Category: Work/Life

That Laptop in Your Lap May Be Dangerous

The computer age has already spawned a number of ergonomic illnesses.  The latest?  “toasted skin syndrome,” which doctors say is caused by laptop computers resting too long on a user’s legs. As reported on the CBS News website, a 12-year-old boy and a law student have both been […]

Free Help to Quit Smoking

The Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Tobacco Prevention and Control Program is pleased to announce that beginning July 29th, state employees, retirees, their spouses and dependents are now eligible for a new tobacco cessation program that offers free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and free telephonic counseling. These […]