By Lester Sim

Stress in the workplace is becoming more common these days.
Among factors that contribute to workplace stress are
competition among employees, large workloads, negative work
attitudes, quality control, legal challenges, training, and
office politics. It is time for the management to be aware
of how serious stress levels are in their respective
departments and review the best Stress Management solutions
for its employees. Here are the top ten causes of stress as
described by The Global Business and Economic Round Table on
Addiction and Mental Health:

1. Lack of Control – It is vital to take into account the
opinion of workers on the ground before implementing a
new policy that could change their work orientation. If
workers are forced to accept change when they have no say at
all, they would feel that their voice is unimportant to the
management. View how employees respond to the ideas, and
consider any alternative that would create a win-win
situation for both parties rather than force-feeding
employees. Stress management is about having a productive
and effective work environment.

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England has some of the richest and most varied wildlife in the world but it is threatened by modern life and development.

Some have called the current gloibal wildlife declines the sixth great extinction and England is not escaping.

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By Owen Jones

There are various forms of air purifier systems, so it can
be difficult to know what someone means when they are talking
about air purifying. For instance, all air conditioning
units and most central heating systems have some form of air
purification built in. In deed, the air purification filters
in most split air conditioning units are very advanced. A
similar add-on unit can be purchased for most central
heating and central conditioning systems.

However, you may not require heating or cooling units, but
you may want a dedicated air purifier. Air purification
units can greatly increase your quality of life,
particularly if you suffer from an allergy or live with a
smoker or pets.

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Controversy is
brewing over K2, a “drug” similar to pot. Prior to its ban last week
in Kansas and another county in Missouri, the drug was completely legal in all
50 states. Now there is debate over the dangers involved with its use.

K2sometimes
called genie or Zohaiis a substance chemically similar to pot. Its key
ingredient, JWH-018, is a synthetic cannabinoid that mimics marijuanas euphoria-causing
agent THC.

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England has some of the richest and most varied wildlife in the world but it is threatened by modern life and development.

Some have called the current gloibal wildlife declines the sixth great extinction and England is not escaping.

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Dinosaurs ruled the earth for millions of years but were wiped out within days by a massive asteroid, scientists said yesterday.

The asteroid, the size of the Isle of Wight, smashed into the Earth at Chicxulub, Mexico, with a force one billion times more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb.

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Here are some amazing images and films taken from deep inside the heart which reveal some of the very latest heart research.

Scientists across the UK being funded by the British Heart Foundation were challenged to submit fascinating images and video representing their fields of research.

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Global warming is full of uncertainties and the public is right to be confused, scientists admitted today.

Three leading UK climate scientists braved the lion’s den of a media briefing at the Science Media Centre in London to talk about the state of climate science following the recent furore over emails at the University of East Anglia, witholding of facts, and evidence in the IPCC report wrongly saying Himalayan glaciers would have completely melted away by 2035.

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Global warming is full of uncertainties and the public is right to be confused, scientists admitted today.

Three leading UK climate scientists braved the lion’s den of a media briefing at the Science Media Centre in London to talk about the state of climate science following the recent furore over emails at the University of East Anglia, witholding of facts, and evidence in the IPCC report wrongly saying Himalayan glaciers would have completely melted away by 2035.

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It’s just 50 days to the next Big Bang science fair being held in Manchester.

I went to last year’s London event and was really impressed by the sheer excitement that was generated.

It raises the question which often puzzles people in the UK: If schoolchildren can get so excited by science how come they don’t take it on into careers?

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