Latest developments in stress 8 March 2005
6,800 stress claims ‘waiting to come to court’
The Guardian reports that 6,800 stress claims are waiting to come to court, according to Kevin McCavish, Shoosmiths' employment law specialist. These include personal injury, breach of contract, constructive and unfair dismissal claims, health and safety prosecutions, and claims under the new Disability Discrimination Act. “It really is time for employers to protect themselves by caring for employees' mental health,” he says. This care includes carrying out risk assessments, mental health training, modifying the working environment, offering supervision and support, and flexible rehabilitation back to work according to the needs of the individual.
Strong mind-body connection in heart disease
There is a growing base of evidence supporting the mind-body connection in heart disease, according to a new report published in The Journal of the American College of Cardiology – with depression, stress and other common psychosocial risk factors now known to play an important role in the well being and health outcomes of patients with heart disease. “The number of studies looking at the effects of psychology and behaviour on cardiac health is enormous,” says lead author Dr. Alan Rozanski of Columbia University in New York. “They indicate that there are not one but a number of different psychosocial factors that promote heart disease, including depression, social isolation, poor socio-economic status, and discrete chronic stressors like work or marital stress. Moreover, psychosocial stress appears to be as potent as any of the major cardiac risk factors, including diabetes, hypertension, smoking and obesity.”
Nestlé comes clean on calories
Food group Nestlé, maker of brands ranging from Kit-Kat to Nescafe, Golden Grahams and Carnation, is to put the calorie content of its products on the front of packs as part of a drive to “make it easier for consumers to choose a healthy diet”. Every bar of chocolate, packet of pasta, breakfast cereal and yoghurt produced by the world's biggest food group will carry the calorie information. The initiative, also featuring a “nutritional compass” detailing health information on the back of packets, is part of a global plan to promote wellness. Nestlé's global chief executive, Peter Brabeck, said Nestlé had set up a centralised “wellness unit” that will screen all its 8,000 products to identify where nutritional values could be improved.
The Guardian reports that 6,800 stress claims are waiting to come to court, according to Kevin McCavish, Shoosmiths' employment law specialist. These include personal injury, breach of contract, constructive and unfair dismissal claims, health and safety prosecutions, and claims under the new Disability Discrimination Act. “It really is time for employers to protect themselves by caring for employees' mental health,” he says. This care includes carrying out risk assessments, mental health training, modifying the working environment, offering supervision and support, and flexible rehabilitation back to work according to the needs of the individual.
Strong mind-body connection in heart disease
There is a growing base of evidence supporting the mind-body connection in heart disease, according to a new report published in The Journal of the American College of Cardiology – with depression, stress and other common psychosocial risk factors now known to play an important role in the well being and health outcomes of patients with heart disease. “The number of studies looking at the effects of psychology and behaviour on cardiac health is enormous,” says lead author Dr. Alan Rozanski of Columbia University in New York. “They indicate that there are not one but a number of different psychosocial factors that promote heart disease, including depression, social isolation, poor socio-economic status, and discrete chronic stressors like work or marital stress. Moreover, psychosocial stress appears to be as potent as any of the major cardiac risk factors, including diabetes, hypertension, smoking and obesity.”
Nestlé comes clean on calories
Food group Nestlé, maker of brands ranging from Kit-Kat to Nescafe, Golden Grahams and Carnation, is to put the calorie content of its products on the front of packs as part of a drive to “make it easier for consumers to choose a healthy diet”. Every bar of chocolate, packet of pasta, breakfast cereal and yoghurt produced by the world's biggest food group will carry the calorie information. The initiative, also featuring a “nutritional compass” detailing health information on the back of packets, is part of a global plan to promote wellness. Nestlé's global chief executive, Peter Brabeck, said Nestlé had set up a centralised “wellness unit” that will screen all its 8,000 products to identify where nutritional values could be improved.
posted by Carole Spiers @ Tuesday, March 08, 2005
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