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Depression a Hazard With Long Work Days (CME/CE)

MedPage Today Infectious Disease  Wed, 01/25/2012 - 15:06

(MedPage Today) -- Workers who put in excessively long hours on the job are at heightened risk for major depression, European researchers found.


 

Postop Handling Key to Better Heart Surgery on Kids (CME/CE)

MedPage Today Surgery  Mon, 01/09/2012 - 07:03

(MedPage Today) -- Centers experienced in congenital heart surgery appear to boost survival rates by doing a better job of handling postoperative complications, researchers found.


 

Lose weight by upping protein intake: study

NYDailyNews.com - Health - NY Daily News  Mon, 10/17/2011 - 08:48

Research also suggests that a diet made up of 15 percent protein does the job of quelling hunger pangs and keeping saturated fats to a minimum.


 

Men vs. Women: Personality Traits Similar, but Job Success Diffe...

WebMD Health  Tue, 08/09/2011 - 17:58

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Men and women who share personality traits have sharply different success rates at work, a study shows.


 

Job Stress and Your Heart: Cutting Your Risk

WebMD Health  Wed, 06/22/2011 - 09:50

WebMD discusses the connection between job stress and your heart health and what you can do to help minimize your job stress and heart health risk.


 

RA Accommodations at Work

WebMD Health  Tue, 01/25/2011 - 10:10

Having trouble coping with rheumatoid arthritis at work?

See what accommodations for RA may help you keep your job.


 

Job Stress May Raise Women's Heart Attack Risk

WebMD Health  Mon, 11/15/2010 - 10:05

Stressed out on the job?

Try to relax. Women who report having high levels of job stress appear to be at 90% increased risk of having a heart attack, compared with those who report less stress at work.


 

Many Sleep-Deprived Americans Blame Stress

WebMD Health  Fri, 11/12/2010 - 17:28

Woman yawning at work

Millions of Americans say they're not getting enough sleep and that the lack of shut-eye affects their personal relationships, job performance, and mental and physical health, according to a new study.


 

Working while sick? Study finds even doctors do it

Headlines from the Associated Press  Tue, 09/14/2010 - 18:41

CHICAGO (AP) -- Junior doctors quickly learn that exposure to patients' germs is part of the job, but a study suggests many are returning the favor.

More than half of doctors in training said in a survey that they'd shown up sick to work, and almost one-third said they'd done it more than once....


 

Your Job's Start Time Affects Fatigue Level

WebMD Health  Tue, 06/08/2010 - 15:25

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What time you have to report to work may have a significant impact on the hours and the quality of sleep you get, as well as on-the-job fatigue, according to new research.