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Form of sickness benefits plays a role in absenteeism
Does the cost of being home sick have an impact on how long employees are absent from work? Is there a difference between womens and mens sick leaves? Is the decline in the number of sick days due to cuts in sickness benefits or to increased unemployment rates? These questions are addressed in two new reports from the Institute for Labour Market... view more... (2002-09-23)
A severe vomiting sickness with chronic cannabis abuse
This obscure clinical manifestation of severe vomiting sickness due to chronic abuse of marijuana, recognized by Dr. Sontineni and his colleagues at the Creighton University of Omaha, NE. view more (2009-03-20)
Compound might defeat African sleeping sickness, clinical trial beginning this month
One of the most devastating diseases in sub-Saharan Africa almost disappeared in the late 1950s. That disease, African sleeping sickness, or trypanosomiasis, largely succumbed to heroic public health efforts - including relocating entire villages. view more (2005-08-26)
Leisure Sickness. A New Illness
In this paper, which appears in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, a group of Dutch investigators of Tilburg University, headed by Prof. Vingerhoets, explores the prevalence, phenomenology, and background of leisure sickness, i.e., the condition of people developing symptoms of sickness during weekends and/or vacations. In... view more... (2002-11-20)
Over 1.6 million Americans use CAM for insomnia or trouble sleeping
A recent analysis of national survey data reveals that over 1.6 million American adults use some form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to treat insomnia or trouble sleeping. view more (2006-09-20)
Sickness records can predict employee deaths
Employees who take long spells of sick leave more than once in two years are at a higher risk of death than their colleagues with no such absence, conclude researchers in this week's BMJ. They obtained sickness absence records for 6,895 male and 3,413 female civil servants until the end of 1989 and analysed associations with death until 1999.... view more... (2003-08-12)
NEW LOOK ENVIRONMENT AWARD FOR ENGINEERS LAUNCHED FOR 1999
The competition, the only award to recognise the achievements of individual engineers in their work to protect and enhance the environment, is reshaped for 1999 with a totally new class structure that mirrors current environmental concerns and Government initiatives. view more (1999-03-11)
Inadequate sleep leads to behavioral problems
A recent Finnish study suggests that children's short sleep duration even without sleeping difficulties increases the risk for behavioral symptoms of ADHD. view more (2009-04-28)
Study suggests that trouble sleeping leads to increased ratings of pain in cancer patients
A study in the April 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine suggests that sleep problems lead to increased pain and fatigue in cancer patients. The results indicate that interventions aimed at trouble sleeping would be expected to improve both pain and fatigue in this patient population. view more (2009-04-15)
Major risk factors identified for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (p 185)
Results of European research in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlight how basic child-care strategies-such as preventing babies from sleeping face-down, using appropriate bedding, and discouraging bed-sharing with mothers who smoke-could reduce the risk of 'cot death' (sudden unexplained infant death syndrome [SIDS]). Four large studies were... view more... (2004-01-14)
Repeatedly working when ill boosts risk of long term sick leave
Repeatedly going to work when ill significantly boosts the chances of having to take long term sick leave later on, reveals research published ahead of print in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. view more (2009-04-30)
MBL study shows how good cholesterol (HDLs) provide human immunity to certain parasites
For years biomedical researchers have known that high density lipoproteins, commonly called HDLs or "good cholesterol," are responsible for protecting humans from certain parasites, but couldn't explain how. view more (2005-10-31)
It`s good to talk: new multidiciplinary journal aims to improve communication between researchers
Although there has been an intensive research effort focused on diseases caused by kinetoplastid parasites, there has been little success in developing effective ways of treating them. The launch of the online journal Kinetoplastid Biology and Disease represents the practical first step in tackling some of the communication difficulties that face... view more... (2002-08-19)
About 5 percent of adults with insomnia use alternative therapies
More than 1.6 million U.S. adults are estimated to use complementary and alternative therapies to treat insomnia or trouble sleeping, according to the results of a national survey published in the September 18 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, a theme issue on sleep. view more (2006-09-19)
Depression overtakes back pain for incapacity benefit claims
Common mental disorders, such as depression and anxiety, now account for more incapacity benefit claims than musculoskeletal conditions like low back pain, say researchers in this week's BMJ. view more (2005-04-06)
More sick leave given to men by male GPs compared with female counterparts
Male patients are given more certified sick leave by male doctors compared with the amount of sick notes given to females by female doctors, a University of Liverpool study has revealed. view more (2007-09-13)
Magazines for women depict babies in unsafe sleep environments
More than one third of photos in women's magazines depicted babies in unsafe sleep positions, according to a new study in Pediatrics. view more (2009-08-17)
How much is the world spending on neglected disease research and development?
The first comprehensive survey of global spending on neglected disease R&D, published in this week's PLoS Medicine, finds that just over $US 2.5 billion was invested into R&D of new products in 2007, with three diseases-HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria-receiving nearly 80% of the total. view more (2009-02-04)
Sleeping in school
Up to 10% of children starting school suffer from sleep disturbances and these may lead to poor performance or behavioral difficulties. view more (2008-12-04)
Preparation may help patients cope with nausea
Patients undergoing difficult medical procedures may benefit from getting advance detailed information about how unpleasant they might feel. view more (2006-06-20)
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