Recent Articles

• Removing luck from the Chain of Survival

  Brian Duffield Medical & Allied Healthcare

  As good as the Chain of Survival is in the face of a sudden cardiac arrest, the success of the chain relies heavily on the performance of people — and to a lesser extent technology — for it to succeed. When you get down to the details, some of the folks in the chain are not professionals. Some of the professionals may be having a bad day, and the nature of technology brings a host of various challenges. The variables are myriad, and they all have to come together and work perfectly during an SCA.

• Is it time to end zero-tolerance policies in schools?

  Brian Stack Education

  Last month, a former student from my school came back to interview me on zero-tolerance policies for a research paper she was writing for her graduate program. Her questions really got me thinking about the purpose and the effectiveness of this approach in schools.

• Health concerns about electronic cigarettes are mounting

  Joan Spitrey Medical & Allied Healthcare

  On March 23, the California Public Health Department launched a series of ads as part of an effort to inform the public of the potential dangers of electronic cigarettes. This comes 25 years after the state of California issued its first anti-smoking ads, becoming one of the leaders in tobacco use and prevention. The efforts have paid off over the years, as the state has one of the lowest youth smoking rates in the country.

• Is the shale bubble really ready to burst?

  Stefanie Heerwig Natural Resources

  Since June last year, bond yields of companies in the shale business rose from an average of 5.7 percent to 9.7 percent. Currently, about 17 percent of all junk bonds on the market are made up of U.S. oil and gas exploration and production firms, according to Bloomberg News.

• Should we get rid of paper package inserts?

  Jason Poquette Pharmaceutical

  Back in December, the FDA issued a proposal that would theoretically eliminate the little folded paper package inserts (PI) attached to prescription bottles by their manufacturer. The proposal, verbosely titled "Electronic Distribution of Prescribing Information for Human Prescription Drugs, Including Biological Products," suggests that manufacturers eliminate these funkily-folded fact sheets and replace them with a URL to the online version.

• The great grain debate: Should pet foods avoid grains?

  Jennifer Adolphe, Ph.D. Pet Care

  Grain-free diets are becoming much more commonplace in the pet food aisle. There are a number of reasons for this growing trend, such as the belief that grains are harmful for pets or that grain-free diets are more appropriate for dogs and cats from an evolutionary perspective.

• Combating slow payment (and nonpayment) in the construction industry

  Nate Budde Construction & Building Materials

  Most of the time, invoices get paid. In the vast majority of cases, invoices are paid well before they age enough to cause a significant worry. Despite this, however, there is an entire industry of credit and financial managers who are dedicated to helping companies manage, and ultimately collect, those problem invoices.

• Emergency notification keeps tenants safe and protects your property

  Steven Dutro Facilities & Grounds

  If your tenants can stay safe when danger is nearby, it's better for everyone. You avoid tragedies, your tenants' lives are less disrupted, your property is likely to be protected, and the rent is paid. Thankfully, there is an effective, authoritative, free service available in most communities. Emergency notification service (ENS) alerts from your local emergency response team contact citizens via phone call, text and email.

• SPE ANTEC 2015 highlights plastics innovation on the move

  Aldo Crugnola, Nick Schott and Don Rosato Engineering

  ANTEC, produced by the ​Society of Plastics Engineers, is the largest, most respected and well-known technical conference in the plastics industry. Since its start in 1942, ANTEC has successfully expanded from the U.S. into Europe, India and the Middle East with further expansion to global locations in 2015 and beyond.

• Avoid these 5 job interview no-no’s

  Anne Rose Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  Whether you're interviewing a prospective employee or you're the one interviewing for a new position, remember that the interview is a two-way process. You're both being evaluated for professionalism, expertise and likability. For a productive interview, avoid these disasters during the process:

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