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by alison b
Posted: Mon., September 1, 2008, 08:57 am
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According to the US Department of Labor,
"Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country." The first Labor Day was celebrated in 1882.
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by hernews
Posted: Mon., July 28, 2008, 11:11 am
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A lot of people come to work sick, according to a new poll conducted by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health.
You know the scene: The guy in the next cubicle is sneezing and coughing. And you're afraid to breathe.
Read full story
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by susanc
Posted: Mon., July 7, 2008, 12:28 pm
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If we heard that someone was a workaholic 30 years ago (if we even used that term back then) I bet most of us would assume the culprit was male. I bet all of us would.
But women as workaholics is a reality that is rapidly growing in numbers.
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by susanc
Posted: Sat., June 21, 2008, 05:52 am
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There is nothing new about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Anyone working on an assembly line or typing 8 hours a day can tell you that.
What's different is that Carpal Tunnel Syndrome used to be connected almost solely with one's work. A typist, an assembler, a seamstress.
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by susanc
Posted: Fri., May 16, 2008, 01:37 pm
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One of my favorite Queen songs is Who Wants to Live Forever? I am not sure I do.
So I know I won't live forever, anyway, but I see so many headlines these days about how to lengthen our lives, and captions like "you too can live to be 120!" with a picture of some cute, smiling little old lady in a French nursing home underneath.
But I have a question. Two, in fact. One, do I actually want to live that long, and two, can I afford to?
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by hernews
Posted: Fri., May 2, 2008, 12:50 pm
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FRIDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News) -- Pregnancy is hard work, and it's even harder when you're working while pregnant.
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by hernews
Posted: Thu., April 17, 2008, 04:47 pm
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THURSDAY, April 17 (HealthDay News) -- Common job-related problems such as conflicts with bosses or co-workers are more likely than long hours, night shifts or job insecurity to cause poor sleep.
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by EmpowHer
Posted: Tue., February 26, 2008, 03:37 pm
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TUESDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) -- In the first year after being diagnosed with breast cancer, working women lose an average of 27 percent of their income, a new study finds.
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