Work clothing fulfills important functions in the modern world of work: it ensures that employees identify with the company, ensures a uniform appearance in the customer area and protects the product when handling food. Above all, the wearer should also feel comfortable in it and their performance should be supported.
In view of the current global financial market crisis and the accounting scandals, it is becoming increasingly difficult to follow the standard economics thesis that performance-based remuneration leads to more performance. Prof. Margit Osterloh and Katja Rost have therefore examined whether higher variable management remuneration actually increases company performance. They combined the results of 76 scientific studies from 123767 examined companies and found: "The amount of the variable CEO income explains the company performance by only 1,2 percent", summarizes Katja Rost, employee at the Chair for Organization and Technology and Innovation Management, the results together. This means that the high level of bonus, share and option payments to the CEO has now practically no influence on the economic success of a company.
Lowering high blood pressure can prevent complications such as strokes, kidney or heart damage and extend life. As studies show, this is mainly possible with the help of medication. However, the question of whether there are differences between the antihypertensive agents remains unanswered. The Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) has therefore carried out a comparative study of the advantages and disadvantages of the drugs used to lower blood pressure, so-called antihypertensive drugs. The benefit assessment by IQWiG is intended to answer the question of which antihypertensive agent should be used to start therapy. Whether only one active ingredient or several should be used initially is not the subject of this report.
This number shows how dangerous the arrhythmia can be if left untreated. The Atrial Fibrillation Competence Network is therefore providing information on World Heart Day on September 28th, this time under the motto "Know your risk!" stands about the dangers associated with atrial fibrillation.
Experts estimate the number of osteoporosis sufferers in Germany at almost 8 million * - women over 50 in particular are affected by the dangerous bone loss. Osteoporosis patients are severely restricted in their movements and often have to endure severe pain. In the worst case, vertebral fractures occur. Complicated operations - often the last chance to improve the clinical picture - can now be avoided for many sufferers with vertebroplasty: Radiologists use a needle to insert a small amount of medical cement into the porous vertebral bodies and stabilize them from the inside. Dr. Tobias Jakobs, head of the medical team at the Institute for Clinical Radiology at the University of Munich Clinic, specializes in vertebroplasty.
Whether you are a professional athlete, leisure jogger or fitness freak: if you want to achieve maximum physical performance, you have to pay particular attention to the health of your teeth and gums. Athletes in particular repeatedly provide new nutrition for the bacteria in their mouth through regular and frequent meals. In the case of periodontitis - the chronic inflammation of the periodontium - bacteria settle in between the teeth and gum pockets. These excrete poisonous substances and substances that attack teeth and jawbones. Our immune system reacts with inflammation to destroy the bacteria. Together with inflammatory substances, these get into the blood and can trigger further inflammation throughout the body. One possible consequence: circulatory disorders of the heart muscle!
Every fifth German citizen will develop skin cancer in the course of his or her life. Every second person over the age of 60 is affected. According to expert estimates, around 250.000 people in Germany suffer from light skin cancer and around 16.000 from black skin cancer every year. The main reason for the increase in these diseases is the increasing intensive contact of the skin with sunlight in the last few decades, because it is a certain fact that skin cancer is triggered by UV radiation.
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), companies in the hospitality industry in Germany generated nominally 2008% more and 0,8% less in real terms than in July 1,9. Compared to June 2007, sales in the hospitality industry were in July 2008 after calendar and seasonal adjustment nominal 2008% higher and real 0,1% lower.
The test center for food of the DLG (German Agricultural Society) has now announced the international quality test for ham and sausage in 2009. Meat products that pass the DLG tests receive the "DLG-prämiert" award in gold, silver or bronze. The registration deadline for the DLG ham and sausage quality test is November 3rd, 2008.
TönniesFleisch accepts a fine from the North Rhine-Westphalian data protection officer. According to reports, the meat giant pays € 80.000. In a statement, TönniesFleisch emphasizes that food production in general and meat production in particular is a particularly control-intensive industry. The company not only has to observe strict hygiene regulations, but above all also extensive food law legislation - both legislations require complete documentation.
About a third of the almost 13 million cattle in Germany are dairy cows. According to the results of the cattle census by the Federal Statistical Office, around 2008 million dairy cows were recorded in May 4,2, 3,6 percent more than the census a year ago. The increase is mainly due to a changed recording method, since animals from small owners are now also included. This affects the year-on-year comparison.