Shift work has been shown to be associated with heart and metabolic disorders. A recently published study reports exactly how shift work is...

The California Department of Health has reported that the workers' occupational exposure to lead continues to be a serious public healt...

Cardiovascular claims that are deemed compensable are costly medical and pharmaceutical claims. The procedures are expensive an risky and th...

Safety in the air is of great concern.What is lacking is adequate access to medical care and resources on an urgent basis. This article is s...

A NJ Workers' Compensation Court affirmed the dismissal of a pulmonary claim ruling that the evidence presented was lacking, and that t...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has provided a total of $2.7 million to help two organizations reduce air pollution in the New Y...

The occupational exposure to asbestos fiber has now been linked to fatal heart disease. A recent report associates asbestos exposure at work...

Late in the 1970s, serious social concern over health problems due to long working hours has arisen in Japan. This report briefly summarize...

Many football players are essentially paid to be big—really big—especially those whose job is to block or stop the big guys on the other tea...

Working overtime that resulted in a heart attack was deemed to be a compensable dependency claim. "The compensation judge held that A...