Researcher identifies autism employment resources, tips for people with autism spectrum disorders
Statistics show that the number of people diagnosed with autism has increased steadily over the past 30 years resulting in a surge in the number of adults with autism graduating from high school. However, preliminary employment ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 12, 2011 |
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Pancreatic cancer 4th most deadly, treatments few
(AP) -- Pancreatic cancer is notoriously lethal - there are almost as many deaths from it each year as there are new cases. The deaths this week of Apple founder Steve Jobs and Nobelist Ralph Steinman bring ...
Cancer
Oct 08, 2011 |
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Nurses at dozens of Calif. hospitals set to strike
(AP) -- Tens of thousands of nurses at nearly three dozen hospitals in Northern and Central California are set to go on strike in a labor dispute that has hospital managers moving to call in replacement workers ...
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Sep 21, 2011 |
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Study finds we choose money over happiness
Given the choice, would you take a good-paying job with reasonable demands on your time or a high-paying job with longer work hours, permitting only six hours of sleep? Many people opt for the cash, even when they know their ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 19, 2011 |
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Mayo Clinic study finds widespread medical resident burnout and debt
Feelings of burnout persist among internal medicine residents despite significant cutbacks in duty hours for doctors-in-training in recent years, a national study by Mayo Clinic found.
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Sep 06, 2011 |
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Job strain and overtime predict heart disease and mortality
A study presented today at the ESC Congress 2011 by Finnish researchers, showed that high job demands coupled with low job control to meet these demands, refer to a "high strain job" – a situation which is a risk for ...
Cardiology
Aug 29, 2011 |
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Workplace stress a growing health hazard
Job-related stress is catching up with the Canadians. A new study by Concordia University economists, published in BMC Public Health, has found that increased job stress causes workers to increasingly seek h ...
Health
Aug 25, 2011 |
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Three quarters of those who have lost jobs and health insurance are skipping needed health care
Nearly three-quarters (72%) of people who lost their health insurance when they lost their jobs over the last two years said that they skipped needed health care or did not fill prescriptions because of cost, according to ...
Health
Aug 24, 2011 |
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Does your hearing do the job?
How well do you need to hear in order to do your job, and how should your hearing be measured?
Health
Aug 10, 2011 |
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Work engagement, job satisfaction, and productivity -- they're a virtuous cycle
(Medical Xpress) -- Engaged workers—those who approach their work with energy, dedication, and focus—are more open to new information, more productive, and more willing to go the extra mile. Moreover, engaged workers ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 20, 2011 |
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Mood and experience: Life comes at you
(Medical Xpress) -- Living through weddings or divorces, job losses and children’s triumphs, we sometimes feel better and sometimes feel worse. But, psychologists observe, we tend to drift back to a “set point”—a ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 28, 2011 |
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Mums are heading back to work sooner and it is stressing them out
(Medical Xpress) -- Sole parents and married mums are working more, leading to more time in childcare for their kids and decreases in the parents overall life and job satisfaction, according to news stats from the Melbourne ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 23, 2011 |
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It's not about the money for long-term care nurses
Pay plays a relatively small role in a nurse's decision to stay at or leave a job in a nursing home, according to new research from Rice University, the University of Pittsburgh and Baylor College of Medicine. In a comprehensive ...
Health
Jun 22, 2011 |
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Are frontline nurses prepared for alcohol-related cases?
Nurses are often on the frontline when patients are brought into hospital with alcohol-related illnesses or injuries but how prepared are they for dealing with cases of this kind?
Health
Jun 06, 2011 |
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Ohio residents: Medical and health research important to state's economy, jobs and incomes
Ohioans broadly support a strong commitment to medical and health research and recognize its direct link to job creation and the state's and the nation's economy, according to a new statewide poll conducted by IBOPE Zogby ...
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May 16, 2011 |
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