Recent Articles
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Bounceback strategies on the road to recovery
Fred Berns Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementBedrest has its benefits. Convalescence gives you clarity. Those are a couple of positive lessons that business owners can learn from what otherwise might seem like a negative situation: recovering from major surgery. Thousands of business professionals face some kind of surgery every year. For many, the recovery can be rocky, filled with doubts and anxieties about rebuilding the business from which they had to walk — or limp — away.
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Study: CPR performed by bystanders improves survival rates in children
Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied HealthcareChildren are more likely to survive and have better neurological outcomes after cardiac arrest outside of a hospital when they receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) from a bystander, according to a new study in JAMA Pediatrics.
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Money matters in marijuana measures
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityVoters in four states across the country approved ballot measures Nov. 8 to legalize recreational use of marijuana: California, Maine, Nevada and Massachusetts. Many of those who voted in favor of the proposals in their states are going to have a rude awakening once they come down off their celebratory highs.
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The 911 call: A cry for help or a warning signal?
Bambi Majumdar Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityThe New York Times recently highlighted the dangers law enforcement officers every day on the job. The article begins with the story of an officer shot and killed in the line of duty in 1964. He was answering a 911 call on an attempted burglary. It should have been a routine procedure where he gets to apprehend the offenders. Instead, he did not live to see another day.
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Dance may be the solution to inactivity for all ages and ailments
Hope Barton Medical & Allied HealthcareIt's common knowledge that most Americans don't get enough exercise. Study after study warns of the innumerable diseases we are at risk of if we continue to be sedentary. Even though we hear this, what is stopping so many people from getting up and moving?
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7 workplace changes to expect from a Trump presidency
D. Albert Brannen Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementDonald Trump will soon be our nation's 45th president. While many are still reveling in the historic significance of this election, this article contains some quick predictions on what a Trump administration could mean for workplace law and the nation's employers.
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Why healthcare workers must follow universal precautions
Liz Ryan Healthcare AdministrationBefore we start to discuss this topic, let's understand that basic precautions are meant to reduce the risk of transmission of blood-borne and other pathogens from different sources (microorganisms that are present in human blood and can cause disease in humans). They are the basic level of infection control precautions that are to be used, while taking care of patients.
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Who are millennial homebuyers?
Michael J. Berens Construction & Building MaterialsMillennials are back in the real estate news. After a much-anticipated influx of millennial homebuyers last year that never materialized, new data show millennials have been quite active in the housing market this year. Predictions are they will have an even greater presence next year.
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Your church needs a communication thread
Mark MacDonald Religious CommunityMost people love consistency and flee chaos. A busy church tends to have so many messages and activities that even church staff aren't fully aware of the busy calendar. People in the congregation hear the occasional announcement, but even those who regularly attend can't possibly know everything about the church.
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Amazon delivers a new kind of logistics
Robert Gordon Distribution & WarehousingAlthough many people are focusing on Amazon's recent earnings miss, it's important to look past that and realize the online retail giant has spent more than ever on logistics infrastructure. Amazon clearly added assets and is hiring 120,000 people to push its internal logistics initiative forward.