFF'-uh-nop-oh-luss) the job of "Good Morning America" co-anchor, although ABC's political expert ...
New study: Work hassles hamper sleep
Apr 17, 2008 |
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Common hassles at work are more likely than long hours, night shifts or job insecurity to follow workers home and interfere with their sleep. That's the conclusion of a University of Michigan study presented April 17 at the ...
Training on the correct way to lift heavy objects does not prevent back pain
Feb 01, 2008 |
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Training showing the correct way to lift heavy objects does not prevent back injuries, according to a systematic review published on bmj.com today.
Analysis of flu virus could lead to better vaccines
May 12, 2009 |
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A team of Princeton University scientists may have found a better way to make a vaccine against the flu virus.
Potential for large earthquake off coast of Sumatra remains large
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 03, 2008 |
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The subduction zone that brought us the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake and tsunami is ripe for yet another large event, despite a sequence of quakes that occurred in the Mentawai Islands area in 2007, according to a group ...
New study bolsters beliefs about DNA repair
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Nov 17, 2008 |
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Aucott et al. report the first in vivo experiments on the heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1) family, which sidles up to silent DNA. The results, to be published in the Nov. 17 issue of the Journal of Cell Biology, add to the ...
Report: Flu might fill up hospitals in 15 states
Oct 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- If a third of people wind up catching swine flu, 15 states could run out of hospital beds around the time the outbreak peaks, a new report warns Thursday.
Parkinson's disease can affect more than just the body
Dec 12, 2008 |
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Parkinson’s disease affects 6.3 million people worldwide. While the disease is recognized for its profound effects on movement, up to 40 percent of Parkinson’s disease patients also develop changes in thought, behavior and ...
Aching back? Sitting up straight could be the culprit
Nov 27, 2006 |
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Researchers are using a new form of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to show that sitting in an upright position places unnecessary strain on your back, leading to potentially chronic pain problems if you spend long hours ...
