Study: Smokers perform worse at work
|
| Posted
:
Fri, 30 Mar 2007 02:29:00 GMT |
| By
:
Health News Editor |
| Category
:
Health |
| News Alerts by
Email ( click
here ) |
|
|
|
|
|
SAN DIEGO, March 29 An analysis of the career progression of some 5,500 women entering the U.S. Navy over one year found smokers performed worse at work than non-smokers.Smokers were also more likely to have a less than honorable discharge, to be demoted, to desert, and to earn less than their non-smoking colleagues, according to the study published in the journal Tobacco Control.The women's performance was analyzed from the period between 1996 and 1997, during which some 45 percent had never smoked, 27 percent were daily smokers when they enlisted and the remainder were ex-smokers or smoked occasionally.The researchers at San Diego State University also found regular smokers were significantly more likely than non-smokers to be discharged for medical reasons, bad behavior, misconduct, drug misuse and personality disorders.In addition, non-smokers were paid significantly more than daily smokers, even after factoring in educational attainment and time in service.Copyright 2007 by UPI
|
|
|
|
|
|
Related News
Serbia extends school break to fight flu epidemic
Belgrade - Serbia has extended the autumn school break for the second time in the past week to reduce the impact of the swine flu, Education Minister Zarko Obradovic said Tuesday. The vacation has been extended by an additional six days, from this We...
Ukraine: Flu still spreading, but situation stabilizing - Summary
Kiev - The number of deaths and infections from flu was still rising in Ukraine on Monday, as government officials argued the outbreak was showing signs of stabilizing. Today we cle...
First death from swine flu in Baltic states
Riga - A 50-year-old Latvian woman on Monday became the first person in the Baltics to die of the virulent A/H1N1 flu virus, known commonly as swine flu. The unidentified woman died at the P Stradins University Hospital in the capital Riga, the Balti...
Ukraine government: Flu still spreading, but situation stabilising
Kiev - The number of deaths and infections from flu were still rising in Ukraine on Monday, as government officials argued the outbreak was showing signs of stabilizing. Today we clearly had certain positive signs of a reduction in the flu infection...
Nose spray boosts memory while you nap
Hamburg - A new nasal spray boosts short-term memory while you sleep, according to a team of German scientists at a sleep research lab. In a research report in The FASEB Journal, the researchers show that a molecule from the body's immune system (int...
Babies without dads think differently
Hamburg - The brains of babies raised without fathers may be wired differently than those of babies raised by both parents, according to findings by German scientists working with rodents. Fatherless rodent babies exhibit significantly different ne...
Seasonal flu and its symptoms
Hamburg - A seasonal influenza infection can be recognized by a classic progression through a series of symptoms typically starting with a high fever, pain in the limbs, headache and a feeling of general malaise and exhaustion. It then progresses to ...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
