Drug users show higher absenteeism and firing risk
New Orleans AP report finds postal workers who tested positive for drugs had 4.2 percent absenteeism versus 3 percent for others and a higher firing rate of 13 percent against 9.5 percent. The study estimates $17 million in avoided costs over three years if screening costs $1.8 million annually.
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Jacques Normand
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Normand
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Drug Institute
Former Kansas City man dies in plane crash with Leland
Robert Woods, 25, a former Kansas City resident and son of Federal Reserve official Dick H Woods Jr, died when a plane crash killed U S Representative Mickey Leland near Gambela Ethiopia. Woods had recently joined the U S Embassy in Addis Ababa as a junior vice consul.
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Kansas City, Mo
Robert Woods
Kansas City
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas
Dick Woods
Woods
Federal Reserve Bank
Nurses Speak On Health Care Woes And reforms
A readers’ letter barrage from multiple cities argues the health care system harms patients and workers. Contributors cite nurse disrespect, long shifts, and profit focus, contrasting U S care with socialized models and urging nursing organization unity to push for higher standards, pay, and training.
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Chicago
Florence Nightingale
Newark
American Nurses Association
Stength
Heel spur pain and plantar fascia treatment advice
Dear reader details a plantar fascia inflammation causing heel spur pain and outlines a treatment plan including rest, NSAIDs, heel pad and lift, icing, and a complex taping method. It also covers pessary use for uterine prolapse and teen sleep trouble with Nytol guidance and stress-related sleep issues.
Gout overview medicine and treatment history
The condition gout stems from excess uric acid forming sodium urate crystals around joints, often starting in the big toe. Acute attacks use antiinflammatories like indomethacin colchicine and phenylbutazone, while chronic care focuses on lowering uric acid with allopurinol and probenecid. Colchicine may aid in both phases.
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