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Since the Bush administration and Senate Democrats agreed to spend some $9 billion a year for the next 10 years to provide health coverage for the uninsured, the nonpartisan Washington, DC-based Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) says the two sides need to resolve their political and ideological differences.
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Basically, youre powerless, James Fossett, a researcher with the Rockefeller Institute of Government in Albany, NY, says about the states and their management of managed care.
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Occupational health professionals have been aware for years of the deleterious impact stress can have on employee health. However, a new study in the October 2002 BMJ brings the issue into sharp focus with some disturbing findings, which may indicate a need to redouble efforts to combat workplace stress.
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There is no one perfect model for an effective stress management program, but those that get results often will have several elements in common. One of the most important is to have the program somewhat custom designed.
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The American Psychological Association, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and the School of Business, Queens University, Toronto, will hold their fifth interdisciplinary conference on occupational stress and health March 20-22, 2003, at the Sheraton Hotel in Toronto.
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It sounds exotic, but its a fairly low-cost service, and its relatively easy to implement. It is a travel medicine component that can easily be added to your ongoing occupational health services.
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With so many employees taking herbs and vitamin supplements on their own these days, its important for them to have sound medical advice. Occupational Health Management editorial advisory board member William B. Patterson offers guidance on the subject in this special feature.
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According to the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, the official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, bans on smoking in the workplace have substantially reduced on-the-job exposure to secondhand smoke for employees.
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The information in this article is provided by Mary Ruth Hunt, MD, director of Moses Cone Occupational Health Services in Greensboro, NC, to patients planning to travel to countries where hepatitis A may be contracted.
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If youre an employee suffering discomfort at work, you can attend hours of detailed ergonomics presentations, but the most valuable time you spend could be the few minutes it takes to see pictures of yourself at work.
