News tagged with better health
Study suggests flexible workplaces promote better health behavior and well-being
A flexible workplace initiative improved employees' health behavior and well-being, including a rise in the amount and quality of sleep and better health management, according to a new study by University of Minnesota sociology ...
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Dec 06, 2011 |
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Denmark levies world's first fat tax
Denmark Saturday became the first country in the world to impose a fat tax after a week in which consumers hoarded butter, pizza, meat and milk to avoid the immediate effects.
Oct 01, 2011 |
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Study finds much different work histories for disability rejects, beneficiaries
Male disability applicants rejected for federal benefits tend to have lower earnings and labor force participation rates over the decade prior to applying for federal disability benefits, a new study finds.
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May 24, 2011 |
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Half a glass of wine a day may boost life expectancy by five years
Drinking up to half a glass of wine a day may boost life expectancy by five years—at least in men—suggests research published ahead of print in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Less child mortality among taller women in developing countries
Each centimeter/inch counts for women in developing countries. This is the outcome of research by Christiaan Monden of Tilburg University and Jeroen Smits of Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands, which was recently ...
Feb 02, 2009 |
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