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 [...]
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Working for a healthier tomorrow
Posted in Occupational Health on April 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Adult Immunisation
Posted in Occupational Health on November 19, 2007 | 1 Comment »
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. [...]
Hipertension in Gamelan Musicians
Posted in Occupational Health on November 15, 2007 | 3 Comments »
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 [...]
An ethical issue concerning HIV infection
Posted in Health Ethics, HIV and AIDS, Occupational Health on October 23, 2007 | 7 Comments »
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 [...]
Electromagnetic Fields and Health
Posted in Environmental Health, Occupational Health on August 14, 2007 | 3 Comments »
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 [...]
