Cardiovascular effects of acute hypercholesterolemia in rabbits. Reversal with lovastatin treatment
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In this experiment, groups of white rabbits were fed a cholesterol-enriched diet for two weeks while other groups of rabbits were fed a regular diet. . Additionally, half of the rabbits in each group were given a drug, lovastatin, which leads to a decrease in the rate of production of cholesterol. At the end of two weeks, some of the rabbits underwent surgery. The rabbits which had had the cholesterol-enriched diet had heart vessels (coronary arteries) which were obstructed. The authors conclude that an increased diet of cholesterol results in a severe decrease in blood flow to the heart, and that such deleterious changes can be significantly reduced by treatment with lovastatin.
Publication Name: Journal of Clinical Investigation
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 0021-9738
Year: 1989
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Workplace drug abuse policy
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Costs and effects of workplace policies dealing with drug abuse among employees are studied. Research has indicated an estimated 70% of users of illicit drugs are in the workforce. A simple model of a competitive labor market, including the issues of moral hazard and adverse selection, is used to evaluate workplace policies, including treatment with and without observation by the company. Labor market incentives are seen to result in too much testing and too little treatment, judged on the basis of net social product maximization.
Publication Name: Journal of Health Economics
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 0167-6296
Year: 1993
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Workplace performance effects from chronic depression and its treatment
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Business owners must ensure that their employees are properly diagnosed for depressive disorder since occupational health has been proven to affect overall workplace performance. It was revealed that by reducing the depressive severity of workers, employers may be able to increase production rate and enhance their performance level. It was further shown that employees with low baseline work performance and baseline depression tend to manifest the greatest work improvement.
Publication Name: Journal of Health Economics
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 0167-6296
Year: 1998
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