Recent Articles
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Canine parvovirus prevention, management and care
Megan Brashear and Ladan Mohammad-Zadeh Pet CareCanine parvovirus (CPV) is a serious viral disease that presents a special management challenge for veterinary professionals. Infected animals require intense nursing care and close observation, they must be strictly isolated from other animals, and the virus is highly communicable and long-lived. And CPV has experienced a recent increase along the eastern seaboard.
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Apple unveils new iPhones, enters wearable tech arena
Jessica Taylor Science & TechnologyAt 1:30 p.m. today, I had a friend tell me that he was creating a Twitter account just so that he could follow the updates on Apple's new products. Did I think this was weird? Yes, but quite amusing. It's astonishing how one company has this amount of power over its customers.
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1 simple step in water treatment could save billions of dollars
Alan Kelsky EngineeringImagine you are the official in charge of sewers in a particular area. As "sewer commissioner," you are responsible for maintaining, repairing and replacing the miles and miles of sewer pipe under your authority. Sounds like a powerful position to have, right? Not so fast.
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E-cigarettes: The safety debate continues
Katina Hernandez Medical & Allied HealthcareThe recent trend in the U.S. toward health consciousness has not escaped the tobacco industry, as evidenced by CVS's decision to ban the sale of tobacco products in its stores. Even smokers are doing their best to cut back on smoking or at least on the amount of carcinogens they ingest.
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What is the future of limb transplant surgery?
Alan Kelsky Medical & Allied HealthcareThe ethics of transplanting life-saving organs such as the heart, lungs and liver from people who died in a trauma accident is well established. So are the life-saving gifts of a kidney or part of a liver from live donors. Without these extraordinary medical advances people die.
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The real downside of spam
Randall Craig CommunicationsConsider the following scenario. You get a phone call from a key client or a distraught family member: "Didn't you get my email?" They are clearly upset that you "ignored" them. They see evidence that they are not your priority. You are unresponsive. You don't care. Or maybe, your spam filter was doing just a bit too good a job.
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Avenue of the Giants makes a giant impression
Laura Weaver Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementThrough our extensive travels in our motorhome, one place has made such a significant impression that I feel it should be a must-see on everyone's "bucket list." It's a place so unusual, so unspoiled, so profound, that I'm certain you will agree. Though we have seen many spectacular sights and experienced some pretty amazing things, we have found nothing quite as awe-inspiring as this — California's redwoods.
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Putting the ‘I’ back in KCI
Matt Falcus Transportation Technology & AutomotiveIt's 4:10 p.m. and Air Canada's daily departure to Toronto has just left. Passport control can now go home since there are no more flights departing the country from Kansas City International today.
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US housing market hitting slowest period of year
Bambi Majumdar Construction & Building MaterialsAs per the latest Trulia report, the U.S. housing market is headed for its slowest period of the year. Online search indicators have shown that the peak the housing industry enjoyed until early summer has shown signs of decline. Since July, the market has dwindled to below-average sales.
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5 simple fixes for Big Pharma
Mike Wokasch PharmaceuticalWhile Big Pharma companies continue to have their sporadic good news and occasional success stories, collectively the industry is still struggling to reshape its business models in the evolving healthcare market. In this article, we'll explore five "fixes" pharmaceutical companies can make to increase their probability of success in the future.