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Top 3 reasons you’re losing social followers
Emma Fitzpatrick CommunicationsYou've worked hard to gain each follower you have on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. That's why you love checking how many new followers you've gained every week. It makes you smile because what you're doing is clearly working.
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Nurses to rally in DC again to promote safe staffing
Joan Spitrey Healthcare AdministrationOn May 12, 2016, on an overcast cool morning, a grassroots movement took a stand on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol. Hundreds of nurses from around the country gathered to bring attention to patient-nurse ratios. But more importantly, they gathered to show their fellow healthcare workers that they would no longer be silent when it came to patient safety.
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Take the extra steps for your SCBAs to protect your members
Frank R. Myers Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityDepartments, their SOPs and Air Program personnel need to assure that all safety precautions, fit tests and maintenance occur on a regular basis. Sometimes, incidents require a change in SOPs and our practices to ensure safety for our members. When I first came on the job, each suppression apparatus had an SCBA pack per crew member on the truck.
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Study: Vitamin E, selenium not effective for dementia
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Medical & Allied HealthcareA well-balanced diet is good for health, and this applies to people of any age. There are many products that are marketed to add to a deficient diet or to enhance an already good diet. Products that are claimed to help prevent or slow Alzheimer's disease (AD) are part of this market.
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Failure is an option
Betty Boyd Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementFailure is a difficult pill to swallow. People don't want to admit they have failed at anything. But failure can really be the start of something big and exciting — knowing you can restart after a disappointment. It's not the end of the world, but a true beginning.
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Ethology and veterinary practice: More than mother’s milk
Dr. Myrna Milani Pet CareThis is the time of year when veterinarians, shelter workers and animal control folks often get more calls from kind-hearted people who lack ethological knowledge. This leads to a three-step process that can create behavioral problems for animals.
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Hotels are betting big on restaurants
Bambi Majumdar Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementJoie de Vivre, a boutique hotel chain, was recently in the news for launching its showcase restaurant Petit Lion at The Troubadour in New Orleans. They focused on combining the French bistro with a distinct Southern charm that will offer guests a unique experience. Having a restaurant on the premises is nothing new, but what makes Petit Lion stand out is their core function for the brand.
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Why ‘asbestos-free’ insulation may contain asbestos
Don Moses Facilities & GroundsIn June of 1996, the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) lobbied the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to put a date in their new asbestos regulation — 29 CFR 1926.1101, the Occupational Exposure To Asbestos (Construction Industry Standard) — to say all materials installed after 1980 were, in essence, not asbestos-containing materials.
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Turning spinach into human heart tissue
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareLike Popeye, we have all grown up knowing the health benefits of eating leafy green spinach. Belonging to the chenopodiaceae family (also known as goosefoot), spinach is part of a family of nutritional powerhouses. As for its benefits, dark green spinach leaves contain high levels of chlorophyll and health-promoting carotenoids (beta carotene, lutein and zeaxanthin), which are touted to have anti-inflammatory and anti-cancerous properties — especially important for healthy eye-sight, helping to prevent macular degeneration and cataracts.
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Gottlieb vows to uphold FDA’s ‘gold standard’
Dr. Abimbola Farinde PharmaceuticalEver since President Donald Trump was inaugurated in January, he has pledged to cut burdensome regulations on businesses and industry. When it comes to the pharmaceutical industry, Trump vowed at his first joint address of Congress to "slash the restraints" on drug development by streamlining the drug approval process of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).