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Bed Bugs: The Story of How International Travel Caused These Pests to Evolve
The news that no one wants to hear: bed bugs aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. In fact, it’s just the opposite. Over the last decade, the world has seen a tremendous growth of bedbugs, as these pests are growing at an incredible rate. According to the 2015 Bugs Without Borders Survey, almost all pest professionals…
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New Study Links Obesity to Higher Workers’ Compensation Rates
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ 2010 National Compensation Survey, workers’ compensation costs represented approximately 1.6% of total employer spending for that year. Now, however, a new study has found a link between obesity and higher workers’ compensation costs. A study in the September Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine has found that workers…