Y! Health Work Issues News http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ Y! Health Work Issues News, updated continuously. en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:04:31 PST Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. 5 Yahoo! Health 142 18 http://health.yahoo.com/ http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/he/b/he_144.gif Doctor-Pharmacist Teams Boost Blood Pressure Control (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/doctorpharmacistteamsboostbloodpressurecontrol.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/doctorpharmacistteamsboostbloodpressurecontrolMon, 23 Nov 2009 20:48:49 PSTHealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- High blood pressure is better controlled by doctor-pharmacist teams working hand-in-hand than by doctors and pharmacists working alone, a new study shows.Stifled Anger at Work Doubles Men's Risk for Heart Attack (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/stifledangeratworkdoublesmensriskforheartattack.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/stifledangeratworkdoublesmensriskforheartattackMon, 23 Nov 2009 20:48:45 PSTHealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Men who bottle up their anger over unfair treatment at work could be hurting their hearts, a new Swedish study indicates.Even Smokers Support Bans at Work (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/evensmokerssupportbansatwork.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/evensmokerssupportbansatworkSun, 22 Nov 2009 20:49:00 PSTHealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Most smokers around the world support workplace smoking bans, according to a new study.Funeral workers risk cancer from formaldehyde (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_cancer_morticians.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_cancer_morticiansFri, 20 Nov 2009 13:58:16 PSTReuters - Morticians who use formaldehyde to embalm bodies have a higher risk of leukemia, researchers reported on Friday.Army helps vets with `invisible wounds' find jobs (AP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ap/us_invisible_wounds.htmlyahoo/health/news/ap/us_invisible_woundsTue, 17 Nov 2009 13:22:53 PSTAP - Richard Martin keeps a rearview mirror on his desk to prevent co-workers from startling him in his cubicle. The walls are papered with sticky notes to help him remember things, and he wears noise-canceling headphones to keep his easily distracted mind focused.Medical workers balk at mandatory flu vaccines (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_flu_nurses.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_flu_nursesFri, 13 Nov 2009 13:34:31 PSTReuters - Even as they are forced to wait like everyone else for swine flu vaccines in short supply, thousands of nurses and other front-line healthcare workers are fighting mandatory flu immunization policies being put in place by some U.S. hospitals.Exercising in the heat may help you eat less (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_exercising_heat.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_exercising_heatFri, 13 Nov 2009 11:02:53 PSTReuters - Exercisers who are trying to cut calories might want to take a run in the sun instead of a climate-controlled gym, a small study suggests.BPA Tied to Impotence in Men (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/bpatiedtoimpotenceinmen.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/bpatiedtoimpotenceinmenWed, 11 Nov 2009 20:48:51 PSTHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to high levels of the controversial plastics chemical bisphenol A (BPA) significantly raised the risk of sexual dysfunction, including impotence and low sex drive, among Chinese factory workers, a new study has found.Chemical BPA in workers linked to sex problems (AP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ap/us_med_bisphenol_safety.htmlyahoo/health/news/ap/us_med_bisphenol_safetyWed, 11 Nov 2009 06:41:25 PSTAP - Male factory workers in China who got very high doses of a chemical that's been widely used in hard plastic bottles had high rates of sexual problems, researchers reported Wednesday.No paid sick leave hampers US swine flu battle (AFP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/healthfluuslaborillness_20091111060751.htmlyahoo/health/news/afp/healthfluuslaborillness_20091111060751Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:07:37 PSTAFP - Along with scarce vaccine and shrinking stocks of antivirals, the United States faces another enemy in the fight against swine flu: workers who go to work when they're ill because they don't get paid sick leave.