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Wireless Phones Can Affect The Brain, Swedish Study Suggests
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Mobile phones and other cordless telephones have a biological effect on the brain, according to new research.A study at Örebro University in Sweden indicates that mobile phones and other cordless telephones have a biological effect on the brain. It is still too early to say if any health risks are involved, but ...3 days ago -
Medpedia
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A few months ago I was invited to be part of the Medpedia Project , a technology platform for the worldwide health community. The goal is to create a repository of up-to-date unbiased medical information, contributed and maintained by health experts around the world, and freely available to everyone. It is ...4 days ago -
Pain In The Neck: Too Much Texting Could Lead To Overuse Injuries
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Text messaging on a mobile phone.The world record for fastest text message typing is held by a 21-year old college student from Utah, but his dexterous digits could mean serious injury later on. Most adults aged 18-21 prefer texting over e-mail or phone calls, and ergonomics researchers are starting to wonder whether ...4 days ago -
CAeHC webinair on FBIs Cyber Program
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Those who are interested in health information exchange (HIE) privacy and security may want to check out the next CAeHC webinar on Tuesday, November 10 at 1:00 PST. The speaker is Special Agent James Harris, supervisor of the FBIs Sacramento Cyber Program. Ill be driving back from an interview and hopefully (if ...1 week ago -
Smoking at Work
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That depends upon the state you are in. Some states prohibit smoking at almost every workplace, period. Others permit smoking rooms if certain conditions for ventillation, etc. are met. Some states permit smoking in certain private offices. Other states pretty much permit a private employer to set whatever smoking ...1 week ago -
H1N1 Mis-information and Flu Film Festival
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Someone from a local college sent me an email that is circulating among the faculty and students with some prevention advice for the flu. While it might sound like it could work, one of our public health medical directors reported that there is no evidence of effectiveness for the techniques described. My ...1 week ago -
Why you should keep plants
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Bring a little of the outdoors to your indoors!Houseplants add an organic, natural touch to rooms in your home or to your office workspace. Gazing at the greenery amidst that tangle of cords and technology can be quite soothing.According to Eureka! Science News, “Adding these plants to indoor spaces can reduce ...1 week ago -
Looking for a great new boss!
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Jury duty (all six weeks of it) is over, final edits are being made on my book and the big push to get Californias strategic plan(s) completed for accessing the ARRA HITECH funding is over. Im still working with the Public Health Department and will serve on Californias Health Information Exchange Committee, but ...2 weeks ago -
Workplace falls continue even during a safety week
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Several years ago while visiting a local council with an OHS mentor, a call came through that a worker had fallen over 10 metres through a skylight into a plant room at a commercial swimming pool. It was the first time I had been on site shortly after a workplace incident and was party to the negotiations and ...2 weeks ago -
Disruptive Behaviors in Healthcare Environments
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Id like to suggest that one important piece of health reform is the elimination of disruptive behaviors by healthcare professionals, because it ties in directly with transparency, adverse outcomes (quality & safety) and cost(s). We need to educate and hold all of our leaders accountable for eliminating the ...2 weeks ago -
Nature Breaks
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We have not heard the term *nature break* before, but it is highly descriptive! Usually the term used is simply break, bathroom break or bio break (short for biological break.)No, as an employer you cannot deny employees this basic right. OSHA worker safety standards require that employers have restrooms, and that ...2 weeks ago -
Random Drug Testing in the Workplace
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Random Drug Testing In The Workplace Taking drugs is a sober offence, especially when in the blood of obligation that calls for sensible, true and sure spread, in a homogenous form, on start of an employee. Not are they risking their job, they may be entangled in such activity that risks their being and chronicle ...2 weeks ago -
H1N1 Public Service Announcements: California
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The California Hospital Association has released some PSAs on H1N1 for children and adults in English and Spanish. The PSAs feature hospital emergency room physicians who describe the typical symptoms of the H1N1 flu virus, as well as the warning signs of a more severe case of the illness. Until I get the ...2 weeks ago -
Smoking Gun: Just One Cigarette Has Harmful Effect On Arteries Of Young Healthy Adults
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New research shows that even one cigarette has serious adverse effects on young adults.Even one cigarette has serious adverse effects on young adults, according to research presented by Dr. Stella Daskalopoulou at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian ...2 weeks ago -
Workplace Health and Wellness: H1N1
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Ive been monitoring the traffic to my posts and am happy to report that there are more searches for information related to "business" and "workplace". Please visit my last post on business and workplace responsibilities. Ive posted on my concerns about obesity a few times ( one example ) and now it seems it ...2 weeks ago -
Most Severe Cases of H1N1
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The SBCPHD has a new press release that includes some stats Id like to share. Over half (58%) of the 26 Santa Barbara County residents hospitalized with complications of H1N1 since late June were younger than 19 years old and 75% of those placed in intensive care units due to H1N1 complications were 16 or ...4 weeks ago -
Modern Moms: More Work, More Guilt (LiveScience.com)
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LiveScience.com - Women have entered the workplace in droves in recent years and now make up nearly 50 percent of the workforce. Many of them leave young children at home See the rest here: (LiveScience.com)"> (LiveScience.com)">Modern Moms: More Work, More Guilt (LiveScience.com)4 weeks ago -
The Vine: October 14, 2009
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Hi Sars,My boyfriend and I just moved to New York, and since I arrived two weeks ago, Im plagued by a near-constant fear of being attacked. (I figured I might as well jump right in.) More particularly, Im afraid of sexualized or specifically misogynistic violence. Im afraid of getting nabbed or raped or shot in [...]4 weeks ago -
The T2 Report: Has the Watchdog Gone to Sleep?
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In January of 2004, a small company named T2 Laboratories, located in Jacksonville, Florida, started commercial production of a new product — a chemical called methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl (or MCMT for short), which they planned to sell as a gasoline additive under the name “Ecotane.” By ...8 weeks ago
