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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.

Workers who participate in sporting activities and, to a lesser extent, do-it-yourself and gardening activities are less likely to have occupational accidents, according to French research.

A Spanish study has found that employees who receive structured medical counselling and nicotine patches at work are more likely to stop smoking than those who receive sporadic unstructured advice.

Employers are more likely to be satisfied with workers' compensation health care that emphasises provider-employer communication, according to researchers who have monitored a pilot program in Washington, USA.

Employees experiencing job insecurity are more likely to contract common infections, according to a Dutch study.

The most important work factor predicting the incidence of sick leave in nurses' aides was a perceived lack of encouraging and supportive culture, a Norwegian study has found.