A tool has been developed to help businesses calculate the financial impact of respiratory illnesses within their workforce.
The interactive...
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Workplace habits, including vaping breaks, can make it difficult for employees to overcome nicotine addiction. By using the forthcoming vaping...
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The number of working days lost to asthma and respiratory illnesses has soared since the pandemic, with a 153% increase...
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Union body the TUC has backed calls to create a national database to map the presence of asbestos in buildings....
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People struggling with breathing difficulties are being forced to make as many as five trips to A&E before bringing their...
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Half of adults globally set to be obese or overweight by 2050, warns shocking new study
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonMore than half of adults globally and a third of children and adolescents will be overweight or experiencing obesity by...
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The microscopic particles emitted from certain types of commonly fitted brake pads can be more toxic than those found in...
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Employees are set to be able to get access to weight loss jabs through their workplace health, under a plan...
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Cases of tuberculosis (TB) in England increased by 13% last year, compared to 2023, the latest figures from the UK...
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With hospitals and workplaces struggling to cope with this winter’s surge in flu and respiratory viruses, a charity has called...
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The surge we’ve seen in cases of flu this winter poses an “unprecedented” workplace and public health challenge, an occupational...
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How we define obesity needs to become more nuanced, a report has argued, with body mass index (BMI) as a...
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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued guidance for workers installing stone worktops on how to mitigate risk around...
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With NHS trusts struggling to cope as cases of winter flu soar, a study has warned that respiratory infections cost...
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Cases of flu serious enough to lead to hospitalisation are surging and are only likely to get worse as people...