Recent Articles
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Strong to the finish: Impact of lutein and zeaxanthin on cognitive functions
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Sports & FitnessStaying strong to the finish; that is a goal for all of us. Staying strong for nine innings and routinely sending a baseball into the stands is a goal few attain. But it is possible. There is ever increasing evidence that a healthy lifestyle, including a diet rich in fruits and vegetables enhances visual performance, stabilizes cognitive function and prolongs tissue vitality — particularly keeping neural cells such as those in the retina of the eye healthy.
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Including sustainability in the risk framework
Dr. David Hillson Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementSustainability has become increasingly important to organizations across the world in recent years, as both a business objective and a necessary constraint. But what does it mean? And how should it be included in the risk process? The word sustainability has changed its meaning significantly over time in the business world.
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Flying HEMS into Haiti
Mark Huber Medical & Allied HealthcareThe Caribbean nation of Haiti — the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere on half the island of Hispaniola — has been in need of everything for so long that the dire state of its 10 million people often is sadly viewed akin to the tide: Something man cannot change. But one group is intent on bringing medical assistance to Haiti by establishing an HEMS operation there. To understand what a big step this is, it's important to understand a bit about the impoverished nation.
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The Flying Circus: Kamikaze pilots
Garth WallaceCOPA eFlight presents another weekly excerpt from "The Flying Circus," a fun book by Canadian aviation humorist and former COPA publisher Garth Wallace. "The Flying Circus" is a fictional account of the madcap escapades of two instructors who start their own flying school armed with loads of enthusiasm, but little business sense and no money.
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Canadian private fleet continues to grow
Adam Hunt Transportation Technology & AutomotiveThe Canadian private civil aircraft fleet continued to grow in 2013, but at a rate that was once again the lowest seen since 2003, lower than in 2012 and worse than at any time during the recession of 2008-10.
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Latest advances in the diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury
Dr. Afsaneh Motamed-Khorasani Medical & Allied HealthcareIn the United States alone, more than 1.7 million individuals have been reported to have some sort of traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year. Of those, 80 percent could be categorized as mild TBI (mTBI) or concussion. It has been also reported that 15 percent of the patients with mTBI went to private clinics, while an additional 25 percent did not seek any medical attention. For this reason, TBI has been known as the silent epidemic.
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The construction professional’s checklist to begin 2014
Nate BuddeThe new year has arrived, and that means it's time for companies to make resolutions to get paid more often and write off less bad debt in 2014. To accomplish this goal, a company should take stock of its receivables, reevaluate (or create) its credit policy, analyze its average DSO and grade its collection efforts.
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Changing immunosuppressants after transplant may reduce cancer risk
Joy BurgessRecent research has shown that the risk of cancer is much higher for individuals dealing with chronic kidney disease. Unfortunately, transplant researchers and physicians feel that immunosuppressant medications may be the cause of the increased risk of cancer.
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Creating a lifetime of customer love
Emma Fitzpatrick MarketingAs a business, you need to sell your product. But being a business means far more than just your net profit. You need to be focused not just on getting new faces in the door, but also on bringing them back time and time again. After all, when it comes down to it, the people who buy your product run your business.
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Medical plastic process developments take center stage
Don Rosato ManufacturingPlastics are integral to the entire medical industry's supply chain and their use is projected to surge as the population ages. As demand for smaller medical devices grows, innovative manufacturing technologies are being adopted to allow for production of ultra-precise designs. The medical device universe encompasses a particularly imposing spectrum of constant technological innovation, including hundreds of different technologies and thousands of types of products.