Research Summary: Distal upper extremity neuropathy was prevalent among 13 percent of engineers who perform computer activities at least 15 hours per week in a cross-sectional study by Conlon and Rempel.
Ergoweb's President and CEO, Peter Budnick, Ph.D., CPE, will present "Promoting Ergonomics: Communicating its Value, its Meaning and its Impact to Business" at the Sacramento Roundtable on Tuesday, March 14, 2006.
Microsoft Corp. plans to release its Origami paperback-size computer at a news conference on March 9, and hopes it will be the kind of book users will won't want to put down.
Blackberry maker dodged another bullet on February 24 when a Virginia judge held off on an injunction that could have left millions of United States users of the Canadian-made handheld computer without service.
With freezing winds whipping their faces, the group, made up of injured workers, trade unionists, occupational health and safety advocates and others, shouted for the Ontario government to stand up, open their ears and listen to the problems of the people.
The astronauts and cosmonauts who venture to Mars and beyond can expect a bombardment of risk factors. A review of the literature on the preparations for exploring outer space makes it clear that the race to distant parts of the Universe will be won by the agency with the best grasp of a host of intangible endurance factors.