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One of the by-products of the modern era — with most people spending hours each day staring at tablets, smart phones and computers — is eye, neck and shoulder strain.

According to The Vision Council, the average American spends about seven hours a day looking at screens, including phones, computers and TVs. Some groups, like Gen Z, spend even more, averaging around nine hours daily. This can result in computer vision syndrome. Here's how to prevent it.

Besides taking care of your winning smile, there may be an even more important reason to keep your dental checkup appointments: Your dentist can detect serious health problems you may not be aware of.

Oral hygiene is important to your overall wellbeing. Untreated cavities can lead to infections that may threaten your health. But during routine exams, your dentist can also detect other issues that signal health problems unrelated to your teeth.

So you're trying to eat healthier and have decided to incorporate more salads into your diet.

While you might be doing great in terms of adding quality, vitamin-laden calories to your intake, if you're like most people, you could be defeating the purpose by drowning your salad in dressing — those creamy, tangy spoonfuls of fat. But did you know you have other options for dressings that won't add to your waistline?

Businesses that regularly hire foreign workers may come under increased scrutiny from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission after it announced a new enforcement focus on "anti-American bias" in employment decisions.

You felt it coming on during your last hour of work and by the time you were driving home, the headache was pounding like a steam train digging a valley through your skull. 

While your first instinct might be to reach for a bottle of aspirin or ibuprofen, there are other methods that you can use that don't involve ingesting pills. 

The governing committee of California's workers' compensation rate-making agency on Apr. 16 voted to recommend that the benchmark rate for policies incepting on or after Sept. 1, 2025, should increase an average of 11.2% across all class codes.

Did you know your firm can be held liable under your own workers' comp policy if a subcontractor's employee is injured? Courts have ruled time and again that if a company hires a subcontractor without coverage and an employee gets hurt on the job, the injured worker can seek coverage under the hiring company's policy.

In many cases, an injured worker may even be a third- or fourth-level contractor, but if none of your subcontractors are carrying workers' comp, a claim can hit your own policy.

Tractor rollovers are the leading cause of death on American farms, accounting for roughly 50% of all tractor-related fatalities. Despite decades of awareness and federal safety regulations, millions of tractors in use today still lack modern rollover protective structures (ROPS).

The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health estimates that half of the 4.8 million tractors operating on farms today are not equipped with ROPS. For farm owners, the decision to retrofit older equipment isn't just a matter of compliance with OSHA regulations — it's a life-saving investment. Here's why.

As new malware and ransomware that specifically targets mobile devices grows exponentially, if you have not set rules for employees who use their own smartphones for company business, you should do so now.

While implementing a bring your own device (BYOD) program can save your company money by not buying new phones for staff, there are other benefits like increased productivity, greater flexibility and higher employee satisfaction. However, if your staff are not protecting their devices and following rules aimed at thwarting hackers, their smartphones can become backdoor gateways for malicious cyberattacks.

Manufacturing and warehouse environments are often a busy and hectic, with high potential for injuries or accidents to occur.

Good housekeeping habits can help reduce these hazards. Housekeeping is also an essential part of any effective safety program and a safe workplace can reduce the risk of injuries, which not only put employees in danger but also can affect your workers' comp premiums as well as force you to incur other costs.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has finalized a rule that limits Medicare Advantage plans' ability to reopen and modify an earlier inpatient hospital prior approval decision.

The new provision addresses a growing issue of some MA insurers withdrawing approval for inpatient services after the services have been rendered, leading to distressful situations for affected beneficiaries.

The new rule is likely just the first stab at changing the rules on prior authorization in light of CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz's earlier comments about limiting their use.

Some Medicare Supplement enrollees will be confused when they log into their Medicare.gov account and see what appears to be a monthly termination date, according to a guest column by a Medicare agent in a local Indiana newspaper.

Fortunately, the monthly termination date displayed on Medicare.gov for Medigap policies is a technical quirk of the website's system, not a true termination of your coverage. If you've ever been confused by this, you can get the details here.