U.S. general surgery residents are selectively making the choice to work additional hours when needed to manage critical stages in patient care, according to results from a national survey conducted as part of the Flexibility ...
Nov 21, 2016
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It is often necessary to identify unfamiliar people by comparing face images: for example a CCTV image to a mugshot, or a passport photograph to a traveller.
Oct 6, 2016
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Despite an assessment in 2007 indicating that night shift work was probably carcinogenic, data from three new studies and from a review of currently available evidence, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, ...
Oct 6, 2016
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The brain's biological clock stimulates thirst in the hours before sleep, according to a study published in the journal Nature by researchers from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC).
Sep 28, 2016
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Statistics show that some 15 million Americans don't work the typical nine-to-five. These employees (or shift workers), who punch in for graveyard or rotating shifts, are more prone to numerous health hazards, from heart ...
Jun 1, 2016
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Heart disease is still reported as the leading cause of death in the United States, with one in every 4 deaths being attributed to heart disease. In a new study from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) published in the April ...
Apr 26, 2016
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Working shifts of 16 to 24 hours in length is linked to a 60% heightened risk of injury and illness among emergency services (EMS) clinicians, compared to shifts of 8-12 hours, finds research published online in Occupational ...
Sep 14, 2015
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Washington State University researchers have found that the timing of an animal's sleep can be just as important as how much sleeps it gets.
Sep 1, 2015
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A new study on mice claims that shift work increases the risk of breast cancer.
Aug 17, 2015
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A new study of night shift workers suggests that overnight occupational and cognitive impairment is more strongly correlated to insomnia than it is to sleepiness.
Apr 27, 2015
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