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Older women more prone to workplace injuries: study

(Medical Xpress) -- Although the rate of workplace injuries in Canada has been declining over the past two decades, some workers – older women in health care, for example – are much more vulnerable to...

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New policy brief examines impact of occupational injuries and illnesses among...

Low-wage workers, who make up a large and growing share of the U.S. workforce, are especially vulnerable to financial hits that can result from on-the-job injuries and illnesses, according to a policy...

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Occupational data in medical billing records could prevent workplace injuries

A subtle change to hospital data collection policies could make a big difference in preventing occupational health and safety hazards, according to workplace safety researchers at the Drexel University...

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Drug overdose deaths up among middle-aged US women (Update)

Overdose deaths in the U.S. are rising fastest among middle-aged women, and their drug of choice is usually prescription painkillers, the government reported Tuesday.

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Firefighters more likely to be injured exercising than putting out fires

Firefighters are more likely to be injured while exercising than while putting out fires, suggests research published online in Injury Prevention.

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Most occupational injury and illness costs are paid by the government and...

UC Davis researchers have found that workers' compensation insurance is not used nearly as much as it should be to cover the nation's multi-billion dollar price tag for workplace illnesses and...

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ACP pledges to try and end firearms-linked death, injuries

(HealthDay)—In the wake of the Dec. 14 tragic shooting in Newtown, Conn., the American College of Physicians (ACP) has pledged to play a part in ending recurring firearm-related deaths and injuries,...

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Alberta's older injured workers at disadvantage in returning to jobs

Alberta's greying workforce means more senior citizens are on the jobsite than ever—a group that is "disadvantaged" when it comes to workplace injuries, according to new University of Alberta research.

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Disparities in economic opportunities lead minorities to take more hazardous...

Latino immigrants and African-American men work in jobs with the highest risk of injury, according to a new study of workplace injuries and disability.

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Unreported data for workplace injuries

Accidents leading to work injuries cost an estimated $57 billion in Australia and new research from the University of South Australia shows workplaces are unlikely to be adequately addressing injury...

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Parents, supervisors and co-workers have greatest interpersonal influences in...

Parents, as your kids prepare for their summer jobs, have you talked to them about workplace safety? You really should.

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Workplace interventions required to keep rapidly expanding aging workforce safe

With the burden of work-related injuries in older employees only set to increase, more needs to be done to keep them safe, a University of Otago study has found.

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