Recent Articles
-
Why is the pharma profession so prone to scandal?
Jason Poquette PharmaceuticalZig Ziglar, the well-known motivational speaker and entrepreneur, once said, "The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty." I'm not sure if anyone else has been watching the news lately, but with respect to the profession of pharmacy, it seems like someone has stolen our stones.
-
Why I chose to clone my once-in-a-lifetime dog
Dr. Daniel E. Grayson Pet CareIn my practice, I make many house calls to assess and treat animals who are often elderly or very sick — nearly half of my business is in-home euthanasia. Distraught pet owners are often looking for ways to ease their grief and maintain their bond with a sick or dying animal companion.
-
What does ‘healthy’ mean? The FDA aims to find out
Bambi Majumdar Food & BeverageThe food and beverage industry is abuzz with news of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recent decision to redefine the term "healthy" on food labels. In a bid to empower the consumer with information that is more accurate and helpful, the FDA is not only reworking the regulations but also asking for public input.
-
The play debate: Primary and beyond
Sheilamary Koch EducationAsk primary students what their favorite school subject is and most will say, "Recess!" As adults we may laugh at this response and say, "I meant just real subjects." But it's no joke. Play — on the playground, in the classroom and after school — is still essential to children's mental, emotional and physical well-being at this stage of their lives.
-
3 easy steps to forming an amazing knowledge network
Holly Patterson Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementNot long ago, I found myself contemplating the lack of networking I had done on a professional level and thinking about what I can do to increase my event-planning network. My professional environment has me flying solo much of the time with not one single soul to share my ideas like "Are mashed potato bars really passé?" or "I think I can do 84 in a classroom-style floorplan."
-
Will OPEC’s new game of production cuts actually work?
Lucy Wallwork Natural ResourcesIn September, the dysfunctional family that is the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) seems to have managed to put differences aside during negotiations in Algiers, striking a deal to cut output for the first time since 2008. But how the deal will develop is under more doubt.
-
In our high-tech age, the doctor still knows best
Joan Spitrey Medical & Allied HealthcareLike many industries, healthcare has been impacted by technology in ways that were previously unimaginable. Today, heart attacks are diagnosed and treated in record times, people can monitor their blood pressure and even their ECG from their smartphones, and patients can get a rough idea of their potential diagnosis by entering a few symptoms in a computer database before seeing a doctor.
-
Reintroducing endangered South American deer to Patagonian wilds
Jo Anne Smith-Flueck and Fernando Vidal Mugica Science & TechnologyChileans are making positive strides in the battle to bring back their emblematic Patagonian huemul, a medium-sized deer with large, mule-like ears that decorates the nation's coat of arms alongside the Andean condor. Later this month, the only captive breeding program in the world for this species will reintroduce the first animals ever back into the wild on the private Huilo Huilo Biological Reserve, where huemul have not been sighted for 25 years.
-
Teaching global end users how to develop their own software
Sammy Abaza Science & TechnologyThree decades ago, an information technology (IT) department's main duty was to develop software for various departments of an organization. The IT professionals would then train end users on how to use these applications.
-
Are police body cameras more trouble than they’re worth?
Bambi Majumdar Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityThe nation was rocked by another scandal involving the police in July. Several cameras showed an African-American man being fatally shot by police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Each camera angle gave graphic details of the fateful incident — yet none of those angles were from the body cameras of the officers involved.