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The American College of Ocupational and Environmental Medicine will hold its 54th State-of-the-Art Conference, October 25-28, at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel in Baltimore, Md. The theme of SOTAC 2002 is "Recent Advances in Occupational Medicine," and session topics will reflect state-of-the-art research.

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Contact lenses are not eye protective devices and wearing them in an industrial environment does not reduce the need for eye and face protection, states the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine in its newest guideline on "The Use of Contact Lenses in an Industrial Environemtnal."

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A recent study reports that Agent Orange-related contamination of food is responsible for high blood dioxin levels among residents of Bien Hoa City, Vietnam.

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Employee health problems cost U.S. employers $226 billion per year, according to a study.

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Results from the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's 2004 Compensation & Benefits Study reporting compensation for occupational and environmental physicians.

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Medical Society's Labor Day CheckList Addresses Cancer Prevention Labor Day CheckList on Cancer Prevention is written for Employers, Employees and General Public

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Poor health among workers is far costlier to U.S. employers than they realize, impacting their profitability and undercutting the nation's overall productivity. This large multi-employer study indicates that the costs of poor health are much greater for employers than medical and pharmaceutical spending alone.

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A new study suggests that while medication adherence is a critical element in reducing the impact of illness, employers should view it as just one of multiple components that are needed in strategic employee disease-management initiatives.

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Employers who integrate their safety initiatives with their health and wellness programming have the potential to improve the overall health and productivity of their workforces, according to a paper published recently in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (JOEM).

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Workplace health experts at the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's annual meeting shared ideas about how to use outcomes-based incentives fairly and effectively in wellness programming.