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Disability - 25 News Result(s)
  • Peanut Butter Redux: More on Food Allergies
    Peanut Butter Redux: More on Food Allergies

    Many commenters argued that employees with severe food allergies are exclusively responsible for protecting themselves at work. The Americans With Disabilities Act, however, says otherwise.

  • A Restaurant Employs Waiters With Down Syndrome
    A Restaurant Employs Waiters With Down Syndrome

    It was another busy night for the staff with Down syndrome at the Girasoli restaurant in Rome, which serves up traditional pizza and pasta dishes along with a new way of looking at disability in ...

  • Sit Straight: How to Maintain the Right Posture
    Sit Straight: How to Maintain the Right Posture

    Lower back pain affects one out of 10 people worldwide, and causes more disability around the world than any other condition. It's time to get the right posture.

  • Nicotine Exposure During Pregnancy Could Trigger Hearing Problems in Kids
    Nicotine Exposure During Pregnancy Could Trigger Hearing Problems in Kids

    Nicotine exposure before and after birth may put babies at an increased risk of developing hearing problems.

  • Hike in Global Depression Cases By 20 Per Cent: 6 Habits We Need to Cut Down Today
    Hike in Global Depression Cases By 20 Per Cent: 6 Habits We Need to Cut Down Today

    Latest estimates from WHO show that by 2030, depression will be the leading cause of disability worldwide, drawing attention to the fact that immediate measures must be taken.

  • What Causes Hearing Loss? It May Have to Do with Your Genes
    What Causes Hearing Loss? It May Have to Do with Your Genes

    Hearing loss or hearing impairment is a partial or complete inability to hear. It can be in one or both the ears.

  • Older Adults With Low Level OF Vitamin K Are More Prone To Mobility Disability: See Foods Rich In Vitamin K
    Older Adults With Low Level OF Vitamin K Are More Prone To Mobility Disability: See Foods Rich In Vitamin K

    Adults with low vitamin K level are 1.5 times more likely to develop mobility limitation nearly twice as likely to develop mobility disability

  • Specially-Abled Mumbai Man Runs A Food Stall; Internet Is In Awe
    Specially-Abled Mumbai Man Runs A Food Stall; Internet Is In Awe

    Despite his disability, the man has been passionately selling street food in the Malad area of Mumbai.

  • Childhood Obesity Promotes Hyperactivity, Impulsivity: Study
    Childhood Obesity Promotes Hyperactivity, Impulsivity: Study

    High-fat diets tend to promote inattentiveness, over-activity, impulsivity in childhood, known as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and other learning disabilities, says a new study."We found that a high-fat diet rapidly affected dopamine...

  • Obesity Can be a Disability, EU Court Rules
    Obesity Can be a Disability, EU Court Rules

    Employers will have to change the way they treat overweight staff following a European Union court ruling that obesity can, in severe cases, constitute a disability.

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