-
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.
-
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.
-
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...
-
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.
-
As of this month, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations requires accredited organizations to offer flu vaccines to staff and volunteers.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Money spent by an employer today on depression intervention not only is in the employees' best interest, but can save the employer thousands.
-
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.
-
As Hospital Employee Health publishes its 25th anniversary issue, employee health professionals can take pride in their accomplishments, such as dramatic reductions in needlestick injuries. Yet challenges remain and hospitals continue to be high-hazard workplaces, with more injuries and illnesses than in construction and transportation.
