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The Atlanta-based American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Inc. (AAOHN), and the Association of Occupational Health Professionals (AOHP) in Reston, VA, have jointly called for a new respirator standard that takes into account the unique needs of employees in the health care industry.
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Retirement plans recruit, retain; Labor urged to exempt health care professionals; Schedules, pay matter to nurses
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Following a significant decrease in the average raise reported by occupational health professionals between 2001 and 2002, average salary increases were only slightly lower this year, according to the 2003 Occupational Health Management salary survey.
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A new integrated disability program to close long-term disability (LTD) and Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) claims was developed by the federal government and a public/private partnership. Called Ticket to Work, the program targets two areas: existing/maintenance claims and early intervention claims.
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The test lab in the engineering department at the University of Colorado in Boulder looks very much like a hospital room, complete with a patient hooked up to a hanging IV drip. However, the patient is a mannequin being used to study the effectiveness of ultraviolet light to reduce health care employees exposure to tuberculosis.
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Get ready for a major change to occur in the way birth control pills are prescribed and used with the arrival of Seasonale, the first dedicated extended-regimen oral contraceptive.
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While new birth control methods are attracting attention from new and established contraceptive users, family planning clinicians say many women continue to choose combined oral contraceptives (OCs) for safe, reliable pregnancy prevention.
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