US Workers Too Stressed to Take Vacation
Key points
- NEW YORK, Feb 22 (Reuters Health) - Many Americans are involuntary workaholics, results of a recent survey suggest.
- A beautiful smile can dazzle and sparkle, charm and entice.
- When you look in the mirror, are you happy with what you see?
- On your first visit, your dentist will do a thorough evaluation, so as to assess the general health and cosmetic appearance of your teeth and gums.
NEW YORK, Feb 22 (Reuters Health) - Many Americans are involuntary workaholics, results of a recent survey suggest. More than 30% of workers gobble their lunch while they work and nearly 20% said they are too overworked to use their annual vacation time--even though they already have fewer vacation days than workers in other industrialized nations.
"Regular vacations are preventive medicine, they cut down on stress-related illness and save health care dollars," Dr. Alan Muney, of Oxford Health Plans, said in a statement. Oxford Health Plans sponsored the survey, which included phone interviews with 632 men and women selected at random. The results have a margin of error plus or minus 4%.
Seventeen percent of the workers surveyed reported a loss of sleep because of work and 21% said they have missed family events because of their job.
The pressure to overwork, however, may not be solely self-inflicted, the survey findings suggest. Seventeen percent of the respondents report that their jobs have management policies that make it hard for them to take time off from their job or leave work in the case of an emergency. Nearly 20% think it necessary to go to work even when they are sick or injured.
On the other hand, many employers offer benefits geared towards employee well being, survey findings show.
More than half of workers surveyed--55%--report that their job offers transitional alternative duty, a situation in which individuals can opt to return to work after an illness or injury, and 48% report that their job offers them the option of working flex time.
In addition, some organizations offer a number of other morale-boosters such as a room reserved for employees who want to meditate during the day or an on-site workout or exercise facility.
Smile Design
What's in a smile?
A beautiful smile can dazzle and sparkle, charm and entice. It says let's talk - I care - Cheer up. A smile communicates your feelings about yourself and others. Like the lines, colours, and shapes in a painting, your teeth should work together to produce a pleasing effect. A bright smile projects warmth, approval, or self-confidence.
Are you satisfied with your smile?
When you look in the mirror, are you happy with what you see? If you answer yes to any of these questions, it's likely you can benefit from cosmetic dentistry:
Do you have any stained or discoloured teeth or fillings?
Are any of your teeth crowded, overlapping, or crooked?
Are your gums red, swollen, receded, or bleeding?
Are you missing any teeth or do you have large gaps between any of your teeth?Do any of your teeth have uneven shapes due to chips, fractures, or rough edges?Do your teeth seem out of proportion because they are uneven in length?Dull Smile
Written and revised by
Andrey Nailor, M.D.
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