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- Smoking ban reduces emergency room admissions - 4.3
- Workplace physical activity linked to obesity epidemic - 3
- Life stress linked to weight gain in US population - 2.7
- Minority health care clinics separate but unequal - 2.3
- Hairspray use during pregnancy may cause birth defect in newborn - 2.2
- Paint chemicals may harm sperms, male fertility - 2.1
- Weight loss diets reduce atherosclerosis - 2
- Parkinson's disease risk for people exposed to pesticides near workplace - 2

Workplace articles

Chin augmentation - fastest growing plastic surgery in US
Do you have double chin? Chin augmentation is the fastest growing plastic surgery trend among all major demographics -- a phenomenon which appears, in part, to be sparked by increased usage of video chat technology, an aging baby boomer population and a desire for success in the workplace.

Parkinson's disease risk for people exposed to pesticides near workplace
In April 2009, researchers at UCLA announced they had discovered a link between Parkinson's disease and two chemicals commonly sprayed on crops to fight pests. That epidemiological study didn't examine farmers who constantly work with pesticides but people who simply lived near where farm fields were sprayed with the fungicide maneb and the herbicide paraquat.

Workplace physical activity linked to obesity epidemic
The decrease in workplace physical activity over the past fifty years is a significant contributor to the obesity epidemic. Changes in caloric intake cannot solely account for observed trends in weight gain increases for men and women in the United States.

Smoking ban reduces emergency room admissions
Workplace smoking bans are gaining ground globally, and one study has shown that they may have significant health effects. The study, conducted by researchers in Dublin, found that emergency room admissions due to respiratory illness dropped significantly in Ireland after the implementation of a workplace smoking ban, compared to admissions that took place before the ban went into effect.

Genes and Pesticide Exposure increases Parkinson's Disease risk
Genetic mutations and workplace exposure to some insecticides together appear to be associated with an increased risk for Parkinson's disease among men, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Public smoking bans reduce heart attacks
Public smoking bans appear to significantly reduce the risk of heart attacks, particularly among younger individuals and nonsmokers, revealed by researchers in a new study.

Radiation linked to aggressive thyroid cancer
Patients with thyroid cancer who have previously been exposed to radiation-for example, in the workplace, through environmental exposure or for treatment of acne or another condition-appear to have more aggressive disease and tend to have worse outcomes in the long term, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Prayer - an integral part of health care and healing
Once again it is proved legally that prayer is recognized as an integral part of health care and the healing process in the healthcare system.

Smoke free policy leads to drop in heart attack hospitalizations
Heart attack hospitalizations in the city of Pueblo, Colorado fell sharply after the implementation of a municipal law making workplaces and public places smoke-free, and this decrease was sustained over a three-year period, according to a report in this week's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Hairspray use during pregnancy may cause birth defect in newborn
Women who are exposed to hairspray in the workplace during pregnancy have more than double the risk of having a son with the genital birth defect hypospadias, according to a new study published today in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.

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