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Is Your Job Giving You Sleep Problems?

Posted 02.18.2013 | Healthy Living

By Shelby Freedman Harris, Psy.D. for YouBeauty.com From hospital staff to construction workers, police officers, pilots and commercial drivers... ...

Work The Night Shift? How To Maintain A Healthy Weight

Posted 12.28.2012 | Healthy Living

By Dr. Mike Roussell for Shape.com Q: I work a rotating shift so it is hard to have a regular eating and sleeping routine. What can I do to jumpsta...

Lynne Peeples

Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark: The Health Dangers Of Light At Night

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 08.02.2012 | Green

Ian Cheney had no idea that artificial light at night could be unhealthy when he began filming his new documentary, "The City Dark." His interest in w...

Overworked And Under-Slept?

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 07.14.2012 | Healthy Living
Dr. Michael J. Breus

Close the computer at 6 p.m., decline that extra bit of overtime, don't bring work home on the weekends: It's up to each of us to find ways to set reasonable limits so that work life doesn't rob us of the sleep we need.

On-call employment: Good for retail business, bad for workers

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 06.06.2012 | Business
The Center for Public Integrity

By Joe EatoniWatch NewsLike generations of college students, Caprice Taylor needed a job to help pay her school and living expenses. For the 24-year...

Night And Weekend Workers Have Greater Feelings Of Social Isolation: Study

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 12.14.2011 | Business

When workers pull evening and weekend shifts, it can be great for a company's bottom line. But it's often not so good for the workers themselves. E...

How Working The Night Shift Can Affect Your Health

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 07.31.2011 | Healthy Living
Dr. Michael J. Breus

Many sleep problems can be attributed to an internal clock that has become out of sync. Sometimes your body's clock just doesn't quite match up with society's 24-hour clock.

The Truth About Melatonin

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Dr. Michael J. Breus

Melatonin is a sleep and body clock regulator, not a sleep initiator.

Top 5 New 'Suspected Carcinogens'

AOL News | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

Some carcinogens you already know and fear: cigarettes, asbestos, smoked meat. But what about the ones you've never even heard of? That's the crux of...