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Severity of Injury, Not Legal Fees, Drives Cost of Workers' Compensation
Dec 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The severity of injury and level of impairment -- not the workers' legal fees -- have the most effect on payout for workers' compensation claims among Illinois construction workers, researchers at the University ...
Police work undermines cardiovascular health, comparison to general population shows
Jun 30, 2009 |
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It is well documented that police officers have a higher risk of developing heart disease: The question is why.
Obesity linked to dangerous sleep apnea in truck drivers
Mar 11, 2009 |
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Truck crashes are a significant public health hazard causing thousands of deaths and injuries each year, with driver fatigue and sleepiness being major causes. A new study has confirmed previous findings that obesity-driven ...
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Female vets face twice the fertility risk
Apr 11, 2008 |
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West Australian researchers have voiced concern in light of findings which reveal female veterinarians who fail to safeguard themselves from x-rays and anaesthetic gases face double the risk of miscarriage.
Going to Work When Sick May Lead to Future Absences
Jun 10, 2009 |
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Employees who often go to work despite feeling sick have higher rates of future work absences due to illness, according to a study in the June Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the ...
Exposure to alkaline substances can result in damaged teeth
Oct 27, 2009 |
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It has long been known that acids can erode tooth enamel but a new Swedish study from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, shows that strong alkaline substances can damage teeth too - substances ...
Risk of Parkinson's disease increases with pesticide exposure and head trauma
May 30, 2007 |
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[B]Environmental risk factors for Parkinson's disease and Parkinsonism: the Geoparkinson study[/B] Exposure to pesticides and traumatic head injury may have a causative role in Parkinson's disease, according to a study pub ...
Case links death to environmental tobacco smoke
Feb 08, 2008 |
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A young asthmatic woman who collapsed and died shortly after arriving for her shift as a waitress at a bar may be the first reported death to be reported nationally from acute asthma associated with environmental tobacco ...
Bar workers who smoke also benefit from smoking ban
Feb 10, 2009 |
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The health of bar workers, who actively smoke cigarettes, significantly improves after the introduction of a smoking ban, reveals research published ahead of print in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
Widespread stress among vets
Feb 25, 2009 |
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Veterinarians frequently suffer psychosocial stress and demoralization associated with heavy workloads. Research published in BioMed Central's open access Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology analyses the extent ...
Medical journal to retract water article
Jun 03, 2006 |
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A medical journal plans to retract an article that claimed chromium-contaminated water was not causing high rates of cancer in China.
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.
New evidence of occupational cancers: fruit and veg growers, hairdressers among those at risk
Feb 04, 2008 |
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New research by staff at the University’s Centre for Public Health Research show increased risk of cancer for occupational groups including hairdressers, sewing machinists, field crop and fruit and vegetable growers. Occupational ...
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