Professional athletes are seen as having dream jobs. They get to do what they love and get paid extraordinary amount of money for it. Meanwhile, workers' compensation is seen as something to help financially-strapped workers in need of monetary assistance so they can...
Month: February 2017
Are you suffering the consequences of carpal tunnel syndrome?
Do you spend a significant portion of your days working on an assembly line or a production line in a facility such as a chicken processing plant? Then the piercing pain that you felt shooting up your arm from your wrist might be the start of carpal tunnel syndrome...
What are the 4 main categories of workers’ compensation benefits?
A serious workplace injury can happen to any Illinois worker. However, some jobs are more dangerous than others. At dangerous jobs -- like construction sites for example -- a worker has a higher chance of falling many stories, getting injured by a piece of machinery...
Proposed Illinois law could increase temporary worker protections
News media outlets are constantly reporting how the national economy has improved and the recession is long over. However, numerous workers are still struggling to get a full-time job. Many of these workers have turned to temporary jobs that don't offer the same level...
Can non-coding RNA treatments help with mesothelioma?
Researchers are currently experimenting with a non-coding RNA molecule called miR-34a as a new treatment for diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma. DMPM is a form of malignant mesothelioma, and its growth appears to be inhibited by the miR-34a molecule.Researchers...