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More than 374,000 homes in the United States catch fire each year, according to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). These fires cost homeowners billions of dollars each year. And while most house fires are covered by homeowners' insurance, they can still destroy otherwise irreplacable items while leaving you and your family susceptible to injury and illness. So, what steps can you take to prevent house fires?#1) Don't Overload OutletsA common cause of house fires is an overloaded el …

A high employee turnover rate is a serious problem for businesses. When an employee quits, the employer must exhaust time, energy and resources to find and recruit a replacement. And once a replacement has been recruited, the employer must train that new employee. To put the problem of employee turnover into perspective, statistics show that it costs employers about 200 percent of an employee's annual salary to replace that employee. For an employee earning $50,000 per year, that's $100,000. The …

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a common industrial chemical used in plastics and products containing plastics. It's been around for more than a half-decade, with manufacturing companies first using the chemical in the 1960s. Since then, it's popularity has only increased. However, while used in thousands of everyday products, including plastic food containers and sports equipment, high levels of exposure to BPA can interfere with a person's hormones and potentially increase the risk of cancer. And accordi …

The Michigan branch of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) has announced more than $250,000 in workplace safety grants for employers in the state with up to 250 employees. Known as the Workplace Improvement to Safety and Health (MIWISH) grant program, it's intended to create a safer environment in which to work.No state has a perfect safety record for work-related injuries and illnesses, and Michigan is no exception. Each year, tens of thousands of workers are in the state …

Millions of Americans take aspirin on a daily basis, believing that it will thin their blood and subsequently lower their risk of a heart attack. For decades, doctors have advised patients with an increased risk of heart attack to take a baby aspirin each day. Because of its anti-inflammatory properties, aspirin is believed to lower the risk of a heart attack. While this makes sense, there's new evidence suggesting that it may case more harm than good. According a new study published in the …