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Editorial

Is your workplace ready for the accessibility challenge?

We all got back to work after the weekend; we made the drive or the commute to work; we rode the elevator or took the stairs; got to our workstations; performed our work to the best of our abilities and then headed home. We did not think twice about the ...

Jane Sleeth and Olga Dosis | Friday, 20 August 2010

  Burnout is more than feeling stressed from overwork or constant excessive demands. Anxiety and depression are part of it, but its hallmark is becoming emotionally distant and seemingly uncaring.   This is a summary of ‘burnout ‘ that I use in my medical office and in my books and seminars on ...

David Rainham | Monday, 10 May 2010

“Believe me, every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not — and often times we call a man cold, when he is only sad.” —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Not sleeping well? Having trouble concentrating? The future looks grim? Don’t have fun any more?...

David Rainham | Monday, 24 August 2009

Health Page Products

Goggle for readers

Sperian Protection Uvex Stealth Reader Goggle is the industry’s first safety goggle with reading magnifiers, the company claims. Available in five diopter strengths ranging from +1.0 to +3.0, the new goggle is ideal for workers who require not only increased magnification for close-up inspection or fine detail work but also ...

The Cleankeys one-wipe-clean wireless keyboard features a patent-pending tap technology that’s unique to the touch-sensitive keyboard market, according to its manufacturer, Cleankeys Inc. Users can rest their hands on the keyboard’s surface without typing on contact. Cleankeys only types when users tap the keys, sending vibrations down to its individual ...

Showa Best Glove’s pink N-DEX BWC (Because We Care) nitrile glove enables disposable glove wearers to show their support for cancer survivors while enjoying all the characteristics associated with the Best N-DEX hand protection. These 100 per cent nitrile, non-latex medical grade gloves are part of the N-DEX family of ...