Paramedics need help to revive marriages: U of T study
... resources may be taxed. Generally, they bring the workplace stress and trauma home with them. "The aftermath of the traumatic events these workers experience ripples out to encompass family members," says Regehr. "If you don't keep the family healthy, you don't keep the responders healthy and well." She says ...The better educated a woman is, the better she sleeps at night
...ticularly married women. Sex discrimination in the workplace and childcare responsibilities might account for this, suggest the authors. And whereas higher educational attainment improved women's night time sleep quality, it had the opposite effect on men. Globally, women are up to twice as likely to be insomn...Emory study finds health care use, work productivity linked to health levels
...uce the demand for health care as well as increase workplace productivity. The reduction of demand by focusing on true health should be a central part of this nation's debate about fixing the healthcare system and insurance coverage. To date, we have focused on the supply-side of the healthcare problems," Keye...Easy access to nicotine patches could help more smokers to quit
...ented this programme at a time when new smoke-free workplace legislation and increased taxation on cigarettes focused public attention on cessation, these findings suggest the potential for similar interventions to encourage large numbers of smokers to attempt to quit smoking." In an accompanying comment Mike ...$3 million NIH grant focuses on workplace obesity
...ining. What makes this project unique among other workplace studies, Fernandez said, is that male and female e...an exciting opportunity. It will identify ways the workplace can support healthier life styles. Both Kodak and its employees will benefit from this work."...Treatment helps in preventing TB among those at high risk
...loyees were invited in random sequence to attend a workplace HIV clinic. Isoniazid, 300 mg/d, was self-administered for 6 months among attendees with no evidence of active tuberculosis. A total of 1,016 of 1,655 men included in the analysis attended the clinic at least once. Six hundred seventy-nine (97 percen...Look to the future: Preparing for baby boomer dementia epidemic
...red that they will be discriminated against in the workplace or that they will be placed in a nursing home against their will." Co-authors of the study are Christopher Callahan, M.D.; Frederick Unverzagt, Ph.D.; Mary Guerriero Austrom, Ph.D.; Anthony Perkins, M.S.; Bridget Fultz, M.A.; Siu Hui, Ph.D.; and ...Researchers link nursing injuries to staffing levels
...e provided per nursing home patient, the fewer the workplace caregiver injuries, which leads to better quality of care, say researchers from the University of Toronto and the University of Maryland. The study, which appears in the July 1 issue of the American Journal of Public Health, is authored by Universit...Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine and Microsoft to present innovations for healthy workforce
...ion Medicine and Microsoft Corp., will examine the workplace issues confronted by people with physical and sensory disabilities that are caused by injury, disease or aging. Medical and technology experts will give brief presentations on health issues facing today's work force; medical issues pertaining to pain...New study: Many local health directors unsure of authority to curtail smoking
...he lead in setting a good example about making the workplace healthier. "Our study showed that that extensive confusion existed among local health department directors about this exception, with 37 percent believing they were prohibited from enacting a 100 percent smoke-free policy on health department grounds...Accessible technology and rehab medicine help Americans with disabilities in today's work force
...nel of medical and technology experts will discuss workplace issues confronting people with physical and sensory disabilities caused by injury, disease or aging, with a focus on ways that accessible technology can help mitigate these issues. "Our economy and social fabric are increasingly reliant on the use of...Employed caregivers at risk from current Canadian policies
...esults in scheduling conflicts, time pressures and workplace compromises. Using Statistic Canada's 2002 General...employed caregivers, the extent to which they made workplace adjustments and identified those characteristics that predict whether an employed caregiver will mak...Scientists studying ways to help community college employees lose weight and keep it off
...g each year, weight-loss programs adaptable to the workplace are needed, experts say. To be effective, such programs must be designed to maintain privacy, employee interest and commitment to long-term success. But which are most effective? Which help employees maintain weight loss past the first six months? A...Conference: A long and healthy life: The contribution of medical research to AU community health
...lder workers do eventually retire. Given that the workplace performance of older workers is typically so strong, the real challenge is to shift perceptions and to ensure that workers' health and motivation is maintained within a supportive and "age friendly" environment. Additionally they highlight the signif...Survey of poultry workers shows high rate of injuries
... reported injuries perceived a greater emphasis on workplace safety compared to workers at the other two companies. The researchers said additional research is needed, including physical exams to confirm self-reported levels of injuries and studies to investigate reasons for reported differences among companie...Smoking ban is protecting bar workers in Ireland
... experiencing respiratory symptoms. The smoke-free workplace law in the Republic of Ireland has provided protec...sidering the nature and extent of their smoke-free workplace legislation, they conclude. In the Tobacco Control study, a representative sample of 769 adult smoke...Justice at workplace associated with reduced risk of coronary heart disease
CHICAGO A sense of fair treatment in the workplace was associated with a reduced risk of coronary heart disease in a large long-term study of British office workers published in the October 24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. People feel a sense of justice at...Institute of Medicine news: Report on mental illnesses and drug addictions
...U.S. education, legal, and welfare systems and the workplace in the forms of lost productivity, low academic achievement, and dysfunctional behavior. "America will not have a high-quality health system if equal attention is not given to mental health issues and substance-use problems," said Mary Jane England, ...Cancer survivors require distinct care
...ent discrimination against cancer survivors in the workplace and to ensure they have affordable health insurance and are reimbursed for evidence-based care. In addition, the committee called on health care providers and patient advocates to raise public awareness of the needs of cancer survivors and to establ...... present on topics including: how to counteract workplace ageism the risk of alcohol-related problems in the elderly the reluctance of elderly people to work after 65 (despite government encouragement) the isolation experienced by grand parents who "parent"....