Working for a healthier tomorrow

Produced by the UK cross-government Health, Work and Well-being Programme, March 2008, TSO -The Stationery Office
Available online at PDF [115p.] at:
http://www.workingforhealth.gov.uk/documents/working-for-a-healthier-tomorrow-tagged.pdf
 
“……..The subject of this Review is the health of people of working age, individuals whose health has consequences often far beyond themselves
- touching their families and children, workplaces and wider communities. The economic costs of [...]

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Investigasi Kecelakaan Pesawat Udara Belum Optimal

This is my opinion on Suara Pembaruan Daily 14 March 2008, stating that aviation accident investigation in Indonesia has not been optimal yet.
Investigasi Kecelakaan Pesawat Udara Belum Optimal
Oleh I Made Ady Wirawan

Berita kecelakaan pesawat udara semakin sering “menghiasi” media massa. Indonesia termasuk salah satu negara yang beberapa tahun belakangan ini tidak lepas dari isu keselamatan [...]

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Adult Immunisation

One of task in my book of exercises of chemical and biological hazards is to identify what immunisations recommended for people of working age and what negative expressions generally heard from people resisting immunisation. This post will give the answer which is compiled from many sources but is not specific for one country or region. [...]

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Hipertension in Gamelan Musicians

Hipertensi pada Penabuh Gamelan di Kecamatan Batubulan, Gianyar, Bali 
Gede Artawan, Kertha Duana, Utami Dwipayanti, Widarini, Ady Wirawan, Partha Muliawan
Abstract
Background: Several researches have supported that there is significant correlation between noise and hypertension. Gamelan is a Balinese traditional music instrument that is used in religious ceremony, social customs, and art entertainment. Every villages in Bali has at [...]

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An ethical issue concerning HIV infection

Dear colleagues, this post is  my view in responding the case below:
A partner in your health practice has been recently found to have HIV infection. He admits to you that it probably arose from his having unprotected sex with a client. What are some of the implications of this?
Your comment and respond to my view would be [...]

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Electromagnetic Fields and Health

News about the effects of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) on health has spread for years through media, from the effect of mobile phone on human health to the issues related to living under power lines. It has been scientifically proven that EMFs are associated to the increased risk of some cancers. State University of New York [...]

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