Health Tip: Help Prevent a Stress Fracture

(HealthDay News) -- A stress fracture is a common injury of the lower leg and foot, involving overused muscles that become fatigued and are no longer able to protect nearby bones from stress and shock.

New ILO Publication Helps Identify, Prevent and Address Workplace Stress

The International Labour Organization (ILO)'s new publication, "Stress Prevention at Work Checkpoints: Practical Improvements for Stress Prevention in the Workplace" helps identify and address workplace stressors.

Questions over stress tests

The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) on Jan. 18 judged "appropriate" the results of the stress tests of the No. 3 and No. 4 reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture. On Jan. 31, an International Atomic Energy Agency team determined that Japan's stress tests of reactors are "generally consistent" with IAEA safety standards. We beg to disagree ...

Rumor-mongering can prevent exploitation and lower stress

For centuries, gossip has been dismissed as salacious, idle chatter that can damage reputations and erode trust. But a new study from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests rumor-mongering can have positive outcomes such as helping us police bad behavior, prevent exploitation and lower stress.

New AgrAbility publications help farmers cope with disabilities

Farmers dealing with disabilities can find tips on how to cope and continue farming in a series of 15 new fact sheets from Ohio State University Extension's Ohio AgrAbility Program.

How 'panic button' triggers cancer cells to elude toxic effects of drugs

London, Jan 30 (ANI): Under stressful conditions, yeast cells become unstable, and readily rearrange their chromosomes to facilitate rapid adaptation, according to a new study.

How to file taxes on your own

The dread that surrounds the issue of taxes can be attributed primarily to taxpayers' fear of the unknown. A surprising number remain confused about basic tax knowledge, preferring instead to transfer full ownership of their returns to a seasoned professional or computer system...