Half-facepiece reusable elastomeric respirators are an effective and viable option for protecting health care workers from exposure to airborne transmissible contaminants or infectious agents—for example, influenza virus—during ...
Dec 6, 2018
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At a time when immigration is a hot-button issue, the American health care system is highly dependent on professionals born in other countries, an analysis of U.S. census data shows.
Dec 5, 2018
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(HealthDay)—Millions of workers gained insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) without adverse effects on labor markets, according to a report published by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Urban ...
Nov 27, 2018
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(HealthDay)—The rate of suicide among U.S. workers has jumped 34 percent since 2000, and certain occupations seem to be riskier than others, government health researchers report.
Nov 15, 2018
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Greater worker representation results in higher standards of safety for coal miners, a study has concluded.
Nov 7, 2018
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A newly published scientific paper indicates that occupational safety and daily day performance in seven out of 10 workers from several European industries are negatively affected by a combination of heat stress and failure ...
Oct 31, 2018
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(HealthDay)—One in four Americans 65 and older falls each year, with some ending up in hospitals or even dying. But new research suggests that it's possible to avoid some of these serious injuries.
Oct 10, 2018
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No clear associations were found between occupational exposure to high frequency electromagnetic fields (EMF) and risk of glioma or meningioma in one of the largest epidemiological studies performed to date. However, the ...
Jul 31, 2018
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Moderate and extreme ambient temperatures increase the risk of occupational accidents. This is the main conclusion of a new study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health. The study analysed data on nearly 16 million ...
Jun 11, 2018
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As thousands of runners take on Plymouth's half marathon, researchers from the University of Plymouth Occupational Therapy team have analysed what makes students engage with running.
May 21, 2018
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