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Toxic Positivity at workplace 

On 3rd March 2023, Times of India, a newspaper, flashed a news with a heading ‘Toxic body positivity: Ranbir Kapoor says actors are starved, unhappy, and pained, do not eat enough.’ Ranbir Kapoor is a young popular actor in Indian cinema. He spoke about this...
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Making workplace disability-friendly 

If you have arthritis, a bone joint disability, or any other medical condition that restricts your mobility (movements), and if your workplace is safe for you, it is disability-friendly. Is your workplace designed to make you move freely so that the chances of your tripping...
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Work-related (occupational) rheumatoid arthritis 

A Swedish study suggests that workers exposed to airborne toxins may have an increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an immune system disorder that causes swelling and pain in the joints. The study found that among men, bricklayers, concrete workers, manual load handlers and...
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De-glamorize overwork if you want to live long and healthy 

In some cultures, overworking is glamour. In some organizations, it is glamourous to overwork; employees think they are being seen. There are also organizations where overwork is encouraged. Should anyone overwork? In the 1990s, when sociologist Junko Kitanaka from Keio University, Japan first started studying...
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Occupational Health for occupational success 

If one is to achieve success in the chosen occupation, then inclusion of Occupational Health (OH) is necessary. This is because sometimes an illness can be a hinderance to rise in corporate ladder or even in a personally run business. It is even more daunting...