Recent Articles
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Managing employees’ salary expectations
Lloyd Princeton Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesInterior design salaries have grown only minimally in recent years. Now, with the national unemployment rate hovering around 4 percent, rising inflation, the much-publicized lower taxes for corporations and the pool of available interior design talent getting smaller, employers should anticipate that they will need to increase compensation to retain and attract good designers and other staff. At the same time, in the face of greater competition and higher prices for products and materials, firms are under pressure to hold down costs and fees.
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7 essential provisions for every employment contract
D. Albert Brannen Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementWritten employment agreements can be used for executives, sales professionals or in other special situations. This article highlights seven provisions usually covered in such agreements. Obviously, an agreement should be tailored to individual circumstances and may contain provisions not mentioned here.
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Opioid addiction treatment could cause breathing problems
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareOpioid addiction remains an alarming epidemic in the United States — in fact, it may even be getting worse. The National Institute on Drug Abuse estimated that there are approximately 2.1 million people in the U.S. who have substance abuse issues related to prescribed opioids and another 467,000 who are addicted to heroin.
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Study: Wine may fight bacteria that cause cavities and gum disease
Tammy Hinojos Oral & Dental HealthcareLots of dental offices feature beverage bars so their patients can enjoy a hot cup of coffee or tea or even a bottle of water and a light snack while they wait for treatment. But a new study by the American Chemical Society (ACS) might have some dentists considering adding a selection of wine to their beverage bar offerings.
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The need for speed: Mobile phone industry poised to launch 5G
Ross Lancaster Science & TechnologyIn most years at Mobile World Congress, the launch of a new Samsung Galaxy smartphone would be the biggest story by far. This year, the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S9 was undoubtedly the biggest hardware debut of the mobile phone world's largest trade show held annually in Barcelona, but it delivered largely incremental changes on last year's Galaxy S8 — something that's often been the case with new smartphone launches in recent years.
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‘Hide and seek’ health pricing has to stop
Jason Poquette Healthcare AdministrationWhen a patient walks into a pharmacy with a new prescription in hand, something radical happens in the field of healthcare: They hear the price. How that price was arrived at isn't always crystal clear. Sometimes a deductible is included. Sometimes they are paying a percentage of the contracted price. There are even times when their copay includes a PBM clawback (which even the pharmacy may not know).
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US economy grows 313,000 jobs in February
Seth Sandronsky Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementThe U.S. hiring boom continues. The national economy added 313,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in February versus 200,000 new hires in January, while the jobless rate remained at 4.1 percent for the fifth straight month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Job growth occurred in construction, finance, manufacturing, mining, professional and business services and retail trade.
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Nursing in the global spotlight
Joan Spitrey Medical & Allied HealthcareOn Feb. 27, Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, along with nurses and other healthcare leaders from around the world launched Nursing Now. The global initiative hopes to raise the profile and status of nursing, with the ultimate goal of moving toward universal healthcare for all.
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How Americans really use social media
Emma Fitzpatrick MarketingWhile most social media metrics and statistics come directly from the social media platforms themselves, it's a breath of fresh air when an outside party steps in.
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Ethology and veterinary practice: The worst of times for transport ethology
Dr. Myrna Milani Pet CareLast month's brief began a discussion of the ethological challenges practitioners may see thanks to the increased number of transport animals that show up in their practices. Jake, the canine subject of that brief, represented the best of transport ethology times.