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Posted February 23, 2012:

• Investigation Links Deaths to Paint-Stripping Chemical

Posted February 21, 2012:

• Anticipation of Stressful Situations Accelerates Cellular Aging
• Does Depression Contribute to the Aging Process?

Posted February 16, 2012:

• In Sickness and in Health: Importance of Supportive Spouses in Coping With Work-Related Stress

Posted February 6, 2012:

• Medical Debt Keeps Rising, New Report Shows

Posted February 2, 2012:

• U.S. Counties With Thriving Small Businesses Have Healthier Residents

Posted January 25, 2012:

• Working Too Much Is Correlated With Two-Fold Increase in Likelihood of Depression
• Mechanism Sheds Light on How the Brain Adapts to Stress

Posted January 18, 2012:

• First Link Between Potentially Toxic PFCs in Office Air and in Office Workers' Blood

Posted January 13, 2012:

• Obese Nurses More Stressed, Less Active
• Office Workers Spend Too Much Time at Their Desks, Experts Say

Posted January 11, 2012:

• Treatment of Depression Can Increase Work Productivity

Posted January 6, 2012:

• Differing Dangers at Sea

Posted December 27, 2011:

• Women With Celiac Disease Suffer from Depression, Disordered Eating, Study Finds

Posted December 21, 2011:

• Do You Hear What I Hear? Noise Exposure Surrounds Us

Posted December 20, 2011:

• Sleep Disorders Common Among Police Officers

Posted December 19, 2011:

• Acupuncture Reduces Protein Linked to Stress in First of Its Kind Animal Study

Posted December 12, 2011:

• Strict Policy Raises Hospital's Worker Flu Vaccination Rate
• Working Moms Feel Better Than Stay-at-Home Moms, Study Finds

Posted December 9, 2011:

• Chronic Pain in Children and Adolescents Becoming More Common

Posted December 7, 2011:

• Short Walk Cuts Chocolate Consumption in Half
• Rotating Night Shift Work Linked to Increased Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women, Study Finds

Posted November 15, 2011:

• Atherosclerotic Plaques' Downstream Spread Linked to Low Shear Stress

Posted November 9, 2011:

• Depression and Chronic Stress Accelerates Aging

Posted October 26, 2011:

• Poverty-Related Stress Affects Readiness for School

Posted October 23, 2011:

• Female Shift Workers May Be at Higher Risk of Heart Disease

Posted October 20, 2011:

• High to Moderate Levels of Stress Lead to Higher Mortality Rate

Posted October 13, 2011:

• Taking Steps to Prevent 'Going Postal'

Posted October 12, 2011:

• Researcher Identifies Autism Employment Resources, Tips for People With Autism Spectrum Disorders
• How the Brain’s Own Marijuana-Like Chemicals Suppress Pain

Posted October 3, 2011:

• Study Reports Predictors of Poor Hand Hygiene in an Emergency Department
• Stress Hormones May Increase Cardiovascular Risks for Shift Workers

Posted September 29, 2011:

• Consumers May Have More Control Over Health Costs Than Previously Thought

Posted September 28, 2011:

• Smoking Linked to Chronic Pain in Women

Posted September 27, 2011:

• Modern Shift Work Pattern Potentially Less Harmful to Health

Posted September 26, 2011:

• Decisions Over Life-Sustaining Treatment Are Likely to Change, Study Shows

Posted September 20, 2011:

• Breast Cancer: Stress Receptor Found to Stimulate Growth and Migration of Cancer Cells

Posted September 19, 2011:

• Association Found Between Stress and Breast Cancer Aggressiveness

Posted September 14, 2011:

• Links Between Racial Discrimination, Stress and Health

Posted September 13, 2011:

• Web Tool Aims to Improve the Workplace for Breast Cancer Survivors

Posted September 8, 2011:

• Physicians in Varying Specialties Endure Similar Levels of Mental Effort, Stress

Posted September 1, 2011:

• First Long-Term Study of WTC Workers Shows Widespread Health Problems 10 Years After Sept. 11
• Insomnia Costing US Workforce $63.2 Billion a Year in Lost Productivity, Study Shows

Posted August 31, 2011:

• Trust in Your Neighbors Could Benefit Your Health
• A Father's Stress May Affect His Unborn Children

Posted August 30, 2011:

• Wakeup Call for College Students: New Research Finds You Need to Catch More Z's

Posted August 29, 2011:

• Mind-Altering Microbes: Probiotic Bacteria May Lessen Anxiety and Depression

Posted August 25, 2011:

• Workplace Stress a Growing Health Hazard

Posted August 20, 2011:

• Less Depression for Working Moms Who Expect That They 'Can't Do It All'

Posted August 17, 2011:

• Using Powder-Free Latex Gloves Reduces Latex Allergy Rate in Health Care Workers

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