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The risk of local recurrence in young patients who underwent breast conserving therapy for early stage breast cancer was approximately 20% by 10 years.
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Treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in elderly patients remains problematic. Recent data suggests imatinib with chemotherapy is both effective and well-tolerated in elderly patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive ALL.
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As of this month, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations requires accredited organizations to offer flu vaccines to staff and volunteers.
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Chronic job burnout -- the core components of which are emotional exhaustion, physical fatigue, and cognitive weariness -- might be a risk factor for the onset of type 2 diabetes in apparently healthy individuals, say Israeli researchers who have posed yet another health link to job stress.
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New York has become the latest state to enact specific legislation to help stem the tide of workplace violence by requiring certain public employers (employers with more than 20 employees, and including most health care settings) to proactively evaluate the safety of their workplaces...
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Arthritis already takes a huge toll on health and productivity in the United States, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has new data showing that one in four Americans will develop symptomatic hip arthritis by age 85.
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Chair position and posture are the first elements considered when someone who works at a desk job complains of back pain. But encouraging him or her to sit up straight might be the wrong advice, according to one expert.
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Occupational health nurses have to be the salespeople of safety and accident prevention in their workplaces, all while having little actual control over safety and prevention.
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Smokers cost employers approximately $4,400 per year in terms of lost productivity, compared with $2,600 per year for nonsmokers and $3,200 per year for former smokers, according to a study on smoking and job performance.