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Ottawa County Health Dept.: 24 workplace complaints in 2008 (The Holland Sentinel)
Tue Jan 06 16:16:17 PST 2009
Twenty-four complaints were filed in 2008 against Ottawa County businesses due to employees who allegedly violated the county’s new workplace smoking ban, according to the county health department.
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Workplace program ups employees' exercise levels (Reuters)
Thu Jan 08 07:39:29 PST 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A workplace program that encourages employees to set exercise goals appears to boost regular activity substantially, according to a new study.
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False Economy Could Be A Criminal Waste Of Money, UK (Medical News Today)
Fri Jan 09 04:10:41 PST 2009
New health and safety laws coming into effect in January promise to make penalties for lapses in health and safety much tougher for businesses and individuals. The Health and Safety (Offences) Act will come into effect on 16th January 2009 and intends to "deter those tempted to break the law, and...
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Horizon Health garners award (Business First of Buffalo)
Thu Jan 08 00:58:53 PST 2009
A local human services agency has been recognized among the 40 Best Companies to Work For in New York for 2009.
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UW Health proposed plan to offer abortions criticized (The Capital Times)
Tue Jan 06 12:36:36 PST 2009
With no clinics in the Madison area currently administering second trimester abortions, a group of UW Health gynecologists is considering a plan to provide the procedure to patients who seek it. "The physicians involved believe this is part of a comprehensive plan of care for reproductive health,...
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Home Health Care Provider Ramps Up And Goes On Hiring Spree (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News)
Tue Jan 06 14:51:51 PST 2009
If you're tired of reading about companies laying off people, here's one that's hiring.
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Health Notes, Jan. 8 (The Haverhill Gazette)
Wed Jan 07 10:01:18 PST 2009
Blood pressure checks: Blood pressure clinics at the Haverhill Council on Aging site at the Citizens Center on Welcome Street are 9 to 11 a.m. on Tuesdays. Clincs on the first and third Tuesdays of the month will be staffed by two nurses. The other weeks, the clinic will be staffed by one nurse o...
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Massachusetts set to launch anti-obesity campaign (Sentinel & Enterprise)
Fri Jan 09 03:11:10 PST 2009
BOSTON (AP) -- Massachusetts plans to fight its obesity problem by requiring restaurant chains to post calorie counts and waging an aggressive campaign to educate parents about overweight students.
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Getting Through Those Winter Blues, UK (Medical News Today)
Fri Jan 09 04:10:11 PST 2009
Long cold nights and dull dark days - the British winter isn't fun for anyone. Travelling to and from work in the dark and spending all day cooped up in an artificially lit office can send some people into a downwards spiral of exhaustion, depression and anxiety. These symptoms, often referred to...
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Medicine workers kick off pay strike (Morning Star)
Wed Jan 07 11:50:14 PST 2009
ANGRY employees at medicine dispatch firm Chemilines kicked off a one-day strike on Wednesday with a noisy picket outside their workplace.
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