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The Lancashire Staple: The LANX Garstang Boots Define Northern Refinement
The Lancashire Staple: The LANX Garstang Boots Define Northern Refinement
A True Sea Dog: The Taylor Stitch Seafarer Sweater and the Art of Timeless Coastal Knitwear
A True Sea Dog: The Taylor Stitch Seafarer Sweater and the Art of Timeless Coastal Knitwear
Beyond the Pavement: The Uncompromising Lems Trail Thrasher
Beyond the Pavement: The Uncompromising Lems Trail Thrasher
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Jul , 2024
Study finds limited evidence for massage therapy’s effectiveness in pain relief
Tag: Labor

Study finds limited evidence for massage therapy’s effectiveness in pain relief

A recent study published in JAMA Network Open reviews evidence to determine whether massages effectively relieve pain. Study: Use of massage therapy for pain, 2018-2023. Image Credit: baranq / Shutterstock.com An overview of massage therapy Complementary and integrative medicine is a welcome alternative for many individuals who do not experience relief through or oppose the principles […]

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Jul , 2024
States set minimum staffing levels for nursing homes. Residents suffer when rules are ignored or waived.
Tag: Labor

States set minimum staffing levels for nursing homes. Residents suffer when rules are ignored or waived.

For hours, John Pernorio repeatedly mashed the call button at his bedside in the Heritage Hills nursing home in Rhode Island. A retired truck driver, he had injured his spine in a fall on the job decades earlier and could no longer walk. The antibiotics he was taking made him need to go to the […]

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Sep , 2023
California lawmakers approve nation-leading $25 minimum wage for health workers
Tag: Labor

California lawmakers approve nation-leading $25 minimum wage for health workers

A sweeping agreement between labor and the health industry would gradually raise the minimum wage for hundreds of thousands of health workers in California to a nation-leading $25 an hour while ending a years-long battle over dialysis clinics. The pact approved by state lawmakers on Thursday, the last day of this year’s legislative session, would […]

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Aug , 2023
Intensive lifestyle intervention linked to increased employment for people with type 2 diabetes
Tag: Labor

Intensive lifestyle intervention linked to increased employment for people with type 2 diabetes

USC Schaeffer Center and University of Minnesota researchers found that study participants without a college degree had even larger employment gains from lifestyle changes recommended by specialists. Study takeaways: Published in JAMA Internal Medicine, the study reveals that intensive lifestyle intervention to prevent the progression and complications of type 2 diabetes is associated with higher […]