As colors and their meanings vary from hospital to hospital, color-coding is potentially perilous to patients. Efforts to standardize it are encountering a range of challenges, some unexpected.
The computer mouse has been embraced by workers as an efficient tool to accomplish information control office tasks. However, a recent Swedish study shows that the mouse can be too much of a good thing.
Johns Hopkins researchers find that location within the United States influences the likelihood of experiencing a work related injury/illness. New England, California and Michigan-Wisconsin experienced higher average rates than other regions.
A recent award in Britain recognizes the value of harnessing psychosocial factors to help employees back to work after disabling musculoskeletal disorders.
A 1993 Swedish study on psychosocial issues and musculoskeletal disorders ranks as the most cited occupation health research of the last almost 60 years, a telling pointer to the elusiveness of firm answers about the link between the two.