News tagged with night shift workers


Many U.S. workers sleep-Deprived: CDC

(HealthDay) -- Many American workers get fewer than six hours of sleep each night, putting themselves and their co-workers at risk for serious and sometimes deadly consequences, federal health officials said ...

Health created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Modern shift work pattern potentially less harmful to health

Recent research suggests that the modern day-day-night-night shift pattern for shift workers may not be as disruptive or as potentially carcinogenic as older, more extreme shift patterns.

Health created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast