Inadequate social support at work seems to amplify magnitude of these associations The emotional demands and confrontation inherent in person-contact roles, involving direct face to face or voice to voice interaction with external parties, are linked to a heightened risk of type 2 diabetes, suggests research published online in Occupational & ...
Overwork may induce neuroadaptive changes that affect cognitive and and emotional health Long working hours may alter the structure of the brain, particularly the areas associated with emotional regulation and executive function, such as working memory and problem solving, suggest the findings of preliminary research, published online in Occupational & Environmental ...
Larger studies of varying doses and longer term effects now warranted, say researchers Melatonin supplementation may help offset the DNA damage associated with night shift work by boosting the body’s ability to repair it, suggest the findings of a small clinical trial published online in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine. ...
Until then, adopt all possible control measures to minimise exposure to harmful silica dust The UK and the European Union should follow Australia’s lead and ban the kitchen worktop favourite and cause of irreversible and rapidly progressive lung disease—artificial stone siliicosis—urge researchers in an editorial, published online in Occupational & Environmental ...
Young men seem to be more at risk than young women, long term study suggests Experiencing the sort of job insecurity in early adulthood that is often linked to the gig economy, is linked to a heightened risk of a serious alcohol-related illness in later life, suggest the findings of ...
Urgent action needed to redress ongoing health service race inequalities, insist researchers Minority ethnic NHS staff were more likely to face workplace harassment, discrimination, and unavailability of personal protective equipment (PPE) than their White British colleagues during the pandemic, reveals research published online in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine. Urgent ...
Falls from height associated with male sex, construction work, and severe injuries Better prevention strategies needed to mitigate these risk factors, say researchers Same-level falls in the workplace are set to rise amid rapid growth in the numbers of older female employees in the workforce, suggests Australian research published online ...
Those working in sales, retail, clothing and construction industries also potentially at risk Cumulative exposure to various agents, including talc, ammonia, may be important Hairdressers, beauticians, and accountants are among certain job roles that may be associated with a heightened risk of ovarian cancer, finds a case-control study published online ...
Lower use of drugs for depression, anxiety, insomnia, high blood pressure, and asthma in city dwellers Findings independent of income and educational attainment Frequent visits to urban green spaces, such as parks and community gardens in Finland, rather than the amount, or views of them from home, may be linked ...