For female nurses, working nights tied to increased BMI
(HealthDay)—Female nurses working night or mixed shifts have higher body mass index (BMI) scores compared with nurses who work regular daytime schedules, according to a study published in the February issue ...
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Feb 07, 2013 |
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Stress symptoms in midlife predict old-age disability, study finds
Nearly 30% of adult workers suffer from work-related stress, and it is commonly acknowledged that stress has damaging effects on individual's health. Recently published prospective cohort study by Dr. Jenni Kulmala and co-workers ...
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Feb 04, 2013 |
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Mozambique doctors strike over pay
Mozambican doctors launched a strike on Monday over pay and working conditions after talks broke down with the government, the country's doctors association said.
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Jan 07, 2013 |
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Improved staffing cuts medicare patient readmissions
(HealthDay)—Hospital nurses with good work environments who are caring for fewer patients have significantly fewer elderly Medicare patients with heart failure, acute myocardial infarction (MI), and pneumonia ...
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Jan 04, 2013 |
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Job injuries among youth prompt calls for better safety standards
Dozens of American youth under the age of 20 die on the job each year while thousands more are injured, often due to poorly regulated work environments, according to a new report released by the Colorado School of Public ...
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Apr 09, 2012 |
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International research finds quality and safety problems in hospitals throughout 13 countries
In one of the largest studies of its kind, a consortium of investigators from 13 countries led the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing in the U.S. and the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium in Europe, found that ...
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Mar 20, 2012 |
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Our jobs are making us sick
(Medical Xpress) -- New research at ANU has revealed that poor work conditions can adversely affect people’s health.
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Dec 12, 2011 |
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