Tag: Workplace Health
Sedentary lifestyle for 20 years linked to doubled early mortality risk compared to being active
Waist size is a forgotten factor in defining obesity: Waist size is just as important as BMI in defining obesity-related health risks
Hair could be the key to better mental-illness diagnosis in teens: Study also finds lower depression risk in kids with good family support
Long work hours associated with increased risk of stroke
Predicting post-injury depression and PTSD risk
Colorado nail salon workers face chronic air pollution, elevated cancer risk
Low hand hygiene compliance in ICUs
Mandatory pre-season guidelines reduce heat illness among high school football players
New protein for gene editing may improve disease treatment, sustainable manufacturing: Innovation could change how gene editing is approached in the future
Nurse work environments linked to outcomes
‘Aneurysm Number’ may help surgeons make treatment decisions: Simple parameter that depends on geometry and flow waveform can classify the flow mode into sidewall or bifurcation aneurysms
Improper removal of personal protective equipment contaminates health care workers: Errors cause spread of drug-resistant bacteria
What controls the tips of our chromosomes?
Push-up capacity linked with lower incidence of cardiovascular disease events among men
‘Bug bombs’ are ineffective killing roaches indoors: Also leave behind toxic residue
Severe air pollution affects the productivity of workers: Prolonged exposure to pollutant particles was shown to reduce the output of workers in China
Translating the ‘language of behavior’ with artificially intelligent motion capture
A co-worker’s rudeness can affect your sleep — and your partner’s
Stress from using electronic health records is linked to physician burnout
Mobile workers in north Ethiopia vulnerable to visceral leishmaniasis transmission
Protecting against vaccine administration injury
Individual stress susceptibility and glucose metabolism are linked to brain function: Perturbations in brain glucose metabolism identified as cause for stress-induced spatial memory impairments
People who commute through natural environments daily report better mental health: This association is even stronger among active commuters
The metabolome: A way to measure obesity and health beyond BMI
Injuries associated with infant walkers still sending children to the emergency department
Medicaid expansion boosts employment: Individuals with disabilities saw greater working rates in expansion states
Snooze mobiles: How vibrations in cars make drivers sleepy: The natural vibrations of cars make people sleepier, affecting concentration and alertness levels in just 15 minutes
Scientists identify enzyme responsible for vascular damage caused by aircraft noise