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UnumProvident Suggests Key Strategic Steps for FMLA Benefits Management: In terms of the movement of presenteeism to absenteeism, depression is estimated to be a primary factor in about 6% to 7% of UnumProvident's short-term disability STD claims. Depression also shows up as a strong determining factor for job performance. It also was described as causing the highest average self-reported...; Tags: family and medical leave act, depression, unumprovident, recruitment & selection, regulations, benefits, workforce management, human resources, government; White papers 2005-10-11
Case Management for the Treatment of Patients With Major Depression in General Practices - Rationale, Design and Conduct of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial - Prompt (Primary Care Monitoring for Depressive Patient's Trial) [ISRCTN66386086] - Study Pr: Depression is a disorder with high prevalence in primary health care and a significant burden of illness. The delivery of health care for depression, as well as other chronic illnesses, has been criticized for several reasons and new strategies to address the needs of these illnesses have been advocated. Case...; Tags: vertical industries, corporate law, health care, monitoring, biomed central, depression, case management, patient, healthcare, benefits, business operations, enterprise software, software, human resources; White papers 2005-10-05
Depression in Primary Care: Bringing Behavioral Health Care Into the Mainstream: The incentives, value, and leadership components evaluate and implement strategies for financing and sustaining use of clinical best practices despite barriers created by economic and organizational structures that fragment behavioral and general health care. The paper outlines that a challenge for policymakers is how to link depression care with the...; Tags: depression, project hope, health care, vertical industries, benefits, healthcare, leadership, enterprise software, software, human resources, management; White papers 2005-02-01
PRAMS and Postpartum Depression: Depression among mothers in the months after delivery has surfaced as an important maternal and child health concern. This paper presents data from three states which indicate that nearly 12% of women reported being moderately depressed after they delivered their baby, and 6% reported being very depressed after delivery. In...; Tags: depression, gender and diversity, vertical industries, benefits, healthcare, human resources, enterprise software, software; White papers 2004-08-06
The Mindfield of Depression: Almost everyone agrees that depression is a disease that endangers millions of lives and livelihoods. It also costs businesses billions of dollars each year. But what should business do about its treatment? One approach which is favored is "talk therapy" and medication with antidepressants, while the other relies on treatment...; Tags: treatment, depression, vertical industries, benefits, healthcare, enterprise software, software, human resources; White papers 2003-09-01

Approaches to Depression Care: Ten Key Questions to Help Identify Innovative Care: The American Association of Health Plans' AAHP publication, Current Issues Report: Approaches to Depression Care, illustrates that the member health plans are applying the hallmarks mentioned above?with equal success?in the area of behavioral health, specifically depression. This publication, Ten Key Questions, is based on that work. Across the nation, health...; Tags: healthcare, human resources, enterprise software, software, benefits, american association of health plan, health care, vertical industries, healthcare plan, depression; White papers 2001-09-01
Current Issues Report: Approaches to Depression Care: The report highlights health plan's thoughtful and wide-ranging approaches to this common disease, which affects approximately ten percent of the U.S. population at any given time. Because health plans provide the health care for most Americans, (approx. 68% of the population), they have a strong commitment to improve the recognition,...; Tags: depression, healthcare plan, health care, benefits, vertical industries, healthcare, human resources, enterprise software, software; White papers 2001-03-26

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Applying for your own job: a preliminary study: This study undertook a small preliminary investigation of the contemporary employment practice of 'applying for your own job'. There has not yet been a specific study into the effect upon individuals and organisations of the practice of existing employees being required to apply for the same or...; Articles 2008-09-22
Benefits cheat caught refereeing game is jailed: Home News IN BRIEF *A benefits cheat who worked as a football referee despite claiming he could hardly walk has been jailed for eight months. Steven Paskin, of Bassaleg, Newport, south Wales, was filmed by Department of Work and Pensions investigators running around a pitch. Paskin,...; Articles 2008-08-16
U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York Case Summaries:: U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York Social Security Extreme Limitations Brown v. Barnhart 05-CV-0985 Judge Mordue Background: The plaintiff brought action on behalf of her minor stepson to obtain...; Articles 2008-08-07
Semiauto surprise: the Kel-Tec PLR-16 .223 is a dandy hunting gun and doubles as a "Walter Mitty" fun gun: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] One of the great things about working for this mag is the fact assignments are always given on an "if I care to do so" basis. That means an awful lot to me and also makes me want to go the extra mile...; Articles 2008-08-01
Cancer Center to Use Wellness Professionals(TM) Ximega(TM) Omega-3 Supplement in Clinical Trial to Study Efficacy in Patients With Depression and Pancreatic Cancer: Numerous studies have shown the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids for everythingfrom decreasing joint pain to improving cardiovascular and ophthalmologichealth. Depression is another condition garnering attention fromresearchers studying the benefits of omega-3s. Wellness ProfessionalsTM,the leader in arthritis pain relief , is pleased to announce that theiromega-3 supplement,...; Articles 2008-07-28
Sick and down: to fight off an infection or illness, the body shifts into a slow-down mode that mirrors some symptoms of depression. In fact, scientists now think the immune response itself may even cause the mood disorder: When one of psychiatrist Andrew Miller's patients asked about receiving the best drug available for treating hepatitis C, Miller said: "No way." The patient--in his early 20s and accompanied by his morn to the appointment--had no job, few friends and a history of depression. While Miller knows that hepatitis C...; Articles 2008-07-19
Sigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals Seeking FDA Approval of Medicine for Rare Genetic Disease Affecting Less Than 100 Americans: Sigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is pleasedto announce the acquisition of Chenofalk® chenodeoxycholic acid fromthe Germany-based, Dr. Falk Pharma GmbH. Chenofalk® is approved inGermany for the dissolution of gallstones, and Sigma-Tau's Germanaffiliate, Sigma-Tau Arzneimittel GmbH, will immediately assumedistribution of this important medicine, ensuring there is no interruptionin availability to patients....; Articles 2008-07-09
Head-to-Head Study Demonstrates Focalin® XR Offers Faster and Better Symptom Control than Concerta®1 in Early Part of ADHD Patients' Day: - Focalin XR demonstrated better symptom control versus Concerta from 30 minutes to six hours post-dose in primary and secondary endpoints - Only Focalin XR provided onset of effect as early as 30 minutes post-dose - Additional analysis suggests Focalin XR provides comparable...; Articles 2008-07-08
Milliman Care Guidelines® Support Medicaid Quality Care Efforts: SEATTLE, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The healthcare of one-fourth of all managed Medicaid recipients in the U.S. is being supported with clinical guidelines from Milliman Care Guidelines LLC, A Milliman Company. Based on Milliman records and information from the 2007 Managed Medicare and Medicaid...; Articles 2008-07-08
Oil keeps Wall Street down: It was the Dow industrials' worst June since the Great Depression and stocks sputtered to an uneasy close as the shortened trading session ended July 3 due to the July 4 market holiday. Oil crested above $145 a barrel to close slightly...; Articles 2008-07-08
How to think yourself better: Positive thinking can help ease pain, improve fitness and prevent illness. Anastasia Stephens explains how to harness the power of your mind ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE A new Australian study suggests that the faster speed that athletes achieve when taking performance-enhancing drugs...; Articles 2008-07-08
Concierge Choice Physicians Expands Into Delaware, Virginia and Texas: Hybrid Model of Care Spurs Growth, Keeping Physician Practices Viable and Offering Options for All Patients ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. -- Concierge Choice Physicians[TM] CCP, the largest national company offering a "hybrid" model of concierge medicine, today announced its expansion into three new states. Physicians in...; Articles 2008-07-07
Medivation Announces Positive Top-Line Results From Phase 2 Dimebon Study in Huntington's Disease: - Dimebon Significantly Improves Cognition and is Well Tolerated in Huntington's Disease Patients - - Findings Warrant Further Development in Huntington's Disease - - Conference Call Scheduled for Today at 5:00 p.m. EDT - SAN FRANCISCO, July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --...; Articles 2008-07-07

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