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U.S. Counties With Thriving Small Businesses Have Healthier Residents
February 2, 2012 — U.S. counties and parishes with a greater concentration of small, locally-owned businesses have healthier populations — with lower rates of mortality, obesity and diabetes — than do those ... > full story -
Working Too Much Is Correlated With Two-Fold Increase in Likelihood of Depression
January 25, 2012 — The odds of a major depressive episode are more than double for those working 11 or more hours a day compared to those working seven to eight hours a ... > full story -
Mechanism Sheds Light on How the Brain Adapts to Stress
January 25, 2012 — Scientists now have a better understanding of the way that stress impacts the brain. New research reveals pioneering evidence for a new mechanism of stress adaptation and may eventually lead to a ... > full story -
First Link Between Potentially Toxic PFCs in Office Air and in Office Workers' Blood
January 18, 2012 — In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists are reporting that the indoor air in offices is an important source of worker exposure to potentially toxic substances released by carpeting, furniture, paint ... > full story -
Obese Nurses More Stressed, Less Active
January 13, 2012 — Job stress and shift work have a lot more to do with obesity among nurses than previously thought, according to a new ... > full story -
Office Workers Spend Too Much Time at Their Desks, Experts Say
January 13, 2012 — In a typical working week, people spend on average 5 hours and 41 minutes per day sitting at their desk and 7 hours sleeping at night. Prolonged sitting at your desk is not only bad for your physical ... > full story -
Treatment of Depression Can Increase Work Productivity
January 11, 2012 — A new study found that employees with depression who receive treatment while still working are significantly more likely to be highly productive than those who do not. This is the first study of its ... > full story -
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Differing Dangers at Sea
January 6, 2012 — The probability of being killed at work is 25 times higher for a coastal fisherman than for an offshore worker, according to a new ... > full story -
Women With Celiac Disease Suffer from Depression, Disordered Eating, Study Finds
December 27, 2011 — Women with celiac disease -- an autoimmune disorder associated with a negative reaction to eating gluten -- are more likely than the general population to report symptoms of depression and disordered ... > full story -
Do You Hear What I Hear? Noise Exposure Surrounds Us
December 21, 2011 — Nine out of 10 city dwellers may have enough harmful noise exposure to risk hearing loss, and most of that exposure comes from leisure ... > full story
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