Ergonomics: Serious Office Health Risks

6 Serious Office Health Risks, by Althea Chang, the link leads to the full article

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 

• Lower-Back Pain

• Other Joint Problems

• Eyestrain

• Bacteria

"The desk, in terms of bacteria, is 400 times more dirty than your toilet," University of Arizona microbiologist Dr. Charles Gerba told WebMD (NASDAQ: WBMD - News). "People turn their desks into bacteria cafeterias because they eat at them, but they never clean them. The phone is the dirtiest, the desktop is next, and the mouse and the computer follow."

• Stressful Situations

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