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Money spent by an employer today on depression intervention not only is in the employees' best interest, but can save the employer thousands.
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Emergency department physicians and nurses who are encouraged to take short naps while working the night shift experience fewer performance lapses and find themselves feeling more energetic and alert, according to an expert on sleep deprivation.
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The first steps to prevent injury at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City occur even before an employee begins his or her job.
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Gaps in the system are costing you money: the injury that isn’t reported right away; the employee who doesn’t keep a doctor’s appointment; and the supervisor who doesn’t make an effort to find a position for an employee with temporary restrictions.
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The advent of personal digital assistants (PDAs) has been a boon to many in the business and medical worlds, but with the blessings has come a curse for some — a painful, chronic hand injury known as “PDA thumb” or “BlackBerry thumb.
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Employers strongly view occupational health professionals as crucial to employee retention and a healthy financial bottom line, according to results of a study commissioned by the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses.
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When one worker’s choice in perfume is another worker’s trigger for an allergic reaction, does the Americans with Disabilities Act apply?
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Mayo Clinic ophthalmologists have found commercially available Class 3A green laser pointers, commonly used in the construction industry and by architects to point out details of structures in daylight, can cause visible harm to the eye’s retina with exposures as short as 60 seconds.
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Data on many work-related illnesses and injuries are being missed because health care providers are failing to get good occupational histories, according to a director at NIOSH.