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Larger companies score higher on implementing Total Worker Health approach

Compared to small and "micro" businesses, larger companies have made more progress toward introducing the Total Worker Health approach to worker health and safety, reports the August Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

12 Aug 2019

People who work with animals may be at increased risk of mental health issues

While it might sound like fun to work around pets every day, veterinarians and people who volunteer at animal shelters face particular stressors that can place them at risk for depression, anxiety and even suicide, according to research presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.

12 Aug 2019

People over 55s must do more to keep up their physical activity levels

People in middle-age need to keep up their physical activity levels if they are to enjoy a fit and healthy retirement - according to a new report from the University of East Anglia.

12 Aug 2019

Study: More heart attacks in areas with higher number of fast food restaurants

Areas with a higher number of fast food restaurants have more heartattacks, according to research presented at CSANZ 2019.

12 Aug 2019

People show greater interest to know current local medical research

Could large TV monitors in waiting rooms, informing visitors about current local medical research, be a good idea?

12 Aug 2019

Air pollution remains a serious problem in low-income black neighborhoods, study shows

Disease-causing air pollution remains high in pockets of America – particularly those where many low-income and African-American people live, a disparity highlighted in research presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association in New York.

12 Aug 2019

Stress and anxiety often play a helpful, not harmful, role in our daily lives

People generally think of stress and anxiety as negative concepts, but while both stress and anxiety can reach unhealthy levels, psychologists have long known that both are unavoidable -- and that they often play a helpful, not harmful, role in our daily lives, according to a presentation at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.

12 Aug 2019

Depression symptoms together with AD pathology could trigger changes in memory and thinking

Increasingly, Alzheimer's disease research has focused on the preclinical stage, when people have biological evidence of AD but no or minimal symptoms, and when interventions might have the potential to prevent future decline of older adults.

10 Aug 2019

Use of wheeled bins linked to lower absence rates among waste collection workers

Research by the University of Greenwich examines the relationship between the use of recycling and waste management systems and absence rates among Local Authority waste collection workers due to Musculoskeletal Disorders.

9 Aug 2019

Cornell professor secures $500,000 USDA grant to study public health in rural planning

Mildred Warner, professor of city and regional planning in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning, has secured a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to extend her work on multigenerational planning in rural areas.

9 Aug 2019

Microneedling helps decrease the appearance of acne scars

It turns out creating tiny injuries on your face with needles actually helps decrease the appearance of acne scars.

9 Aug 2019

$Non-operative treatment with a sling yields the same results as surgery for shoulder fractures$

Non-operative treatment with a sling yields the same results as surgery for shoulder fractures

There is nothing to be gained by operating on a patient with a so-called displaced fracture of the shoulder. Three weeks with the arm in a sling so that the shoulder is kept inactive yields the same results.

9 Aug 2019

Research offers new approach to change healthcare spending paradigm

More than a trillion dollars was spent on healthcare in the United States in 2018, with Medicare and Medicaid accounting for some 37% of those expenditures.

9 Aug 2019

Where tourism brings pricey health care, locals fight back

Colorado's ski resort areas in Summit County have a high cost of living, among the highest in the country. The people who visit these places — Keystone, Breckenridge and Copper Mountain — can afford it.

9 Aug 2019

UMB startup releases cutting-edge software platform for pharmaceutical researchers

Pumas-AI, a new University of Maryland, Baltimore startup company established by University of Maryland School of Pharmacy faculty members Vijay Ivaturi, PhD, assistant professor, and Joga Gobburu, PhD, MBA, professor, has released its first, cutting-edge software platform for pharmaceutical researchers and clinicians.

9 Aug 2019

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Larger companies score higher on implementing Total Worker Health approach

People who work with animals may be at increased risk of mental health issues

People over 55s must do more to keep up their physical activity levels

Study: More heart attacks in areas with higher number of fast food restaurants

People show greater interest to know current local medical research

Air pollution remains a serious problem in low-income black neighborhoods, study shows

Stress and anxiety often play a helpful, not harmful, role in our daily lives

Depression symptoms together with AD pathology could trigger changes in memory and thinking

Use of wheeled bins linked to lower absence rates among waste collection workers

Cornell professor secures $500,000 USDA grant to study public health in rural planning

Microneedling helps decrease the appearance of acne scars

Non-operative treatment with a sling yields the same results as surgery for shoulder fractures

Research offers new approach to change healthcare spending paradigm

Where tourism brings pricey health care, locals fight back

UMB startup releases cutting-edge software platform for pharmaceutical researchers

Rutgers' CHJL launches interactive resources to address inequities in cancer treatment

New Zealand study shows positive effect of music and dance on older adults with dementia

Price of snakebite drug is sky high, but new competitor unlikely to lower costs

Obesity plagues Hispanics and blacks in Colorado, nation’s ‘healthiest’ state

BIDMC podiatrist offers advice on most common foot injuries

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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