US bosses wrong to fire smokers, obese: survey
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Americans spoke out strongly against bosses who fire workers who are obese or smoke, a poll showed Thursday.
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Blaming a computer software error, the government Wednesday admitted overstating the nation's weight problem in a widely reported study last year that said obesity was about to overtake smoking as the No. 1 cause of death in the United States.
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WASHINGTON  - A US government report released in March on the number of deaths related to obesity in the United States exaggerated the number due to a statistical error, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (news - web sites) said in a
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CEOs aren&#39;t taking the care that they should with their customers&#39; data when they outsource, according to a new survey of senior management.
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Nearly seven out of 10 Britons want to see smoking banned in restaurants, pubs and offices, according to a poll published on Tuesday.
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The nicotine in cigarettes is habit-forming but is not the sole cause of addiction, a tobacco company executive argued during testimony on Tuesday in the government's &#36;280 billion suit against cigarette makers.
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A prominent study by the U.S. Centers  for Disease Control and Prevention may have overstated the  number of obesity-related deaths in 2000 by as much as 20  percent, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
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Top women executives do slightly  better at U.S.-based healthcare and pharmaceutical companies  than in other industries, but 35 percent of big drug companies  do not have a single female director, according to a new  survey.
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A prominent study by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may have overstated the number of obesity-related deaths in 2000 by as much as 20 percent, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
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The US National Institutes of Health said on Tuesday it was launching a systematic campaign to fight obesity, which now affects close to two-thirds of the US population and threatens to overtake smoking as the leading cause of death
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A US government report released in March on the number of deaths related to obesity in the United States exaggerated the number due to a statistical error, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement.
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Industry attorneys said Wednesday the public was never purposely lied to about the dangers of smoking, though individual tobacco company officials made mistakes and showed poor  judgment in dismissing evidence of health risks.
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A new report by a national health advocacy group calls state and national policies ineffective tools in the war against obesity. The Trust for America&#39;s Health, a nonprofit organization
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Do human resource executives know their employees? Apparently not, according to a recent survey of professionals.
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By BEVERLEY WANG HOOKSETT, N.H. - Can you be fired for gossiping about your boss? Four town employees here say they were, raising questions about fairness, free speech and a staple of life in the American workplace.
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The nicotine in cigarettes is  habit-forming but is not the sole cause of addiction, a tobacco  company executive argued during testimony on Tuesday in the  government's $280 billion suit against cigarette makers.
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By Terry Rindfleisch, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Feb. 21--When people talk about a statewide smoke-free workplace law, Doug Mormann understands the politics but wishes legislators and others would be more concerned about public health.