Recent Articles
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Study connects opioids to heart problems in COPD patients
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Medical & Allied HealthcareMuch has been written about the opioid crisis across the United States. In fact, the FDA recently removed an opioid from the market because of its potential for abuse and addiction. Doctors have gotten a bad rap for being too quick to write opioid prescriptions, and now a new study gives healthcare providers yet another reason to exercise extreme caution and discretion when writing a new prescription for an opioid.
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Save teeth with anti-inflammatory foods
Carolina Pickens Oral & Dental HealthcareEveryone knows that diet is one of the biggest factors of healthy living. Doctors recommend dietary guidelines to patients to help combat widespread problems including obesity, heart disease and diabetes. However, recent research shows the right foods can even contribute to a decline in overall tooth loss.
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5 types of content to invest in — and 5 to skip
Emma Fitzpatrick MarketingMost social media marketers spend 6-11 hours a week on social media. That includes everything from creating content to analyzing metrics. Simply put, there are not enough hours in the week. Instead of trying to do it all, do more of what works and less of what doesn't. Below are five types of digital content you should invest more in — and five types you can nix from your never-ending to-do list.
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Change may not be easy in healthcare, but it is possible
Joan Spitrey Healthcare AdministrationHealthcare is one of the most dynamic industries. Not only are new discoveries, modalities, equipment or medications being introduced at a rapid pace, but the unpredictability of taking care of humans and their uniqueness also creates an extra challenge.
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How are Trump’s new regulations affecting travel to Cuba?
Bambi Majumdar Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementThe travel and tourism department had found a new channel of revenue when then-President Barack Obama eased the decades-long restrictions on Cuban travel and tourism in March 2016. Intrepid travelers started planning trips to the sprawling tobacco plantations and historical colonial cities for the upcoming seasons, while Cuban spas and resorts began attracting fun-loving tourists in hordes. Hotels spruced up their services, Airbnb added a significant number of Cuban homes to their repertoire, and a few American airlines began running direct flights to Cuba.
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Report details first 6 months of California’s End of Life Option…
Christina Thielst Medical & Allied HealthcareThe California Department of Public Health released its report detailing usage information during the first half-year of the End of Life Option Act's implementation. The law — Health and Safety Code section 443.19 (b) — gives mentally capable, terminally ill adults with six months or fewer to live the option to request a doctor's prescription for medication they can decide to take to die peacefully in their sleep if their end-of-life suffering becomes unbearable.
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Troubleshoot placing your apparatus into pump gear
Frank R. Myers Law Enforcement, Defense & SecuritySeveral times during my career I had been called out to evaluate a driver engineer/chauffeur having an issue placing a pumper truck into pump gear. Many times, it was due to operator error. The scene of a fire is a high-energy, adrenaline-packed environment. It is common for mistakes to happen when caught up in the excitement. Learning to take control of your emotions and take a step back to rethink what is happening is a good way to solve issues when a situation goes awry.
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FDA strikes back against opioid abuse with Opana ER decision
Dr. Abimbola Farinde PharmaceuticalThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently added another drug to its growing list of medications that have been removed from the market due to concerns over risk outweighing the clinical benefit of the drug. Typically, drugs are pulled because of harmful side effects, but Opana ER (oxymorphone hydrochloride) is the first drug to be recognized by the FDA as causing harm related to the potential for abuse and addiction. This was largely the result of the increasingly prevalence of the opioid epidemic in America.
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Golf Q&A: Cal golfer Collin Morikawa
William SouléCollin Morikawa is a rising junior at the University of California, Berkeley (Cal). In his short time at Cal, Moirkawa has worked hard to cement himself as one of greatest golfers in Cal history. In his opening campaign as a Golden Bear, he became the first player in school history to be named to the GCAA All-Freshman team, and he was the second Cal player to be named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year. He also finished in a tie for 10th place in the 2016 NCAA Championships at Eugene Country Club, which matched the best-ever finish by a freshman at the event.
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What’s so bad about charter schools?
Bambi Majumdar EducationAmid the growing fight between public and charter schools, 2017 has seen several charter schools across the country face legal scrutiny for the way they are run — events that have done nothing to help their cause. As a result, the NAACP has geared up to battle with education reformers by passing a resolution that calls for a moratorium on the growth of charter schools because they don't believe "reform" is at the center of their focus.