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Researchers aim to improve lives of military families with special needs

Raising a child with a mental or a physical disability is tough work for any parent. But just imagine the added stresses for a parent on active duty in the U.S. armed forces: Possible deployments to war zones, base reassignments ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Blue collar workers work longer and in worse health than their white collar bosses

While more Americans are working past age 65 by choice, a growing segment of the population must continue to work well into their sixties out of financial necessity. Research conducted by the Columbia University's Mailman ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Older workers are the healthy 'survivors' of the workplace

Experts at The University of Nottingham say our stress levels at work peak when we reach about 50 to 55 years of age and decrease as we head towards retirement.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

EMC net falls 43 pct, still tops Street views

(AP) -- Fresh off a successful bid for a major acquisition, EMC Corp. said Thursday that its second-quarter profit plunged 43 percent as companies remained hesitant to spend money on technology.

Technology / Business

created Jul 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Microsoft's vendors, temps nearly equal regular staff numbers

It's widely known Microsoft has a large contingent work force in addition to its 96,000 direct, regular employees worldwide. But the company has never publicly quantified these people, who typically work through third-party ...

Technology / Business

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