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FRI

11:32AM

Better diabetes management can help prevent carpal tunnel syndrome

Along with improving ergonomics at work, employers should encourage better management of workers' weight and conditions like diabetes, to prevent carpal tunnel syndrome.

MON

9:15AM

Improving certain work characteristics can reduce burnout

Researchers have identified the psychosocial work factors most likely to cause burnout.

TUE

11:05AM

Reducing exposure to animals can reduce allergies in lab workers

Reducing the amount of time laboratory workers have contact with animals can minimise the risk of them developing allergies, a new study has found.

TUE

12:33PM

Cleaners, construction workers have highest rate of osteoarthritis

A new study has identified the occupations most at risk of developing osteoarthritis, and the exposures that cause it.

WED

9:15AM

Benign lung conditions can predict mesothelioma

New Australian research has found the presence of benign lung conditions can predict a type of mesothelioma.

THU

12:41PM

Night shifts less safe for workers who don't adapt sleep rhythms

American researchers have found that shift workers whose circadian rhythms don't naturally adapt to suit their working hours have a higher risk of accidents on night shifts.

TUE

4:35PM

Decision latitude predicts sickness absence: Study

Employees with a low level of authority to make decisions take more sick leave, according to a new study. The researchers found it is important to measure psychosocial factors at both the individual and workplace level.

TUE

1:06PM

Wet work doesn't have to mean skin diseases

Occupational skin diseases should not be accepted as inevitable in wet work, according to researchers who developed a successful program for reducing eczema at an abattoir.

THU

4:39PM

Researchers urge employers to reduce use of bleach

Bleach and other cleaning products are responsible for a high rate of asthma and chronic bronchitis among cleaners, a study has found.

WED

10:10AM

Some jobs increase risk of mouth, lung cancers

A new study has found that certain occupations increase the risk of cancers that are common among smokers.

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