Health
Workplace menopause study finds 'women feel they need to cope alone'
A call for more menopause-friendly workplaces is made in a new Government report prepared by a team from the University of Leicester.
Aug 4, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Do you expect service with a smile? There's a dark side to putting on a happy face
As I was walking through the V&A museum in London a few days ago, two statues immediately grabbed my attention. It was Heraclitus and Democritus, a couple of Greek thinkers known as the "weeping and laughing philosophers". ...
Jul 26, 2017
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Health
Being on a zero-hours contract is bad for your health
Young adults who are employed on zero-hours contracts are less likely to be in good health, and are at higher risk of poor mental health than workers with stable jobs.
Jul 6, 2017
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Health
Working after infarction, stroke or cancer? Different preferences for men and women
Female and male workers over 50 years old respond in different ways to severe health problems. If physically recovered, men tend to work more hours, but women prefer to enjoy more free time. And single men and women risk ...
Apr 3, 2017
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
What we know about perineal tearing, and how to reduce it during childbirth
A common fear women have when contemplating having a baby is whether the birth will tear the tissues between the vagina and anus, also known as the perineum. How can something as big as a 3.5kg baby come out of something ...
Oct 24, 2016
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Health
A change of job could help people on long-term sick leave
A change of job could be a means of prolonging labour market participation for people on long-term sick leave, according to a thesis by Karin Nordström at Karolinska Institutet. The thesis also looks at differences in sick ...
Apr 26, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
High levels of mental illness reported by victims of human trafficking in the UK
New research reveals the severe mental health problems experienced by men and women trafficked to the UK for sexual exploitation, domestic servitude and forced labour, including high levels of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic ...
Apr 14, 2016
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Health
Women experiencing delay in labour willing to forsake their own birth plans
A new study of women's experiences of delay in labour has revealed that many mums-to-be are prepared to abandon their antenatal plans for how they wanted their labours and births to be.
Dec 21, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research finds risk of suicide and mental illness increases during recession
The economic recession of 2008 – 2010 was followed by increases in rates of suicide, suicide attempts, and mental illness, a PolicyBristol report from a team led by academics at the University of Bristol has found.
Nov 6, 2015
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Cardiology
Clear link between income and survival after cardiac surgery
The higher a patient's income, the better are his or her chances of surviving cardiac surgery in both the short and long term. This is the finding of a new registry study by researchers from Sweden's Karolinska Institutet ...
Oct 19, 2015
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