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Supervisors with poor interpersonal skills are potent workplace stressors and could contribute to employees' coronary heart disease, according to a British study.

Intervention for adjustment disorders reduces long term absenteeism, according to Dutch research.

Norwegian research has found that waste handlers are at a high risk of upper respiratory inflammation due to the inhalation of bioaerosols.

Construction workers exposed to quartz-containing dust have a higher risk of developing pneumoconiosis, a Dutch study has found.

Focusing on the activities that workers with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) can do, rather than what they can't, improves return to work rates and reduces workers' compensation costs, a Swedish study has found.

A study of instruments used to measure job satisfaction has found that while many exist, only a few meet criteria for a high level of reliability and validity.

Foundry work is a moderate risk factor for cardiovascular disease, according to a Canadian researcher.

A study of workers at a German car manufacturing plant claims that a new form of heatwrap therapy used while working reduces low back pain and increases productivity.

Cancer survivors are more likely to achieve timely return to work if they receive quality occupational rehabilitation assistance, a Dutch study reports.

Strenuous work, but not physical activity in leisure time, increases the risk of tennis elbow, according to a Danish study.