A work-related musculoskeletal disorder is an injury in the arms, legs, head, neck, or back that is caused or aggravated by work tasks such as lifting, pushing, and pulling.
The Work and Health Initiative program improved depressive symptoms along with a number of work-related outcomes, including increased productivity and fewer missed work days.
The researchers’ findings may point to potentially serious complications arising from post-disaster performance in daily life and work tasks. These findings also suggest that police, emergency responders, and others working in the aftermath of the disaster may also experience cognitive disruption, which can interfere with their ability to perform rescue-related tasks.
Cannabis is the most widely used illicit substance globally and recent statistics have shown a significant increase in use across the world. Rates of driving under influence have also increased, the paper said.
The most common sources of sodium include breads and rolls, luncheon meat such as deli ham or turkey, pizza, and poultry.
Thirty-five percent of the 822 hospitals responding had investigated at least one outbreak in the previous two years.
It combines medical, psychological, educational, and physical resources in a centralized clinic, according to an Army News Service report.
"We found a surprisingly high frequency of sleep apnea in patients with stroke that underlines its clinical relevance as a stroke risk factor,” said Jessica Kepplinger, M.D.
The Empire State Building was lit blue and orange for the evening of Feb. 3 to mark the day, for the second year in a row.
Topics include OSHA's Respiratory Standard, respirator use, training, fit-testing, and detecting counterfeit respirators.
The International Stroke Conference 2012, with 2,600 people expected, starts a big year for medical and EH&S meetings at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.
The first wrecking ball struck the exterior of St. John’s Regional Medical Center on Jan. 29 as the job of clearing five tornado-damaged buildings from its site began.
Authors of a study published in a March supplement to the American Journal of Public Health confirmed both diagnoses are more likely for those deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan.
“Our findings indicate that physicians with normal BMI more frequently reported discussing weight loss with patients than overweight or obese physicians," said Sara Bleich, Ph.D., lead author of the study.
"It is troubling to see that not all Americans are getting the recommended cancer screenings and that disparities continue to persist for certain populations," said Sallyann Coleman King, M.D, lead author of the study.
Researchers at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and at University College in London followed 2,123 middle-aged government workers in Britain for six years and found a link between working overtime and major depressive episodes.
The supplement includes lessons learned from the use of new methodologies in studying hearing sensitivity after exposure to drug therapies that may cause hearing damage.
The handbook's aim is to empower minerals industry personnel to apply state-of-the-art dust control technology to help reduce or eliminate mine and mill worker exposure to hazardous dust concentrations.
A multi-institutional and multi-disciplinary team of researchers, educators, and extension specialists at UNL plan to use the $25 million grant to improve risk management and assessment of eight strains of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in beef.
Rates of overweight and obese individuals in the fire service are higher than those found in the general public, ranging from 73 percent to 88 percent of firefighters, according to the study.