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Responding to recent news reports and comments from public officials regarding the possibility of changes in U.S. standards for exposure to toxic substances and hazardous chemicals in the workplace, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) is urging Congress and federal officials to resist changes that might be detrimental to workers.
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Despite higher costs for imaging and therapy for back and neck problems of employees, work limitations and disability claims aren't improving, says a new study.
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The future direction of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is once again in question as Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Julie Gerberding, MD, MPH, declined to reappoint John Howard, MD, as director.
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Hearing loss is a surprisingly common chronic occupational condition, according to a new study's findings.
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There is a growing trend toward use of video games to help patients recover from strokes, broken bones, and surgery. "Going forward, these kinds of videogames will become an additional tool for the occupational health professional to better treat their patients and help them more specifically."
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This is the first of a two-part series on evaluating weight loss programs. This month, we give strategies to demonstrate the impact of your programs. Next month, we'll report on the use of an audit tool to measure the effectiveness of obesity prevention programs.
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Working nights and rotating shifts can wreak havoc with your sleep schedule.
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Do you assume that employees with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) skin infections need to be routinely excluded from work?
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America's obesity epidemic continues to expand at the waistline, raising the issues of both chronic disease and job safety in obese workers.