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Long Shifts Lead to Nurse Burnout and Dissatisfied Patients
November 6, 2012 Extended work shifts of twelve hours or longer are common and popular among hospital staff nurses, but a new study reports that nurses working longer shifts were more likely to experience burnout, ... > full story -
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Heart Attack Packs a Wallop to Wallet of Survivors, Their Employers
November 5, 2012 Heart attack and other forms of acute coronary syndrome are costly to patients and their employers. The economic burden to workers and their employers mounts from lost time, income and ... > full story -
More Than a Quarter of St. Louis EMTs Don’t Get Flu Vaccines
November 5, 2012 More than 25 percent of St. Louis area EMTs do not get vaccinated against the flu, new research ... > full story -
Reactions to Everyday Stressors Predict Future Health
November 2, 2012 Contrary to popular perception, stressors don't cause health problems -- it's people's reactions to the stressors that determine whether they will suffer health consequences, according to new ... > full story -
Family Background Affects Risk of Disability from Back Disorders
November 2, 2012 Work and lifestyle factors affecting the risk of disability due to low back disorders tend to be shared among family members, reports a new ... > full story -
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Sleep Problems Cost Billions
November 1, 2012 Insomnia and sleep apnea are turning us into major health service consumers, causing us to be less productive at work, and may even lead to serious accidents, according to ... > full story -
Gen X Overtaking Baby Boomers on Obesity
November 1, 2012 New research from Australia shows that Generation X is already on the path to becoming more obese than their baby boomer ... > full story -
Mandatory Flu Vaccine for Health Care Workers to Protect Patients
October 29, 2012 All health care workers in health care institutions should be vaccinated with the annual influenza vaccine to protect patients, argues an ... > full story -
One-Third of Parents Concerned About Losing Jobs, Pay When They Stay Home With Sick Kids
October 22, 2012 In a new poll, one-third of parents of young children report they are concerned about losing jobs or pay when they stay home to care for sick children who can’t attend child ... > full story -
Team Support for Cessation in the Workplace Helped Motivate Cigarette Smokers to Quit
October 18, 2012 When smoking co-workers in the same team are placed on a cessation program, providing financial incentives to the team collectively in return for success of the smokers in the cessation program ... > full story
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