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Violations involving recordkeeping are becoming more likely, as a result of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)'s National Emphasis Program (NEP), launched in October 2009, to assess the accuracy of injury and illness recordkeeping by employers.
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Who knew what when? At times, you can be put in a tough position because of what a worker tells you.
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Use of alcohol-based hand cleansers significantly reduced several common infections and reduced absenteeism in a study of 129 white-collar workers in 2005 to 2006, according to research from the Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine in Greifswald, Germany.
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Despite the tremendous amount of buzz about the cost savings from wellness initiatives, the vast majority of employers are missing out on the big picture. Few firms implement comprehensive programs likely to make a meaningful difference in employees' health, according to a new study conducted by the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC).
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"I was injured at work almost seven years ago. I am still going through financial difficulties. I can never return to nursing. I am left with a lot of nerve damage to my legs and continuous back pain. I receive about $400 biweekly from worker's comp. This is nowhere near my pre-injury pay. Learning to live with pain and limited mobility and chronic money problems has been the worst of it all. Nurse's post on an online forum of Work Injured Nurses' Group (WINGUSA)."
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A new rapid tuberculosis test promises to help reduce health care worker exposures through early identification of patients.
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Current research does not support the use of hypertonic solutions for initial resuscitation of patients with acute traumatic brain injury, but it remains an option for subsequent treatment.
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In a Phase I/II open-label study of patients with multiple sclerosis and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, mesenchymal stem cell transplantation was found to be safe and induced an early immunonologic response.
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Episodes of severe sepsis in older adults is associated with worsening cognition and functional status.
