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Job strain associated with stroke in Japanese men

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 12, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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.





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Can psychosocial stress at work put at risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis?

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

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

created Nov 26, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

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'

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(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

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 01, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

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 (AP)

Source: Stephanopoulos offered 'GMA' job

Technology / Business

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(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

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 17, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 01, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Training showing the correct way to lift heavy objects does not prevent back injuries, according to a systematic review published on bmj.com today.


New, virulent strain of MRSA poses renewed antibiotic resistance concerns

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The often feared and sometimes deadly infections caused by MRSA - methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - are now moving out of hospitals and emerging as an even more virulent strain in community settings and on ath ...


Analysis of flu virus could lead to better vaccines

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 12, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A team of Princeton University scientists may have found a better way to make a vaccine against the flu virus.



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