Work and Cancer: How to CopeCancer survivors know how important a job can be to their psychological and financial well being. Here are tips to improve the ability to continue working, as well as some ways to handle workplace discrimination during treatment.
Breaking Yourself Out of a RutA routine isn't necessarily bad; it can be comforting because it adds structure to your life and it isn't stressful. But dissatisfaction may start to gnaw at you and erode your self-esteem if you believe you want something more in your life.
How to Avoid At-the-Desk InjuriesIf your computer, chair and other parts of your workstation aren't positioned properly, you can end up with sore wrists or a backache or other physical problems.
Business Travel Stress-BustersIf you take a healthy attitude toward stress in your travel plans, the payoffs include improved physical well-being, mental alertness and better job performance.
Success SecretsSuccess is the business of trying to improve the things you do. Success is growing and developing. It's accepting bigger and greater challenges.
Working Out a Workout at WorkThe office may seem like an odd place to work out, but you spend most of your day there. Even short bursts of movement count.
All About Work-Related AsthmaOccupational asthma is a lung disease in which the airways overreact to dust, vapors, gases, smoke or fumes that exist in the workplace.
Managing Work-Related StressIt’s not the job that creates stress, it’s the way a person responds to the urgencies and demands of each workplace environment that makes them stressed or energized.
Losing Weight at WorkHere are strategies that can help you troubleshoot and personalize your weight-loss plan to manage common workplace weight-loss roadblocks.
Stop the Spread of Germs at WorkIllnesses such as the flu and colds are caused by viruses that infect the nose, throat, and lungs. They’re usually spread from person to person when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
How to Help a New Coworker SucceedTo help someone who is starting out in your company, remember how you felt on your first day. Was it a pleasant experience? If so, what made it that way?
Facing Up to Alcohol in the WorkplaceAlcohol-dependent employees incur twice the health care costs of the average employee, are more likely to steal from their employers, are more likely to be involved in workplace accidents and are five times more likely to file worker’s compensation claims.
Working Mom? Aim for Less StressIn the United States, 78 percent of all mothers with kids ages 6 to 17 work in paid jobs. Most—including married working moms—also are responsible for child care and housework.
Asthma at WorkOccupational asthma is caused by being exposed to irritants in the form of vapors, fumes, gases, particles or allergens like dust in the workplace.