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A new approach to workplace health

Original post made on Sep 8, 2015

Silicon Valley is known for its technological innovation, from new apps to driverless cars. But the area is also poised for a possible breakthrough in workplace health, as companies try to tackle chronic health problems and get their employees up and out of their chairs.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, September 7, 2015, 6:02 PM

Comments (7)

Posted by Big brother is here
a resident of Waverly Park
on Sep 8, 2015 at 6:29 pm

You want to bring down workplace stress, than smoke. It releases all the tensions and stress and you feel great afterwards, from that nicotine high.


Posted by @Big brother is here
a resident of another community
on Sep 8, 2015 at 7:19 pm

Right -- and let's forget what happens afterwards.

I mean, lung cancer, emphysema, heart disease, etc. is no big deal, right?


Posted by Reader
a resident of Martens-Carmelita
on Sep 9, 2015 at 2:13 pm

If your genes say you will die from lung cancer, emphysema, heart disease, etc. then you will, whether you smoke or not. Just look at the worlds oldest documented lady that ever lived, lived till 122, smoked all her life. Actually if you look at the list of oldest people to ever live, a lot of them smoked.


Posted by @Reader
a resident of another community
on Sep 9, 2015 at 2:33 pm

Evidence by anecdote? Really?

And stating that "[i]f your genes say you will die from lung cancer, emphysema, heart disease, etc. then you will, whether you smoke or not" is nothing than recycling garbage. It has been proven, over and over again, that smoking INCREASES the chance of dying from the diseases mentioned.

But hey, why bother with evidence when it gets in the way of your argument, sport?


Posted by Wow, just wow.
a resident of Bailey Park
on Sep 9, 2015 at 2:39 pm

Medical geniuses are posting here today. Good lord, the ignorance on proud display here is astounding. And here I though we lived in a highly educated area. All good fun I guess, all IQ levels are welcomed, but we can't be forced not to laugh when someone says something REALLY stupid ;)


Posted by reader
a resident of Martens-Carmelita
on Sep 14, 2015 at 1:38 pm

"It has been proven, over and over again, that smoking INCREASES the chance of dying from the diseases mentioned."

Yes, it really increased the 122 year old woman ability to live 122. NOT

The bottom line is that man does not know much about cancer, but anti smokers do. Anti smokers are the most hateful, prejudice people I've ever met. So that says something about there studies as well form them, prejudice from the start.


Posted by @reader
a resident of another community
on Sep 14, 2015 at 4:35 pm

"The bottom line is that man does not know much about cancer, but anti smokers do. Anti smokers are the most hateful, prejudice people I've ever met. So that says something about there studies as well form them, prejudice from the start."

There's stupid, and there's the nonsense you just posted, sport.

You must be a LOT of fun when you haven't had your hourly nic fix.


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