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The International Research Institute of Stavanger (IRIS), which is Norway, have studied which leadership qualities could help employees return from sick leave early. Being considerate, understanding and able to maintain contact with the sick-listed are the most important leadership qualities, according to the study.

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The AMA (Australian Medical Association) is calling on the hospitality industry to do their bit in reducing drink-driving this season by offering designated drivers free or discounted non-alcoholic drinks.

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The UK remains at risk from the threat of bluetongue and farmers should vaccinate their animals at the earliest opportunity, the NFU said today.
Defra has launched the 2009 vaccination plan for animals susceptible to bluetongue serotype BTV8 and will continue to promote a voluntary vaccination programme. Although Defra will not be underwriting further vaccine supplies [...]

An egg a day raises risk of Type 2 diabetes. Research published recently in the US claims that eating one egg every day can substantially raise the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. Scientists from Boston, Massachusetts reached the conclusions after tracking almost 57,000 men and women over a period of up to 20 years.

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The use of insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) to protect children from malaria has risen six-fold in the past seven years, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust. Despite this success, however, 90 million children still do not have access to this simple protective tool, and remain at risk from the life-threatening disease.

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