Workers in the commercial fishing industry have the highest occupational fatality rate in the United States, nearly 35 times higher in 2011 than the rate for all U.S. workers (1). During 2000–2009, a total of 504 fishermen were killed in the U.S. fishing industry, most commonly by drowning as a result of vessels sinking (51%) and falls overboard (30%). Another 10% of fatalities (51 deaths) were caused by injuries sustained onboard vessels, such as entanglement in machinery (2).
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Where Does Prostate Cancer Spread? – MayoClinic.com
Diabetes: Drugs only work if you take them – MayoClinic.com
It’s a common problem. According to an April 2011 Mayo Clinic Proceedings article, only about half of those who are prescribed medication take it exactly as prescribed.
via Diabetes: Drugs only work if you take them – MayoClinic.com.
Read in between the lines when reviewing medical records. Adjust your risk assessments accordingly. Decline if warranted.
“Caffeine Delivery Systems” (not coffee)
Energy drinks can lead to serious health consequences, including palpitations, rapid heart rates, dehydration, elevated blood pressures, or even heart attacks. Their high caffeine content, along with “natural” additives, can interact with prescription drugs. Worse, 56% of college students report mixing energy drinks with alcohol, which studies show increase the risk of committing or experiencing a sexual assault, riding with a drunk driver, or becoming involved in an alcohol-related car accident. According to a recent report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, there were over 20,000 emergency room visits involving energy drinks in 2011, double the number from 2007. Last year, the Food and Drug Administration received reports of 18 deaths and over 150 injuries that may have been associated with the drinks.
Seth’s Blog: “I’m making money, why do more?”
Because more than you need to makes it personal.
Because work that belongs to you, by choice, is the first step to making art.
Because the choice to do more brings passion to your life and it makes you more alive.
Because if you don’t, someone else will, and in an ever more competitive world, doing less means losing.
Because you care.
Because we’re watching.
Because you can.
Association of Vitamin D Deficiency with Incidence of DM2 in High-risk Asians
Conclusion: The current prospective study suggests that vitamin D metabolism may play a role in T2D pathogenesis independently of known risk factors. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT01508481.
via Association of vitamin D deficiency with incidence of type 2 diabetes in high-risk Asian subjects.
New Research: What Yahoo Should Know About Good Managers and Remote Workers – E. Glenn Dutcher – Harvard Business Review
We found that individual effort was highest in the 100%-in-house teams. The addition of remote workers reduced the in-house workers’ exertion.
And why did the in-house people reduce their effort when a teleworker was added to the team? Because they believed that the teleworkers were less productive. Which wasn’t true, by the way. We found no evidence that the teleworkers were shirking.
The implication is that teams containing teleworkers would benefit from knowing that remote members are working just as hard as everyone else. Managers can play a role in this, providing data about teleworkers’ productivity. Our research indicates that if team members know that all other members are working hard, the negative effect of including teleworkers in teams goes away.
So companies don’t have to get caught in a tug-of-war between letting their employees work remotely or forcing them to come to work and collaborate. Collaboration can happen even among in-house employees and teleworkers. It simply takes a different managerial skill set.
New Employees: ‘We Were Jobbed About This Job’ – Workforce.com
More than half, or 51 percent, of new employees hired in 2012 have “buyer’s remorse” and 88 percent are looking to make a change, notes DDI’s report. Their chief complaint: The hiring process “failed to paint a realistic or accurate picture of the job.”
via New Employees: ‘We Were Jobbed About This Job’ | Latest News – Workforce.com.
Surprise!
Over 30 years ago I was lied to during a job interview. The agent of misinformation was to be my future boss. Some things never change.
Disposable Workers: Why Throwaway Employees are Bad Policy « naked capitalism
Cardio Risk Factors Predict Early Death
Among individuals ages 12 to 39, central obesity, smoking, and hyperglycemia at a single assessment were associated with premature death from any cause within the next 12 to 18 years (relative hazards 1.86 to 3.81), according to Sharon Saydah, PhD, of the CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation in Atlanta, and colleagues.
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