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• Have a heart, chief — a healthy one

  Sam DiGiovanna Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

  You're a chief officer now, congratulations! You're at the top of your organization's ladder, so it's easy street now, right? Wrong! Chances are you got the position because you worked harder than others, advanced your career with schooling and specialized fire-related training while off-duty. You took on and worked extra projects and assignments away from your family and personal life. In your early stages as a firefighter, you were proudly known as the one who was "first in and last out" during fires and incidents.

• Examining the link between mental health and opioid abuse

  Sheila Pakdaman Mental Healthcare

  For more than 5,000 years, people have been using opioid-based medications around the globe. It isn't exactly news that we, as a nation, are facing an opium problem. The New York Times calls it "America's 50-state epidemic," meaning it's not just effecting a region, it's affecting the places we least expect as well.

• Defending a bond claim: What to look out for

  Nate Budde Construction & Building Materials

  In order to discuss the appropriate ways in which to defend against a bond claim in any meaningful way, some background should be provided regarding what payment bonds are, and how they work. While there are multiple types of bond in the realm of construction — bid bonds, performance bonds and payment bonds to name three — the focus of this article will stick to payment bonds.

• Getting help for struggling managers

  Michael J. Berens Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  It is a fact widely known but seldom acknowledged that many managers hold their positions for reasons other than their management skills. Because management positions often are treated as promotions, individuals may become managers due to their subject matter expertise, as a reward for past performance, because they are good at managing their own work and responsibilities, or because they get along well with members of the executive team. Others with little hands-on experience are hired as managers because they have a management degree.

• What’s the cure for cyberbullying in schools?

  Cait Harrison Education

  Most of us can probably recall someone who tried to bully us during our school days. Back then, bullying incidents occurred mostly in person, where they could be witnessed by others — maybe even teachers or administrators. For today's students, it's not so simple. With the internet now woven into their social lives, they're susceptible to online bullying — cyberbullying — which has become more prevalent than ever.

• The LDL drug wars: A new hope

  Jason Poquette Pharmaceutical

  ​"It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil ..." No, I'm not talking a galaxy far, far away. What I'm talking about is the current battle involving Repatha (evolocumab) and Praluent (alirocumab). These two injectable drugs, both belonging to a class known as PCSK-9 inhibitors, are used to help lower very high LDL cholesterol levels in patients.

• Creative approaches to adulthood: Author shares tips to combat stress

  Esther Cho Healthcare Administration

  For many of us, stress and a rigid routine are a part of our daily rhythm, and there's no escape. For author and speaker Jason Kotecki, a whole other way to live exists — and he's on a mission to remind people of the alternatives.

• Webinar: The importance of protecting assets

  MultiView Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  ​OJM Group principal David Mandell, JD, MBA, reviews the importance of protecting assets for business owners, physicians and other professionals. In this webinar, he introduces the asset protection "sliding scale" and outlines basic tools for risk management and protection of personal and business assets.

• Sanctuary cities and divided opinions in law enforcement

  Bambi Majumdar Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

  The past few years have been rough on community and law enforcement relations. In fact, 2016 saw many departments intensely focus on countering the negative impact and strengthening their community ties. It is natural, therefore, that law enforcement agencies across the nation are sharply divided in their opinions about Donald Trump's executive order on sanctuary cities that shield illegal immigrants from deportation.

• White rice vs. brown rice: Which is a better choice?

  Matiss Stein Sports & Fitness

  ​When it comes to bodybuilding, physical exercise or just recreational weightlifting, it is quite easy to hear some advice, stick to it and then just watch as all of your efforts to shape your body go down the drain. We've all heard myths like, "If you don’t run at least three miles a day, you will never lose weight" or "I don't want to lift weights, it will make me look all big and bulky."

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