A natural gas pipeline in Morocco, interrupted by seismic activity, has been completed and related production has resumed, a company said Friday. Circle Oil said in a statement it was “pleased to announce the completion of gas pipeline repairs in Morocco.” The company, which has its headquarters in Ireland, temporarily ... Read More »
A major health-services company is revamping the employee wellness and care-management programs supplied to its clients after a yearslong study of who actually benefits from calls offering health advice. Equity Healthcare, owned by private-equity giant Blackstone Group, helps shape the health benefits of around 280,000 people. It is sharply cutting ... Read More »
The RNLI’s (Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s) new lifeboat station in Bridlington is under construction on Spa Promenade in the town. Work to realign the sea wall and increase the width of Princess Mary Promenade has been completed and phase two of the project has begun. The new Art Deco style ... Read More »
WEDNESDAY, July 13, 2016 — Many Americans think their job takes a toll on everything from their health and stress levels to their eating and sleeping habits, a new poll found. “The takeaway here is that job number one for U.S. employers is to reduce stress in the workplace,” ... Read More »
Years of working long hours may help you climb the career ladder, but those hours may take a steep toll on your health — and that’s especially true for women, new research says. “People who habitually put in a lot of long hours for many years, even decades, are really ... Read More »
More than half (53%) of UK teaching assistants (TAs) have experienced physical violence at school in the past year, a poll by Unison has found. The survey of more than 8,000 TAs found three-quarters (76%) had witnessed some form of physical violence. More than half (53%) had experienced, and 73% ... Read More »
Chiropractic manipulation, also known as chiropractic adjustment, is a form of alternative medicine. A trained chiropractor applies sudden force to spinal joints to correct structural alignment and improve physical function. Most often, patients seek chiropractic adjustment to relieve various types of back, neck and head pain, although it has been ... Read More »
The administrator for troubled Australian steel and iron ore group Arrium Ltd said it had agreed to work toward a “constructive” outcome with Morgan Stanley after the investment bank took legal steps to call in a three-year-old debt. Morgan Stanley filed action in the Delaware Chancery Court in the United ... Read More »
THURSDAY, April 14, 2016 — Here’s some potentially good news for people with hepatitis C who are waiting for liver transplants: Hepatitis C-infected livers seem to do as well as healthy livers in these patients, a new study indicates. The findings suggest that using hepatitis C-infected (HCV-positive) livers could help ... Read More »
Monetary rewards for eating healthy can pay off both in the pocketbook and in positive psychological factors like internal motivation to eat fruits and vegetables over time, a new study has found. “Some psychological research and theories suggest that if individuals have external motivations like payment to perform tasks, their ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, March 29 — With seismic testing tied to the oil and gas sector continuing in the Atlantic, an advocacy group called on Washington to make good on clean-energy pledges. The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced consent for the first-everwind energy research facility offshore Virginia this week. The ... Read More »
