Health

Cal/OSHA is asking all employers across the state to protect their outdoor workers from the risks associated with heat illness.  With temperatures reaching triple digits, constant vigilance is especially necessary to protect workers during periods of high heat. ...More

A new report from ComPsych Corp. analyzed industry, gender and age differences in millions of work/life calls to employee assistant programs (EAP) over a 12-month period and found health care employees are the most stressed, men outpace women in percentage of relationship calls and retail workers have the highest percentage of depression....More

A national survey of 3,600 workers, conducted by CareerBuilder, finds that workers in professions that involve high stress levels or long hours behind a desk had a higher percentage of workers who are putting on pounds. Of those workers who say they've gained weight, 59 percent gained over 10 pounds and 30 percent gained over 20 pounds. Conversely, 16 percent of all workers say they've lost weight while at their current job....More

Practicing a form of meditation and stretching can help relieve symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and normalize stress hormone levels for nurses, according to a recent study accepted for publication in the July issue of the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). More than 7 million adults nationwide are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a typical year. The mental health condition, triggered by a traumatic event, can cause flashbacks, anxiety and other symptoms....More