Bioengineering to prevent iron deficiency?
...developing countries, the median value of physical productivity losses per year due to iron deficiency was around US $0.32 per head, or 0.57% of gross domestic product (GDP) for those nations. In the WHO Africa subregion, it is estimated that if iron fortification reached 50% of the population, it would avert 570...Happier hospitals means healthier patients
... between the two sides for the fact that increased productivity in hospitals has not kept pace with the rise in spending. It can be difficult for doctors and managers to get on, said Becky Malby, Director of the Universitys Centre for Innovation in Health Management, which published the research. But our stud...New survey uncovers how insomnia affects job performance and safety
...indings Negative effects of insomnia on workplace productivity were reported significantly more by nurses experiencing difficulty falling sleep (60.56%, p<.001), staying asleep (59.34%, p<.001) and a combination of both (51.27%, p<.001), compared to good sleepers (30.05%). The proportion of nurses r...Going to bed late may affect the health, academic performance of college students
...al health, emotional well-being, mental abilities, productivity and performance. Recent studies associate lack of sleep with serious health problems such as an increased risk of depression, obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Experts recommend that adults get between seven and eight hours of sleep e...Extended duration work shifts risky to the safety, well-being of medical interns, patients
...al health, emotional well-being, mental abilities, productivity and performance. Recent studies associate lack of sleep with serious health problems such as an increased risk of depression, obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Experts recommend that adults get between seven and eight hours of sleep e...Students with medical-related majors more likely to have poor quality sleep
...al health, emotional well-being, mental abilities, productivity and performance. Recent studies associate lack of sleep with serious health problems such as an increased risk of depression, obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. ...College students who pull 'all-nighters' and get no sleep more likely to have a lower GPA
...al health, emotional well-being, mental abilities, productivity and performance. Recent studies associate lack of sleep with serious health problems such as an increased risk of depression, obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. ...Catastrophic events can affect a person's sleep
...al health, emotional well-being, mental abilities, productivity and performance. Recent studies associate lack of sleep with serious health problems such as an increased risk of depression, obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Experts recommend that adults get between seven and eight hours of sleep e...Night shift nurses more likely to have poor sleep habits
...al health, emotional well-being, mental abilities, productivity and performance. Recent studies associate lack of sleep with serious health problems such as an increased risk of depression, obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. ...UGA study finds that violence costs nation $70 billion annually
...government and calculated medical costs as well as productivity losses. The study also examines the costs of viole...n in costs associated with violence were from lost productivity ($64.4 billion), with the remaining $5.6 billion spent on medical care. Americans suffer 2.2 milli...Advances in understanding bipolar disorder topics of press briefings June 7, 8
...of dollars in medical bills, missed work and lower productivity each year. The Seventh Conference will be held June 7-9 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, in the heart of downtown Pittsburgh, and is being sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Western Psychiatric Institute and...Employers who recognize the impact of migraine may help to improve workplace productivity
...and Environmental Medicine. The findings suggested productivity improved more than two-fold among workers after beginning treatment with TOPAMAX (total lost productivity time was 13.5 hours per month prior to TOPAMAX therapy vs. 5.1 hours per month following TOPAMAX the...UN engages banks to light up rural India; Solar loans, energy access transform life for poor
...ited with better grades for schoolchildren, better productivity for cottage-based industries such as needlework artisans, and even better sales at fruit stands, where produce is no longer spoiled by fumes from kerosene lamps. Behind these quality-of-life upgrades is an innovative UN-led project to persuade Indi...Outdated policies are impediment for Americans with disabilities
...bilities is able to lead full lives and avoid lost productivity include the modification of Medicares in home use requirement for durable medical equipment, for example, a wheelchair or scooter. Current regulations stipulate that equipment must be "appropriate for use in the home," which has been interpreted to ...Hay fever can send work productivity down the drain
...ay fever for the loss of millions of hours of work productivity this spring. A new study of nearly 600 people wi...ng as having a moderately negative effect on their productivity at work. While hay fever may remain a fact of life for millions of people, Szeinbach points out th...New study cautions states on changes to Medicaid
...ational attainment, which can lead to low lifelong productivity or social dependence. Changes to Medicaid could have a significant impact on a large proportion of the nations children; the authors note that Medicaid covers about one-quarter of all children in the United States, and Medicaids EPSDT program is the...Rice's Drezek wins $3M grant for breast cancer research
...through their extraordinary creativity, vision and productivity that they are the best and brightest in their fields." Drezek, associate professor in both bioengineering and in electrical and computer engineering, was selected for her translational research developing miniaturized photonics-based molecular imagi...Major visual disorders in people over 40 may be costing the US economy billions
...urvey about labor and income were used to estimate productivity losses. Researchers found that major visual dis....1 billion in other direct costs and $8 billion in productivity losses, bringing the total annual financial burden to an estimated $35.4 billion. The annual governm...New Inteleos features gives users the ability to tailor information
...eports from ClinicalTrials.gov. Users can increase productivity and improve results by specifically tailoring information to meet their business needs. By indexing Mechanism of Action terms and creating a searchable Drug Class field, Inteleos increases the flexibility of its search and analysis features. The Co...Enhanced depression care may be cost-effective for employers
.... Most of these costs are associated with reduced productivity at work. Evidence suggests that currently available treatments and screening methods could reduce these costs, but remain underused. Philip S. Wang, M.D., Dr.P.H., of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, and the National...