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Quality medical journal news releases can help newspapers do a better job informing public

January 31, 2012
Medical journal press releases are the most direct way that journals communicate with the news media about new research. According to a study in the British Medical Journal, press release quality appears to have an important effect on the quality of subsequent newspaper stories. With high quality press releases, key ...

Cost To The Nation For Job-Related Injuries And Illnesses Estimated At $250 Billion Per Year

January 19, 2012
In the first comprehensive review of its kind since 1992, a UC Davis researcher has estimated the national annual price tag of occupational injuries and illnesses at $250 billion, much higher than generally assumed. That figure is $31 billion more than the direct and indirect costs of all cancer, $76 ...

Economic burden of job-related injuries and illnesses in the U.S.

January 19, 2012
In the first comprehensive review of its kind since 1992, a UC Davis researcher has estimated the national annual price tag of occupational injuries and illnesses at $250 billion, much higher than generally assumed.

Job-related injuries and illnesses estimated to cost nation $250 billion per year

January 18, 2012
In the first comprehensive review of its kind since 1992, a UC Davis researcher has estimated the national annual price tag of occupational injuries and illnesses at $250 billion, much higher than generally assumed.

Job-related injuries and illnesses estimated to cost nation $250 billion per year

January 17, 2012
(University of California - Davis Health System) In the first comprehensive review of its kind since 1992, a UC Davis researcher has estimated the national annual price tag of occupational injuries and illnesses at $250 billion, much higher than generally assumed.

‘Nose Job’ May Make You Look a Bit Younger, Too: Study

January 16, 2012
By Randy Dotinga HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Getting a "nose job" might do more than improve someone's looks. A new study suggests the procedure may make patients appear 1.5 years younger on average. Although a plastic ...

Workplace empowerment for front-line health workers creates higher job satisfaction

January 12, 2012
Frontline health workers—including nursing assistants, paramedics and pharmacy technicians—who received a combination of benefits and support from their employers had higher job satisfaction, a new study found.

Researchers Use Workshops To Teach Job Skills And Learn More About Families With Children On The Autism Spectrum

January 12, 2012
These days, we hear a lot about the disorder of autism, but researchers at the University of Utah have created a program that helps kids with autism focus on building their skills and utilizing an aptitude for visual-spatial thinking, computers and other electronic media. One of the program participants is ...

Diabetic Teenagers More Likely To Drop Out Of High School And Face Worse Job Prospects

January 10, 2012
A study in the January issue of Health Affairs has found that students in high school with diabetes are at a higher risk of not completing their secondary education and face lower wages at work. It had already been known that living with diabetes can add a huge weight of ...

Most paramedics experience verbal, physical or sexual abuse on the job

December 30, 2011
More than two-thirds of paramedics surveyed have experienced verbal, physical or sexual abuse on the job, new research has found.

Nurses report symptoms of burnout, job dissatisfaction

December 9, 2011
Nurses working in hospitals around the world are reporting they are burned out and dissatisfied with their jobs, reported researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing's Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research in a study of 100,000 nurses in nine countries.

For Future Job Seekers, ‘Tis The Season To Network

November 23, 2011
While students look forward to the holidays as a chance to unwind, 'tis the season to "network before they need work," advises Brett Woodard, director of the Career Development Center at Saint Joseph's University. Students should use this time purposefully, he says, to "plant seeds" for their career search by ...