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Churg-Strauss syndrome is an immune-mediated disorder that commonly affects the peripheral nervous system.
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The death of a nurse from the novel H1N1 and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) should have been more thoroughly investigated for a work-related link, according to the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal-OSHA).
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Often, getting results from wellness programs requires a lot of money and timesometimes more than you have to give. Why not capitalize on a resource that is completely freethat of positive peer pressure from co-workers? Some approaches:
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Who do company leaders expect to keep them in the loop about changes in regulations that impact your workplace? Youthe occupational health professional.
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Smokers need not apply. That is the new policy of Memorial Health Care System in Chattanooga, TN.
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The collective sigh of relief was almost audible at the approach of the one-year anniversary of the start of the pandemic of novel H1N1 influenza. Hospitals had dodged a bullet.
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Three factors: depression, stress and obesity, together account for about half of the variance in the average workers' compensation cost per case at PPG Industries.
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Keeping track of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) would be a new priority under a proposed record-keeping rule, evidence of a new direction for the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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Employees at U. S. Pipe and Foundry's North Birmingham (AL) plant seem to have a "sense of well-being and security" when they come into the office of Jonelle K. Leach, BSN, RN, CRRN, CCM, COHN-S, an occupational health nurse and medical services technician. Leach credits this to close collaboration with safety, as follows: